diff --git a/src/use-local-store.js b/src/use-local-store.js
index 4ef0cffd..e9aba19f 100644
--- a/src/use-local-store.js
+++ b/src/use-local-store.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export function useLocalStore(
 
   useEffect(() => {
     setCurrentState(store.getState());
-    store.subscribe(() => {
+    return store.subscribe(() => {
       const nextState = store.getState();
       if (currentState !== nextState) {
         setCurrentState(nextState);
diff --git a/tests/use-local-store.test.js b/tests/use-local-store.test.js
index 9b960b31..7abcbd83 100644
--- a/tests/use-local-store.test.js
+++ b/tests/use-local-store.test.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React from 'react';
-import { render, fireEvent } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { render, fireEvent, act } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { useLocalStore, action } from '../src';
 
 function CountDisplay() {
@@ -300,3 +300,52 @@ test('updates the store if a dependency changes', () => {
     count: 200,
   });
 });
+
+test('stops propagating state update when dependencies change', () => {
+  // ARRANGE
+  let currentState;
+  let currentActions;
+
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-shadow, react/prop-types
+  function CountDisplay({ version }) {
+    [currentState, currentActions] = useLocalStore(() => ({
+      count: 0,
+      up: action((state) => {
+        state.count = 137;
+      })
+    }), [version]);
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  // ACT
+  const { rerender } = render(<CountDisplay version={1} />);
+
+  // capture action from *current* model instance
+  const {up} = currentActions;
+
+  // ASSERT
+  expect(currentState).toEqual({
+    count: 0,
+  });
+
+  // ACT
+  rerender(<CountDisplay version={2} />);
+
+  // ASSERT
+  expect(currentState).toEqual({
+    count: 0,
+  });
+
+  // invoke "old" action – since we re-rendered the model it should be no-op
+  act(() => {
+    up();
+  });
+
+  // ACT
+  rerender(<CountDisplay version={2} />);
+
+  // ASSERT
+  expect(currentState).toEqual({
+    count: 0,
+  });
+});