diff --git a/diff/diff.go b/diff/diff.go
index bce80e86..c4634c84 100644
--- a/diff/diff.go
+++ b/diff/diff.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 
 // Manifests diff on manifests
 func Manifests(oldIndex, newIndex map[string]*manifest.MappingResult, suppressedKinds []string, showSecrets bool, context int, output string, stripTrailingCR bool, to io.Writer) bool {
+	report := Report{}
 	report.setupReportFormat(output)
 	seenAnyChanges := false
 	emptyMapping := &manifest.MappingResult{}
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ func Releases(oldIndex, newIndex map[string]*manifest.MappingResult, suppressedK
 	return Manifests(oldIndex, newIndex, suppressedKinds, showSecrets, context, output, stripTrailingCR, to)
 }
 
-func diffMappingResults(oldContent *manifest.MappingResult, newContent *manifest.MappingResult, stripTrailingCR bool ) []difflib.DiffRecord {
+func diffMappingResults(oldContent *manifest.MappingResult, newContent *manifest.MappingResult, stripTrailingCR bool) []difflib.DiffRecord {
 	return diffStrings(oldContent.Content, newContent.Content, stripTrailingCR)
 }
 
diff --git a/diff/report.go b/diff/report.go
index 4bfd830c..4a1c8bd3 100644
--- a/diff/report.go
+++ b/diff/report.go
@@ -52,19 +52,17 @@ type ReportTemplateSpec struct {
 	Change    string
 }
 
-var report Report
-
 // setupReportFormat: process output argument.
 func (r *Report) setupReportFormat(format string) {
 	switch format {
 	case "simple":
-		setupSimpleReport(&report)
+		setupSimpleReport(r)
 	case "template":
-		setupTemplateReport(&report)
+		setupTemplateReport(r)
 	case "json":
-		setupJSONReport(&report)
+		setupJSONReport(r)
 	default:
-		setupDiffReport(&report)
+		setupDiffReport(r)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -126,7 +124,7 @@ func printSimpleReport(r *Report, to io.Writer) {
 		"MODIFY": 0,
 	}
 	for _, entry := range r.entries {
-		fmt.Fprintf(to, ansi.Color("%s %s", report.format.changestyles[entry.changeType].color)+"\n",
+		fmt.Fprintf(to, ansi.Color("%s %s", r.format.changestyles[entry.changeType].color)+"\n",
 			entry.key,
 			r.format.changestyles[entry.changeType].message,
 		)