diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6e27082..1636480 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "d3-simple-slider",
-  "version": "1.7.0",
+  "version": "1.7.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ca42c81..fa4cf01 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "d3-simple-slider",
-  "version": "1.7.0",
+  "version": "1.7.1",
   "description": "Renders an SVG slider",
   "keywords": [
     "d3",
diff --git a/src/slider.js b/src/slider.js
index 52b04e3..2e5dbba 100644
--- a/src/slider.js
+++ b/src/slider.js
@@ -675,8 +675,8 @@ function slider(orientation, scale) {
       var pos = toArray.map(scale).map(identityClamped);
       var newValue = pos.map(scale.invert).map(alignedValue);
 
-      updateHandle(newValue, false);
-      updateValue(newValue, false);
+      updateHandle(newValue, true);
+      updateValue(newValue, true);
     } else {
       value = toArray;
     }