diff --git a/lib/DateTimePicker.tsx b/lib/DateTimePicker.tsx
index b5c34d8..49df9d4 100644
--- a/lib/DateTimePicker.tsx
+++ b/lib/DateTimePicker.tsx
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ export const DateTimePicker: FC<DateTimePickerProps> = (defaultProps) => {
   const mergedOptions = useMemo(() => mergeHooks(options, props), [options, props]);
   const nodeRef = useRef<HTMLElement | null>(null);
   const flatpickrRef = useRef<flatpickr.Instance>(undefined);
+  const mergedOptionsRef = useRef(mergedOptions);
+  mergedOptionsRef.current = mergedOptions;
+  const onCreateRef = useRef(onCreate);
+  onCreateRef.current = onCreate;
+  const onDestroyRef = useRef(onDestroy);
+  onDestroyRef.current = onDestroy;
 
   useImperativeHandle(
     defaultProps.ref,
@@ -67,20 +73,21 @@ export const DateTimePicker: FC<DateTimePickerProps> = (defaultProps) => {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const createFlatpickrInstance = () => {
-      mergedOptions.onClose =
-        mergedOptions.onClose ||
+      const opts = mergedOptionsRef.current;
+      opts.onClose =
+        opts.onClose ||
         (() => {
           if (nodeRef.current?.blur) nodeRef.current.blur();
         });
 
       // @ts-expect-error for some reason the default import isnt working correctly
-      flatpickrRef.current = (flatpickr?.default || flatpickr)(nodeRef.current as HTMLElement, mergedOptions);
+      flatpickrRef.current = (flatpickr?.default || flatpickr)(nodeRef.current as HTMLElement, opts);
 
-      onCreate?.(flatpickrRef.current);
+      onCreateRef.current?.(flatpickrRef.current);
     };
 
     const destroyFlatpickrInstance = () => {
-      onDestroy?.(flatpickrRef.current);
+      onDestroyRef.current?.(flatpickrRef.current);
       if (flatpickrRef.current) {
         flatpickrRef.current.destroy();
       }
@@ -92,7 +99,7 @@ export const DateTimePicker: FC<DateTimePickerProps> = (defaultProps) => {
     return () => {
       destroyFlatpickrInstance();
     };
-  }, [mergedOptions, onCreate, onDestroy]);
+  }, []);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (flatpickrRef.current) {
diff --git a/test/index.spec.tsx b/test/index.spec.tsx
index 912e697..65d7191 100644
--- a/test/index.spec.tsx
+++ b/test/index.spec.tsx
@@ -121,4 +121,16 @@ describe('react-flatpickr', () => {
       expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
   });
+
+  describe('when options are passed inline without memoization', () => {
+    it('does not recreate the flatpickr instance when re-rendered with inline options', () => {
+      const spy = jest.fn();
+      const {unmount, rerender} = render(<DateTimePicker options={{enableTime: true}} onCreate={spy} />);
+
+      rerender(<DateTimePicker options={{enableTime: true}} onCreate={spy} />);
+
+      expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      unmount();
+    });
+  });
 });