diff --git a/__tests__/PersistStability.test.js b/__tests__/PersistStability.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b5a6d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__tests__/PersistStability.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import App from '../src/App';
+import renderer from 'react-test-renderer';
+import AsyncStorage from '@react-native-community/async-storage';
+
+// Mock dependencies (copied from App.test.js)
+jest.mock('react-native-background-timer', () => ({
+  stopBackgroundTimer: jest.fn(),
+  runBackgroundTimer: jest.fn(),
+}));
+
+jest.mock('react-native-push-notification', () => ({
+  configure: jest.fn(),
+  localNotification: jest.fn(),
+}));
+
+jest.mock('@react-native-community/async-storage', () => ({
+  setItem: jest.fn(() => Promise.resolve()),
+  multiSet: jest.fn(() => Promise.resolve()),
+  getItem: jest.fn(() => Promise.resolve(null)),
+  getAllKeys: jest.fn(() => Promise.resolve([])),
+  multiGet: jest.fn(() => Promise.resolve([])),
+  removeItem: jest.fn(() => Promise.resolve()),
+}));
+
+jest.mock('react-native-webview', () => {
+  return {
+    WebView: () => null,
+  };
+});
+
+jest.mock('../src/services/BackgroundService', () => ({
+  checkUrlForText: jest.fn(),
+  background_task: jest.fn(),
+}));
+
+// Fully mock react-native to avoid renderer issues
+jest.mock('react-native', () => {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-shadow
+  const React = require('react');
+  const View = props => React.createElement('View', props, props.children);
+  const Text = props => React.createElement('Text', props, props.children);
+  const ScrollView = props =>
+    React.createElement('ScrollView', props, props.children);
+  const TextInput = React.forwardRef((props, ref) =>
+    React.createElement('TextInput', {...props, ref}),
+  );
+  const Switch = props => React.createElement('Switch', props);
+  const Button = props => React.createElement('Button', props);
+  const ActivityIndicator = props =>
+    React.createElement('ActivityIndicator', props);
+
+  const Picker = props => React.createElement('Picker', props, props.children);
+  Picker.Item = props => React.createElement('Picker.Item', props);
+
+  const PushNotificationIOS = {
+    addEventListener: jest.fn(),
+    removeEventListener: jest.fn(),
+    requestPermissions: jest.fn(() => Promise.resolve({})),
+    checkPermissions: jest.fn(),
+    FetchResult: {
+      NoData: 'NoData',
+      NewData: 'NewData',
+      Failed: 'Failed',
+    },
+  };
+
+  return {
+    Platform: {
+      OS: 'ios',
+      select: obj => obj.ios,
+    },
+    View,
+    Text,
+    ScrollView,
+    TextInput,
+    Switch,
+    Button,
+    ActivityIndicator,
+    Picker,
+    PushNotificationIOS,
+    StyleSheet: {
+      create: obj => obj,
+      flatten: obj => obj,
+    },
+  };
+});
+
+// Import UrlInput to use in findByType
+import UrlInput from '../src/components/UrlInput';
+
+it('persist function reference remains stable across renders', () => {
+  const component = renderer.create(<App />);
+  const root = component.root;
+
+  // Find the UrlInput component
+  const urlInputInitial = root.findByType(UrlInput);
+  const persistInitial = urlInputInitial.props.persist;
+
+  // Trigger a re-render by changing text in the UrlInput
+  // This calls setUrl in App, which triggers re-render
+  urlInputInitial.props.setUrl('https://example.com');
+
+  // After re-render, find the component again
+  // Note: TestRenderer updates the tree in place, but we need to fetch the node again or check props on the same node?
+  // Usually the instance persists but props update.
+  const urlInputUpdated = root.findByType(UrlInput);
+  const persistUpdated = urlInputUpdated.props.persist;
+
+  // Expect them to be the same reference
+  expect(persistInitial).toBe(persistUpdated);
+});
diff --git a/src/App.js b/src/App.js
index a5641d9..987f9dc 100644
--- a/src/App.js
+++ b/src/App.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, {useState, useEffect, useRef} from 'react';
+import React, {useState, useEffect, useRef, useCallback} from 'react';
 import {
   Platform,
   Text,
@@ -114,13 +114,13 @@ const App = () => {
     loadState();
   }, []);
 
-  const persist = async (key, value) => {
+  const persist = useCallback(async (key, value) => {
     try {
       await AsyncStorage.setItem(key, value);
     } catch (error) {
       console.log(error);
     }
-  };
+  }, []);
 
   const createPrefetchJobs = async () => {
     try {