diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1b2ea981..f76b0a7d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ useBackHandler(() => {
   }
   // let the default thing happen
   return false
-})
+},[shouldBeHandledHere])
 ```
 
 ### `useCameraRoll`
diff --git a/src/useBackHandler.ts b/src/useBackHandler.ts
index 470150db..b39a4c20 100644
--- a/src/useBackHandler.ts
+++ b/src/useBackHandler.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-import {useEffect} from 'react'
+import {useEffect, DependencyList} from 'react'
 import {BackHandler} from 'react-native'
 
-export function useBackHandler(handler: () => boolean) {
+export function useBackHandler(handler: () => boolean, deps?: DependencyList) {
   useEffect(() => {
     BackHandler.addEventListener('hardwareBackPress', handler)
 
     return () => BackHandler.removeEventListener('hardwareBackPress', handler)
-  }, [handler])
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, deps)
 }