diff --git a/.eslintrc.json b/.eslintrc.json
index 0900f56..1b1fd40 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/.eslintrc.json
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
     "no-unused-vars": 0,
     "no-underscore-dangle": 0,
     "no-self-compare": 0,
+    "no-prototype-builtins": 0,
     "function-paren-newline": 0,
     "no-new-wrappers": 0,
     "guard-for-in": 0,
diff --git a/src/__tests__/rehydrate.test.ts b/src/__tests__/rehydrate.test.ts
index be55719..54378e8 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/rehydrate.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/rehydrate.test.ts
@@ -175,8 +175,10 @@ describe('rehydrate.ts', () => {
   });
 
   describe('rehydrate()', () => {
+    let mockState = {};
     const mockStore = {
-      dispatch: jest.fn()
+      dispatch: jest.fn(),
+      getState: jest.fn(() => mockState)
     };
 
     let rememberedKeys: string[];
@@ -195,7 +197,10 @@ describe('rehydrate.ts', () => {
 
     beforeEach(() => {
       rememberedKeys = ['3', '2', '1'];
+
+      mockState = {};
       mockStore.dispatch = jest.fn();
+      mockStore.getState = jest.fn(() => mockState);
 
       mockDriver = {
         getItem: jest.fn((key) => `"${key}"`),
@@ -231,6 +236,18 @@ describe('rehydrate.ts', () => {
       global.console.warn = consoleWarn;
     });
 
+    it('calls store.getState()', async () => {
+      await exec({
+        driver: {
+          getItem: async () => ({})
+        },
+        unserialize: (o: any) => o,
+        persistWholeStore: true
+      });
+
+      expect(mockStore.getState).toBeCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+
     it('calls store.dispatch()', async () => {
       await exec({
         unserialize: (o: any) => JSON.parse(o)
@@ -265,5 +282,33 @@ describe('rehydrate.ts', () => {
         }
       });
     });
+
+    it('merges with existing state', async () => {
+      mockState = {
+        1: 'prev-state-1',
+        2: 'prev-state-2'
+      };
+
+      await exec({
+        driver: {
+          getItem: async () => ({
+            3: 'number-3',
+            2: 'number-2',
+            100: 'skip-me'
+          })
+        },
+        unserialize: (o: any) => o,
+        persistWholeStore: true
+      });
+
+      expect(mockStore.dispatch).nthCalledWith(1, {
+        type: REMEMBER_REHYDRATED,
+        payload: {
+          3: 'number-3',
+          2: 'number-2',
+          1: 'prev-state-1'
+        }
+      });
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/__tests__/utils.test.ts b/src/__tests__/utils.test.ts
index c5afba3..9006164 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/utils.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/utils.test.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,17 @@ describe('utils.ts', () => {
         third: 'get me too'
       });
     });
+
+    it('does not copy non-existent properties', () => {
+      const src = {
+        first: 'get the first only',
+        skipped: 'I will be skipped :(',
+      };
+
+      expect(utils.pick(src, ['first', 'third'] as any)).toEqual({
+        first: 'get the first only'
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('throttle()', () => {
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index a1ca56b..9585579 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ export const pick = <T extends Record<string, any>, K extends keyof T>(
 
   while (++index < keys.length) {
     const key = keys[index];
-    dest[key] = src[key];
+
+    if (src.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
+      dest[key] = src[key];
+    }
   }
 
   return dest;