diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 18161b7..ced003d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# 1.1.0 Release
+- Apply radius, blur, max for the first render
+- Rerender heatmap when radius, blur or max changed
+
 # 1.0.0 Release
 - Leaflet 1.0.0 support
 - React-Leaflet 1.0.0 support
diff --git a/lib/HeatmapLayer.js b/lib/HeatmapLayer.js
index 0d3e0bf..b6d4668 100644
--- a/lib/HeatmapLayer.js
+++ b/lib/HeatmapLayer.js
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ function _possibleConstructorReturn(self, call) { if (!self) { throw new Referen
 
 function _inherits(subClass, superClass) { if (typeof superClass !== "function" && superClass !== null) { throw new TypeError("Super expression must either be null or a function, not " + typeof superClass); } subClass.prototype = Object.create(superClass && superClass.prototype, { constructor: { value: subClass, enumerable: false, writable: true, configurable: true } }); if (superClass) Object.setPrototypeOf ? Object.setPrototypeOf(subClass, superClass) : subClass.__proto__ = superClass; }
 
+function isTrue(cond) {
+  if (cond) return true;
+  return false;
+}
+
 function isInvalid(num) {
   return !(0, _lodash12.default)(num) && !num;
 }
@@ -128,7 +133,7 @@ var HeatmapLayer = function (_MapLayer) {
     }
 
     this.attachEvents();
-    this.updateHeatmapProps(this.getHeatmapProps(this.props));
+    this.updateHeatmapProps(this.getHeatmapProps(this.props), true);
   };
 
   HeatmapLayer.prototype.getMax = function getMax(props) {
@@ -163,19 +168,19 @@ var HeatmapLayer = function (_MapLayer) {
   };
 
   HeatmapLayer.prototype.componentWillReceiveProps = function componentWillReceiveProps(nextProps) {
-    this.updateHeatmapProps(this.getHeatmapProps(nextProps));
+    this.updateHeatmapProps(this.getHeatmapProps(nextProps), false);
   };
 
-  HeatmapLayer.prototype.updateHeatmapProps = function updateHeatmapProps(nextProps) {
-    if (nextProps.radius && (!this.props || nextProps.radius !== this.props.radius)) {
-      this._heatmap.radius(nextProps.radius);
+  HeatmapLayer.prototype.updateHeatmapProps = function updateHeatmapProps(nextProps, firstUpdate) {
+    if ([[nextProps.radius, [firstUpdate, nextProps.radius !== this.props.radius].some(isTrue)].every(isTrue), [nextProps.blur, [firstUpdate, nextProps.blur !== this.props.blur].some(isTrue)].every(isTrue)].some(isTrue)) {
+      this._heatmap.radius(nextProps.radius, nextProps.blur);
     }
 
     if (nextProps.gradient) {
       this._heatmap.gradient(nextProps.gradient);
     }
 
-    if (nextProps.max && (!this.props || nextProps.max !== this.props.max)) {
+    if (nextProps.max && (firstUpdate || nextProps.max !== this.props.max)) {
       this._heatmap.max(nextProps.max);
     }
   };
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bae16e4..4adff93 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "react-leaflet-heatmap-layer",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "1.1.0",
   "description": "A custom layer for heatmaps in react-leaflet",
   "main": "lib/HeatmapLayer.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/src/HeatmapLayer.js b/src/HeatmapLayer.js
index d815a14..39a4f22 100644
--- a/src/HeatmapLayer.js
+++ b/src/HeatmapLayer.js
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ export type LeafletZoomEvent = {
   center: Object;
 }
 
+function isTrue(cond: boolean): boolean {
+  if (cond) return true;
+  return false;
+}
+
 function isInvalid(num: number): boolean {
   return !isNumber(num) && !num;
 }
@@ -129,7 +134,7 @@ export default class HeatmapLayer extends MapLayer {
     }
 
     this.attachEvents();
-    this.updateHeatmapProps(this.getHeatmapProps(this.props));
+    this.updateHeatmapProps(this.getHeatmapProps(this.props), true);
   }
 
   getMax(props) {
@@ -164,13 +169,29 @@ export default class HeatmapLayer extends MapLayer {
   }
 
   componentWillReceiveProps(nextProps: Object): void {
-    this.updateHeatmapProps(this.getHeatmapProps(nextProps));
+    this.updateHeatmapProps(this.getHeatmapProps(nextProps), false);
   }
 
-  updateHeatmapProps(nextProps: Object) {
-    if (nextProps.radius
-      && (!this.props || nextProps.radius !== this.props.radius)) {
-      this._heatmap.radius(nextProps.radius);
+  updateHeatmapProps(nextProps: Object, firstUpdate: boolean) {
+    if (
+      [
+        [
+          nextProps.radius,
+          [
+            firstUpdate,
+            nextProps.radius !== this.props.radius,
+          ].some(isTrue),
+        ].every(isTrue),
+        [
+          nextProps.blur,
+          [
+            firstUpdate,
+            nextProps.blur !== this.props.blur,
+          ].some(isTrue),
+        ].every(isTrue),
+      ].some(isTrue)
+    ) {
+      this._heatmap.radius(nextProps.radius, nextProps.blur);
     }
 
     if (nextProps.gradient) {
@@ -178,7 +199,7 @@ export default class HeatmapLayer extends MapLayer {
     }
 
     if (nextProps.max
-      && (!this.props || nextProps.max !== this.props.max)) {
+      && (firstUpdate || nextProps.max !== this.props.max)) {
       this._heatmap.max(nextProps.max);
     }
   }