diff --git a/plugins/Kaleidoscope-Escape-OneShot/src/kaleidoscope/plugin/Escape-OneShot.cpp b/plugins/Kaleidoscope-Escape-OneShot/src/kaleidoscope/plugin/Escape-OneShot.cpp
index 47078c40..3caeb077 100644
--- a/plugins/Kaleidoscope-Escape-OneShot/src/kaleidoscope/plugin/Escape-OneShot.cpp
+++ b/plugins/Kaleidoscope-Escape-OneShot/src/kaleidoscope/plugin/Escape-OneShot.cpp
@@ -23,21 +23,19 @@
 namespace kaleidoscope {
 namespace plugin {
 
-bool EscapeOneShot::did_escape_;
-
 EventHandlerResult EscapeOneShot::onKeyswitchEvent(Key &mapped_key, KeyAddr key_addr, uint8_t keyState) {
   if (mapped_key != Key_Escape || (keyState & INJECTED))
     return EventHandlerResult::OK;
 
-  if (did_escape_)
-    mapped_key = Key_NoKey;
-  did_escape_ = !keyToggledOff(keyState);
+  if (!keyToggledOn(keyState))
+    return EventHandlerResult::OK;
 
   if ((!::OneShot.isActive() || ::OneShot.isPressed()) && !::OneShot.isSticky()) {
     return EventHandlerResult::OK;
   }
 
   ::OneShot.cancel(true);
+  mapped_key = Key_NoKey;
   return EventHandlerResult::EVENT_CONSUMED;
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/Kaleidoscope-Escape-OneShot/src/kaleidoscope/plugin/Escape-OneShot.h b/plugins/Kaleidoscope-Escape-OneShot/src/kaleidoscope/plugin/Escape-OneShot.h
index 027dabf6..af214228 100644
--- a/plugins/Kaleidoscope-Escape-OneShot/src/kaleidoscope/plugin/Escape-OneShot.h
+++ b/plugins/Kaleidoscope-Escape-OneShot/src/kaleidoscope/plugin/Escape-OneShot.h
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ class EscapeOneShot : public kaleidoscope::Plugin {
 
   EventHandlerResult onKeyswitchEvent(Key &mapped_key, KeyAddr key_addr, uint8_t keyState);
 
- private:
-  static bool did_escape_;
 };
 }
 }