diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c7bf806..3e86177 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@josepot/react-rxjs",
-  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c8095dd..652081e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "git+https://github.com/josepot/react-rxjs.git"
diff --git a/src/connectFactoryObservable.ts b/src/connectFactoryObservable.ts
index 4affd96..43908f2 100644
--- a/src/connectFactoryObservable.ts
+++ b/src/connectFactoryObservable.ts
@@ -2,20 +2,18 @@ import { Observable } from "rxjs"
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react"
 import reactOperator from "./react-operator"
 import { batchUpdates } from "./batch-updates"
+import {
+  StaticObservableOptions,
+  defaultStaticOptions,
+} from "./connectObservable"
 
-export interface ConnectFactoryObservableOptions {
-  suspenseTime?: number
-  gracePeriod?: number
-}
-
-interface FactoryObservableOptions {
+interface FactoryObservableOptions<T> extends StaticObservableOptions<T> {
   suspenseTime: number
-  subscriptionGraceTime: number
 }
 
-const defaultOptions: FactoryObservableOptions = {
+const defaultOptions: FactoryObservableOptions<any> = {
+  ...defaultStaticOptions,
   suspenseTime: 200,
-  subscriptionGraceTime: 100,
 }
 
 export function connectFactoryObservable<
@@ -25,10 +23,10 @@ export function connectFactoryObservable<
 >(
   getObservable: (...args: A) => Observable<O>,
   initialValue: I,
-  options_?: Partial<FactoryObservableOptions>,
+  options?: Partial<FactoryObservableOptions<O>>,
 ): [(...args: A) => O | I, (...args: A) => Observable<O>] {
-  const { suspenseTime, subscriptionGraceTime } = {
-    ...options_,
+  const { suspenseTime, unsubscribeGraceTime, compare } = {
+    ...options,
     ...defaultOptions,
   }
   const cache = new Map<string, Observable<O>>()
@@ -44,7 +42,8 @@ export function connectFactoryObservable<
     const reactObservable$ = reactOperator(
       getObservable(...input),
       initialValue,
-      subscriptionGraceTime,
+      unsubscribeGraceTime,
+      compare,
       () => {
         cache.delete(key)
       },
diff --git a/src/connectObservable.ts b/src/connectObservable.ts
index 3293954..500f968 100644
--- a/src/connectObservable.ts
+++ b/src/connectObservable.ts
@@ -3,12 +3,30 @@ import { useEffect, useState } from "react"
 import reactOperator from "./react-operator"
 import batchUpdates from "./batch-updates"
 
+export interface StaticObservableOptions<T> {
+  unsubscribeGraceTime: number
+  compare: (a: T, b: T) => boolean
+}
+export const defaultStaticOptions: StaticObservableOptions<any> = {
+  unsubscribeGraceTime: 100,
+  compare: (a, b) => a === b,
+}
+
 export function connectObservable<O, IO>(
   observable: Observable<O>,
   initialValue: IO,
-  gracePeriod?: number,
+  options?: Partial<StaticObservableOptions<O>>,
 ) {
-  const reactObservable$ = reactOperator(observable, initialValue, gracePeriod)
+  const { unsubscribeGraceTime, compare } = {
+    ...options,
+    ...defaultStaticOptions,
+  }
+  const reactObservable$ = reactOperator(
+    observable,
+    initialValue,
+    unsubscribeGraceTime,
+    compare,
+  )
 
   const useStaticObservable = () => {
     const [value, setValue] = useState<O | IO>(
diff --git a/src/react-operator.ts b/src/react-operator.ts
index e6d88de..a1f79d7 100644
--- a/src/react-operator.ts
+++ b/src/react-operator.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 import { Observable, ReplaySubject, Subscription } from "rxjs"
+import { distinctUntilChanged } from "rxjs/operators"
 
 export interface ReactObservable<O, IO> extends Observable<O> {
   getCurrentValue: () => O | IO
 }
 
-const DEFAULT_GRACE_PERIOD = 100
 const reactOperator = <T, I>(
   source$: Observable<T>,
   initialValue: I,
-  gracePeriod: number = DEFAULT_GRACE_PERIOD,
+  gracePeriod: number,
+  compare: (a: T | I, b: T) => boolean,
   teardown?: () => void,
 ): ReactObservable<T, I> => {
   let subject: ReplaySubject<T> | undefined
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ const reactOperator = <T, I>(
     if (!subject || hasError) {
       hasError = false
       subject = new ReplaySubject<T>(1)
-      subscription = source$.subscribe({
+      subscription = distinctUntilChanged(compare)(source$).subscribe({
         next(value) {
           currentValue = value
           subject!.next(value)