diff --git a/src/Squawk.ts b/src/Squawk.ts
index 01a0b5d..9eefea5 100644
--- a/src/Squawk.ts
+++ b/src/Squawk.ts
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ export default function createStore<T>(initialState: Required<T>, useReduxDevToo
      * See documentation for `pending()` for more details
      */
     usePending<T extends StoreProp>(...explicitContexts: T[]) {
-      const [localPending, localDispatch] = useState(pendingState.get());
+      const [localPending, localDispatch] = useState(() => pendingState.get());
 
       const subscriber = useIfMounted((value: PendingState) => {
         localDispatch(value);
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ export default function createStore<T>(initialState: Required<T>, useReduxDevToo
      */
     useSquawk<T extends StoreProp>(...explicitContexts: T[]): TStore {
       /** Initialize useState with the global state */
-      const [localState, localDispatcher] = useState(globalState.get());
+      const [localState, localDispatcher] = useState(() => globalState.get());
 
       /** Define subscribe via callback to guarantee stable identity */
       const subscriber = useIfMounted((value: TStore) => {