diff --git a/src/DatePickerAndroid.js b/src/DatePickerAndroid.js
index 3cc5fbe..26610e5 100644
--- a/src/DatePickerAndroid.js
+++ b/src/DatePickerAndroid.js
@@ -18,8 +18,11 @@ const defaultWidth = 310
 class DatePickerAndroid extends React.PureComponent {
   render() {
     const props = this.getProps()
+    const isClosed = this._isCurrentlyClosed();
+
+    this.previousProps = props; 
     if (props.modal) {
-      if (props.open) {
+      if (props.open && isClosed) {
         NativeModules.RNDatePicker.openPicker(
           props,
           this._onConfirm,
@@ -32,6 +35,8 @@ class DatePickerAndroid extends React.PureComponent {
     return <NativeDatePicker {...props} onChange={this._onChange} />
   }
 
+  _isCurrentlyClosed = () => !this.previousProps || !this.previousProps.open
+
   getProps = () => ({
     ...this.props,
     date: this._date(),
diff --git a/src/DatePickerIOS.js b/src/DatePickerIOS.js
index 7ffdcd1..f370a35 100644
--- a/src/DatePickerIOS.js
+++ b/src/DatePickerIOS.js
@@ -45,9 +45,11 @@ export default class DatePickerIOS extends React.Component {
 
   render() {
     const props = this._toIosProps(this.props)
+    const isClosed = this._isCurrentlyClosed();
 
+    this.previousProps = props; 
     if (props.modal) {
-      if (props.open) {
+      if (props.open && isClosed) {
         NativeModules.RNDatePickerManager.openPicker(
           props,
           this._onConfirm,
@@ -70,6 +72,8 @@ export default class DatePickerIOS extends React.Component {
       />
     )
   }
+  
+  _isCurrentlyClosed = () => !this.previousProps || !this.previousProps.open
 }
 
 const styles = StyleSheet.create({