diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
index 43e02a6..30affd8 100644
--- a/__init__.py
+++ b/__init__.py
@@ -1652,15 +1652,12 @@ def on_depsgraph_update(scene, depsgraph):
                     lock_depsgraph_updates()
 
                     def later():
-                        if (
-                            "lock_depsgraph_update_ntimes" not in scene.abc3d_data
-                            or scene.abc3d_data["lock_depsgraph_update_ntimes"] <= 0
-                        ):
+                        if butils.lock_depsgraph_update_n_times <= 0:
                             butils.set_text_on_curve(
                                 scene.abc3d_data.available_texts[linked_textobject]
                             )
-                        elif scene.abc3d_data["lock_depsgraph_update_ntimes"] > 0:
-                            scene.abc3d_data["lock_depsgraph_update_ntimes"] -= 1
+                        elif butils.lock_depsgraph_update_n_times <= 0:
+                            butils.lock_depsgraph_update_n_times -= 1
 
                     butils.run_in_main_thread(later)
 
diff --git a/butils.py b/butils.py
index d3b6940..aeb8cfe 100644
--- a/butils.py
+++ b/butils.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ else:
     from .common import utils
 
 execution_queue = queue.Queue()
+lock_depsgraph_update_n_times = -1
 
 
 # This function can safely be called in another thread.
@@ -811,6 +812,8 @@ def set_text_on_curve(text_properties, reset_timeout_s=0.1, reset_depsgraph_n=4)
     :type reset_depsgraph_n: int
     """
 
+    global lock_depsgraph_update_n_times
+
     # starttime = time.perf_counter_ns()
     mom = text_properties.text_object
     if mom.type != "CURVE":
@@ -1040,12 +1043,12 @@ def set_text_on_curve(text_properties, reset_timeout_s=0.1, reset_depsgraph_n=4)
         mom[f"{utils.prefix()}_orientation"] = text_properties.orientation
         mom[f"{utils.prefix()}_translation"] = text_properties.translation
 
-        if "lock_depsgraph_update_ntimes" in bpy.context.scene.abc3d_data:
-            bpy.context.scene.abc3d_data["lock_depsgraph_update_ntimes"] += len(
+        if lock_depsgraph_update_n_times < 0:
+            lock_depsgraph_update_n_times = len(
                 bpy.context.selected_objects
             )
         else:
-            bpy.context.scene.abc3d_data["lock_depsgraph_update_ntimes"] = len(
+            lock_depsgraph_update_n_times += len(
                 bpy.context.selected_objects
             )