diff --git a/packages/react-youtube/src/YouTube.tsx b/packages/react-youtube/src/YouTube.tsx
index 55135a7..d217d9c 100644
--- a/packages/react-youtube/src/YouTube.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-youtube/src/YouTube.tsx
@@ -48,9 +48,7 @@ function filterResetOptions(opts: Options = {}) {
  * those.
  */
 function shouldResetPlayer(prevProps: YouTubeProps, props: YouTubeProps) {
-  return (
-    prevProps.videoId !== props.videoId || !isEqual(filterResetOptions(prevProps.opts), filterResetOptions(props.opts))
-  );
+  return !isEqual(filterResetOptions(prevProps.opts), filterResetOptions(props.opts));
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/react-youtube/src/Youtube.test.tsx b/packages/react-youtube/src/Youtube.test.tsx
index eda2e77..5b2409a 100644
--- a/packages/react-youtube/src/Youtube.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-youtube/src/Youtube.test.tsx
@@ -148,18 +148,13 @@ describe('YouTube', () => {
     expect(playerMock.destroy).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
-  it('should create and bind a new YouTube player when props.videoId, playerVars.autoplay, playerVars.start, or playerVars.end change', async () => {
+  it('should not create and bind a new YouTube player when only props.videoId changes', async () => {
     const { rerender } = render(
       <YouTube
         videoId="XxVg_s8xAms"
         opts={{
           width: '480px',
           height: '360px',
-          playerVars: {
-            autoplay: 0,
-            start: 0,
-            end: 50,
-          },
         }}
       />,
     );
@@ -170,19 +165,12 @@ describe('YouTube', () => {
         opts={{
           width: '480px',
           height: '360px',
-          playerVars: {
-            autoplay: 1, // changed, does not force destroy & rebind
-            start: 10, // changed, does not force destroy & rebind
-            end: 20, // changed, does not force destroy & rebind
-          },
         }}
       />,
     );
 
-    // player is destroyed & rebound, despite the changes
-    expect(playerMock.destroy).toHaveBeenCalled();
-    // and the video is updated
-    await waitFor(() => expect(playerMock.loadVideoById).toHaveBeenCalled());
+    // player is not destroyed & rebound, despite the change
+    expect(playerMock.destroy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
   it('should not create and bind a new YouTube player when only playerVars.autoplay, playerVars.start, or playerVars.end change', () => {