diff --git a/src/render.js b/src/render.js
index 147175427..1ff36b86f 100644
--- a/src/render.js
+++ b/src/render.js
@@ -26,13 +26,17 @@ export default function render(
   return {
     ...getByAPI(instance),
     ...queryByAPI(instance),
-    update: renderer.update,
+    update: (element) => updateWithAct(element, renderer),
     unmount: renderer.unmount,
     toJSON: renderer.toJSON,
     debug: debug(instance, renderer),
   };
 }
 
+function updateWithAct(element, renderer) {
+  act(() => renderer.update(element));
+}
+
 function renderWithAct(
   component: React.Element<any>,
   options?: Options