diff --git a/src/editor/Editor.jsx b/src/editor/Editor.jsx
index 1cc0cdf..ebc7fe9 100644
--- a/src/editor/Editor.jsx
+++ b/src/editor/Editor.jsx
@@ -36,12 +36,13 @@ const Editor = props => {
       props.annotation;
 
     // The 'currentAnnotation' differs from props.annotation because
-    // the user has been editing. Moving the selection bounds will 
-    // trigger this effect, but we don't want to update the currentAnnotation
+    // the user has been editing. Moving the selection bounds will
+    // trigger the re-render effect, but we don't want to update the currentAnnotation
     // on move. Therefore, don't update if a) props.annotation equals
     // the currentAnnotation, or props.annotation and currentAnnotations are
     // a selection, just created by the user. 
-    const preventUpdate = currentAnnotation?.isEqual(annotation);
+    const preventUpdate = setCurrentAnnotation.isSelection ? 
+      annotation.isSelection : currentAnnotation.annotationId === annotation.annotationId;
         
     if (!preventUpdate)
       setCurrentAnnotation(annotation);