diff --git a/news/198.bugfix b/news/198.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..757584c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/198.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Installing the recipe twice should not break; remove use of `global`
+[gotcha]
diff --git a/src/plone/recipe/zope2instance/recipe.py b/src/plone/recipe/zope2instance/recipe.py
index 7db1a04..915a26c 100644
--- a/src/plone/recipe/zope2instance/recipe.py
+++ b/src/plone/recipe/zope2instance/recipe.py
@@ -117,10 +117,6 @@ def __init__(self, buildout, name, options):
             """.strip()
             )
 
-        # instantinate base wsgi_ini_template
-        global wsgi_ini_template
-        self._wsgi_ini_template = wsgi_ini_template
-
         # Get Scripts' attributes
         return Scripts.__init__(self, buildout, name, options)
 
@@ -929,27 +925,31 @@ def build_wsgi_ini(self):
                 "cannot be used together."
             )
 
-        # Load custom wsgi and logging template from file
+        # Load custom wsgi template from file
         if wsgi_ini_template_path:
             try:
                 with open(wsgi_ini_template_path) as fp:
-                    self._wsgi_ini_template = fp.read()
+                    wsgi_ini_template = fp.read()
             except OSError:
                 raise
 
-        # Load default global wsgi template and load custom wsgi logging template
+        # Load default wsgi template and load custom wsgi logging template
         elif wsgi_logging_ini_template_path:
+            wsgi_ini_template = default_wsgi_ini_template
             try:
                 with open(wsgi_logging_ini_template_path) as fp:
                     # Add custom wsgi logging template to wsgi template
-                    self._wsgi_ini_template += fp.read()
+                    wsgi_ini_template += fp.read()
             except OSError:
                 raise
 
-        # Load default global wsgi and logging template
+        # Load default wsgi and logging templates
         else:
-            global wsgi_logging_ini_template
-            self._wsgi_ini_template += wsgi_logging_ini_template
+            wsgi_ini_template = (
+                default_wsgi_ini_template + default_wsgi_logging_ini_template
+            )
+
+        assert wsgi_ini_template
 
         # generate a different [server:main] - useful for Windows
         wsgi_server_main_template = wsgi_server_main_templates.get(
@@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ def build_wsgi_ini(self):
         )
         wsgi_options["server_main"] = wsgi_server_main_template % wsgi_options
 
-        wsgi_ini = self._wsgi_ini_template % wsgi_options
+        wsgi_ini = wsgi_ini_template % wsgi_options
 
         # Catch errors in generated wsgi.ini by parsing it before writing the file
         configparser.ConfigParser().read_string(wsgi_ini)
@@ -1504,7 +1504,7 @@ def render_file_storage(self, file_storage, blob_storage, base_dir, var_dir, zli
 max_request_body_size = %(max_request_body_size)s
 """
 
-wsgi_ini_template = """\
+default_wsgi_ini_template = """\
 [server:main]
 %(server_main)s
 
@@ -1539,7 +1539,7 @@ def render_file_storage(self, file_storage, blob_storage, base_dir, var_dir, zli
 
 """
 
-wsgi_logging_ini_template = """\
+default_wsgi_logging_ini_template = """\
 [loggers]
 keys = root, plone, waitress.queue, waitress, wsgi
 
diff --git a/src/plone/recipe/zope2instance/tests/test_wsgi_template.py b/src/plone/recipe/zope2instance/tests/test_wsgi_template.py
index 425fa32..33ea741 100644
--- a/src/plone/recipe/zope2instance/tests/test_wsgi_template.py
+++ b/src/plone/recipe/zope2instance/tests/test_wsgi_template.py
@@ -24,23 +24,37 @@ def tearDown(self):
         sample_buildout = self.globs["sample_buildout"]
         shutil.rmtree(sample_buildout, ignore_errors=True)
 
-    def test_wsgi_ini_template(self):
+    def test_two_instances(self):
         BUILDOUT_CONTENT = """
 [buildout]
-parts = instance
+parts = instance instance2
 find-links = %(sample_buildout)s/eggs
 
 [instance]
 recipe = plone.recipe.zope2instance
 eggs =
 user = me:me
-wsgi-ini-template = %(sample_buildout)s/wsgi_tmpl.ini
 
 [instance2]
-# check multiple recipe call
 recipe = plone.recipe.zope2instance
 eggs =
 user = me:me
+"""
+        buildout_testing.write("buildout.cfg", BUILDOUT_CONTENT % self.globs)
+        output = buildout_testing.system(join("bin", "buildout"), with_exit_code=True)
+        self.assertTrue("EXIT CODE: 0" in output, output)
+
+    def test_wsgi_ini_template(self):
+        BUILDOUT_CONTENT = """
+[buildout]
+parts = instance
+find-links = %(sample_buildout)s/eggs
+
+[instance]
+recipe = plone.recipe.zope2instance
+eggs =
+user = me:me
+wsgi-ini-template = %(sample_buildout)s/wsgi_tmpl.ini
 """
         TEMPLATE_CONTENT = """
 [section]