diff --git a/autoload/gitgutter/diff.vim b/autoload/gitgutter/diff.vim
index 6eebc09..04a0de9 100644
--- a/autoload/gitgutter/diff.vim
+++ b/autoload/gitgutter/diff.vim
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ endfunction
 
 let s:c_flag = s:git_supports_command_line_config_override()
 
-
-let s:temp_from = tempname()
-let s:temp_buffer = tempname()
 let s:counter = 0
 
 " Returns a diff of the buffer against the index or the working tree.
@@ -78,6 +75,9 @@ function! gitgutter#diff#run_diff(bufnr, from, preserve_full_diff) abort
     throw 'gitgutter not tracked'
   endif
 
+  let temp_from = tempname()
+  let temp_buffer = tempname()
+
   " Wrap compound commands in parentheses to make Windows happy.
   " bash doesn't mind the parentheses.
   let cmd = '('
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ function! gitgutter#diff#run_diff(bufnr, from, preserve_full_diff) abort
   " second gitgutter#process_buffer() writing the file (synchronously, below)
   " and the first gitgutter#process_buffer()'s async job reading it (with
   " git-diff).
-  let buff_file = s:temp_buffer.'.'.a:bufnr
+  let buff_file = temp_buffer.'.'.a:bufnr
 
   " Add a counter to avoid a similar race with two quick writes of the same buffer.
   " Use a modulus greater than a maximum reasonable number of visible buffers.
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ function! gitgutter#diff#run_diff(bufnr, from, preserve_full_diff) abort
     " Without the buffer number, from_file would have a race in the shell
     " between the second process writing it (with git-show) and the first
     " reading it (with git-diff).
-    let from_file = s:temp_from.'.'.a:bufnr
+    let from_file = temp_from.'.'.a:bufnr
 
     " Add a counter to avoid a similar race with two quick writes of the same buffer.
     let from_file .= '.'.s:counter