diff --git a/src/openalpr/edges/platelines.cpp b/src/openalpr/edges/platelines.cpp
index db06cda..63f4a8f 100644
--- a/src/openalpr/edges/platelines.cpp
+++ b/src/openalpr/edges/platelines.cpp
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ namespace alpr
     if (this->debug)
       cout << "PlateLines::getLines" << endl;
 
-    static int HORIZONTAL_SENSITIVITY = pipelineData->config->plateLinesSensitivityHorizontal;
-    static int VERTICAL_SENSITIVITY = pipelineData->config->plateLinesSensitivityVertical;
+    int HORIZONTAL_SENSITIVITY = pipelineData->config->plateLinesSensitivityHorizontal;
+    int VERTICAL_SENSITIVITY = pipelineData->config->plateLinesSensitivityVertical;
 
     vector<Vec2f> allLines;
     vector<PlateLine> filteredLines;
diff --git a/src/openalpr/textdetection/characteranalysis.cpp b/src/openalpr/textdetection/characteranalysis.cpp
index bb46af9..a61585f 100644
--- a/src/openalpr/textdetection/characteranalysis.cpp
+++ b/src/openalpr/textdetection/characteranalysis.cpp
@@ -295,15 +295,15 @@ namespace alpr
 
   void CharacterAnalysis::filter(Mat img, TextContours& textContours)
   {
-    static int STARTING_MIN_HEIGHT = round (((float) img.rows) * config->charAnalysisMinPercent);
-    static int STARTING_MAX_HEIGHT = round (((float) img.rows) * (config->charAnalysisMinPercent + config->charAnalysisHeightRange));
-    static int HEIGHT_STEP = round (((float) img.rows) * config->charAnalysisHeightStepSize);
-    static int NUM_STEPS = config->charAnalysisNumSteps;
+    int STARTING_MIN_HEIGHT = round (((float) img.rows) * config->charAnalysisMinPercent);
+    int STARTING_MAX_HEIGHT = round (((float) img.rows) * (config->charAnalysisMinPercent + config->charAnalysisHeightRange));
+    int HEIGHT_STEP = round (((float) img.rows) * config->charAnalysisHeightStepSize);
+    int NUM_STEPS = config->charAnalysisNumSteps;
 
     int bestFitScore = -1;
 
     vector<bool> bestIndices;
-
+     
     for (int i = 0; i < NUM_STEPS; i++)
     {