diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/Parameters.h b/PowerEditor/src/Parameters.h
index 03028df1..0325553f 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/Parameters.h
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/Parameters.h
@@ -1293,8 +1293,8 @@ class NppParameters final
 {
 public:
 	static NppParameters& getInstance() {
-		static NppParameters instance;
-		return instance;
+		static NppParameters* instance = new NppParameters;
+		return *instance;
 	};
 	static LangType getLangIDFromStr(const TCHAR *langName);
 	static generic_string getLocPathFromStr(const generic_string & localizationCode);
@@ -1658,6 +1658,7 @@ private:
 	NppParameters(NppParameters&&) = delete;
 	NppParameters& operator=(NppParameters&&) = delete;
 
+
 	TiXmlDocument *_pXmlDoc = nullptr;
 	TiXmlDocument *_pXmlUserDoc = nullptr;
 	TiXmlDocument *_pXmlUserStylerDoc = nullptr;