diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b5fe494..3ba8a16 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "react-leaflet-kml",
-  "version": "1.0.3",
+  "version": "1.0.4",
   "description": "React leaflet wrapper of leaflet-kml",
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "types": "lib/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 7436e19..c1a1f74 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -20,14 +20,19 @@ class ReactLeafletKml extends MapLayer<IProps> {
     }
     return this.leafletElement;
   }
+
+  public updateLeafletElement () {
+    if (this.props.leaflet.map.options.preferCanvas) {
+      this.props.leaflet.map._renderer._update();
+    }   
+  }
   
   public componentWillUnmount() {
     super.componentWillUnmount();  
     if (this.props.leaflet.map.options.preferCanvas) {
-      // Handling react-leaflet bug of canvas renderer not updating
       this.props.leaflet.map._renderer._update();
     }    
   }
 }
 
-export default withLeaflet(ReactLeafletKml);
+export default withLeaflet(ReactLeafletKml);
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