diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c3579e9..3eb650b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@
         "console_scripts": ["style50=style50.__main__:main"],
     },
     url="https://github.com/cs50/style50",
-    version="2.7.1",
+    version="2.7.2",
     include_package_data=True,
 )
diff --git a/style50/_api.py b/style50/_api.py
index 13bd7f3..e662e67 100644
--- a/style50/_api.py
+++ b/style50/_api.py
@@ -88,8 +88,9 @@ def run(self, *args, **kwargs):
         results = self.check(*args, **kwargs)
 
         if self.output == "html":
+            html = renderer.to_html(**results)
             with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode="w", delete=False, suffix=".html") as html_file:
-                html_file.write(renderer.to_html(**results))
+                html_file.write(html)
             if os.environ.get("CS50_IDE_TYPE"):
                 subprocess.check_call(["c9", "exec", "renderresults", "style50", html])
             else: