diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 061c8a67..d79f87e5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/alex-cory/use-http.git"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "dequal": "^1.0.0",
     "urs": "^0.0.7",
     "use-ssr": "^1.0.22",
     "utility-types": "^3.10.0"
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "prepublishOnly": "yarn build:production && yarn build:production:esm # runs before publish",
     "build": "rm -rf dist/cjs && tsc --module CommonJS --outDir dist/cjs",
-    "build:esm": "rm -rf dist/esm && tsc", 
+    "build:esm": "rm -rf dist/esm && tsc",
     "build:production": "yarn build -p tsconfig.production.json",
     "build:production:esm": "yarn build:esm -p tsconfig.production.json",
     "build:watch": "rm -rf dist && tsc -w --module CommonJS",
@@ -122,4 +123,4 @@
     "useGraphQL",
     "use-graphql"
   ]
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index d8e628a6..d3eac304 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { useMemo, useEffect, MutableRefObject, useRef, useCallback, DependencyLi
 import useSSR from 'use-ssr'
 import { RequestInitJSON, Options, Res, HTTPMethod, ResponseType } from './types'
 import { FunctionKeys, NonFunctionKeys } from 'utility-types'
+import deepEqual from 'dequal'
 
 /**
  * Used for error checking. If the condition is false, throw an error
@@ -232,7 +233,7 @@ export const serializeResponse = async (response: Response) => {
 
 function useDeepCompareMemoize(value: DependencyList) {
   const ref = useRef<DependencyList>()
-  if (JSON.stringify(value) !== JSON.stringify(ref.current)) ref.current = value
+  if (!deepEqual(value, ref.current)) ref.current = value
   return ref.current as DependencyList
 }
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index edea9f4c..97d29b23 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1337,6 +1337,11 @@ delayed-stream@~1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/delayed-stream/-/delayed-stream-1.0.0.tgz#df3ae199acadfb7d440aaae0b29e2272b24ec619"
   integrity sha1-3zrhmayt+31ECqrgsp4icrJOxhk=
 
+dequal@^1.0.0:
+  version "1.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dequal/-/dequal-1.0.0.tgz#41c6065e70de738541c82cdbedea5292277a017e"
+  integrity sha512-/Nd1EQbQbI9UbSHrMiKZjFLrXSnU328iQdZKPQf78XQI6C+gutkFUeoHpG5J08Ioa6HeRbRNFpSIclh1xyG0mw==
+
 detect-newline@^3.0.0:
   version "3.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/detect-newline/-/detect-newline-3.1.0.tgz#576f5dfc63ae1a192ff192d8ad3af6308991b651"
@@ -4561,10 +4566,10 @@ urix@^0.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/urix/-/urix-0.1.0.tgz#da937f7a62e21fec1fd18d49b35c2935067a6c72"
   integrity sha1-2pN/emLiH+wf0Y1Js1wpNQZ6bHI=
 
-urs@^0.0.4:
-  version "0.0.4"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/urs/-/urs-0.0.4.tgz#d559d660f2a468e0bb116e0b7b505af57cb59ae4"
-  integrity sha512-+QflFOKa9DmjWclPB2audGCV83uWUnTXHOxLPQyu7XXcaY9yQ4+Tb3UEm8m4N7abJ0kJUCUAQBpFlq6mx80j9g==
+urs@^0.0.7:
+  version "0.0.7"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/urs/-/urs-0.0.7.tgz#2dbf320a68a54bbd67ab9c5ac103b0f2227ca6be"
+  integrity sha512-NDwuby5BP7D60RjHlow8Gch4yfglLdCpZagGeVDZNcL+jsA2v6RcBhPTJraqq1oQ1U3LT1bQfgmwgNUUIFht+g==
 
 use-ssr@^1.0.22:
   version "1.0.22"