diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fbcceb5a..5f431477 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/researchgate/react-intersection-list/issues"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@researchgate/react-intersection-observer": "^0.7.1",
+    "@researchgate/react-intersection-observer": "^0.7.3",
     "prop-types": "^15.6.1",
     "react-lifecycles-compat": "^3.0.4",
     "warning": "^4.0.1"
diff --git a/src/Sentinel.js b/src/Sentinel.js
index 0b045a2f..c14f777f 100644
--- a/src/Sentinel.js
+++ b/src/Sentinel.js
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ class Sentinel extends Component {
         // its threshold prematurely. In this case we don't get any update from the Observer instance.
         // We need to guarantee an update, and re-observing is a cheap way to accomplish this.
         if (currentRootMargin === rootMargin && currentRootElement === rootElement) {
-            this.element.reobserve();
+            this.element.unobserve();
+            this.element.observe();
             return false;
         }
         return true;
diff --git a/src/__tests__/Sentinel.spec.js b/src/__tests__/Sentinel.spec.js
index ba3c9ff5..5fa3567d 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/Sentinel.spec.js
+++ b/src/__tests__/Sentinel.spec.js
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ describe('render', () => {
         const renderSpy = jest.spyOn(tree.getInstance(), 'render');
         const spy = jest.fn();
         tree.getInstance().element = {
-            reobserve: spy,
+            unobserve: spy,
+            observe: spy,
         };
         tree.update(<Sentinel {...defaultProps} />);
         expect(renderSpy).not.toBeCalled();
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index a184f402..9af924f8 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@
   dependencies:
     "@researchgate/eslint-config-rg-base" "^2.0.0"
 
-"@researchgate/react-intersection-observer@^0.7.1":
-  version "0.7.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@researchgate/react-intersection-observer/-/react-intersection-observer-0.7.1.tgz#c63d0d133d9f121fc34d5019dd5a0a4d3c87f32a"
+"@researchgate/react-intersection-observer@^0.7.3":
+  version "0.7.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@researchgate/react-intersection-observer/-/react-intersection-observer-0.7.3.tgz#cef70feae9ccb33d5104fa8bf4c8c3ddc049d5fa"
   dependencies:
     invariant "^2.2.2"
     prop-types "^15.6.0"