diff --git a/lib/DDG/Goodie/Fortune.pm b/lib/DDG/Goodie/Fortune.pm
index 6d08afbb1dd..b9078684a7e 100644
--- a/lib/DDG/Goodie/Fortune.pm
+++ b/lib/DDG/Goodie/Fortune.pm
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ attribution github => ['https://github.com/frncscgmz', 'frncscgmz'];
 zci is_cached => 0;
 zci answer_type => "fortune";
 
-our $ffile = share('fortunes');
-our $fortune_file = Fortune->new($ffile);
+my $ffile = share('fortunes');
+my $fortune_file = Fortune->new($ffile);
 $fortune_file->read_header();
 
 handle remainder => sub {