diff --git a/packages/react/src/store/index.ts b/packages/react/src/store/index.ts
index 8b999013..50d981c2 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/store/index.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/store/index.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ const createRFStore = ({
         //
         // When this happens, we take the note objects passed by the user and extend them with fields
         // relevant for internal React Flow operations.
-        adoptUserNodes(nodes, nodeLookup, parentLookup, { nodeOrigin, elevateNodesOnSelect });
+        adoptUserNodes(nodes, nodeLookup, parentLookup, { nodeOrigin, elevateNodesOnSelect, checkEquality: true });
 
         set({ nodes });
       },