Don use global vars

Fixed the todo for don use global vars:

- [x] test coverage (no tests)
- [x] finish the code
- [ ] gather feedback for my changes
- [x] submit changes to the documentation


| Q             | A
| ------------- | ---
| Bug fix?      | yes
| New feature?  | no
| Tests pass?   | none
| Fixed tickets | none
| Doc        | none