diff --git a/src/wikiq/__init__.py b/src/wikiq/__init__.py
index cf9d961..25bb8d8 100755
--- a/src/wikiq/__init__.py
+++ b/src/wikiq/__init__.py
@@ -464,10 +464,6 @@ class WikiqParser:
             next_batch = {}
             diff_dict = {}
 
-            if self.diff:
-                differ = pywikidiff2.pywikidiff2(
-                    numContextLines=1000000, moved_paragraph_detection_cutoff=200000
-                )
 
             if self.persist != PersistMethod.none:
                 window = deque(maxlen=PERSISTENCE_RADIUS)
@@ -652,6 +648,11 @@ class WikiqParser:
                     last_text = last_rev_text
                     new_diffs = []
                     for text in row_buffer["text"]:
+
+                        differ = pywikidiff2.pywikidiff2(
+                            numContextLines=1000000, moved_paragraph_detection_cutoff=200000
+                        )
+
                         new_diffs.append(differ.inline_json_diff(last_text, text))
                         last_text = text
                     row_buffer["diff"] = [