diff --git a/RCTVideo.m b/RCTVideo.m
index 0f286698..6436849b 100644
--- a/RCTVideo.m
+++ b/RCTVideo.m
@@ -189,19 +189,8 @@ static NSString *const statusKeyPath = @"status";
   }
 }
 
-- (void)setSeek:(NSDictionary*)seek {
-  NSNumber *seekValue = [seek objectForKey:@"time"];
-  if (!seekValue) {
-    return;
-  }
-  
+- (void)setSeek:(float)seekTime {
   int timeScale = 10000;
-  float seekTime = [RCTConvert float:seekValue];
-  bool force = [RCTConvert BOOL:[seek objectForKey:@"force"]];
-
-  if (seekTime == _lastSeekTime && !force) {
-    return;
-  }
 
   AVPlayerItem *item = _player.currentItem;
   if (item && item.status == AVPlayerItemStatusReadyToPlay) {
@@ -211,14 +200,13 @@ static NSString *const statusKeyPath = @"status";
     CMTime current = item.currentTime;
     // TODO figure out a good tolerance level
     CMTime tolerance = CMTimeMake(1000, timeScale);
-    
+
     if (CMTimeCompare(current, cmSeekTime) != 0) {
       [_player seekToTime:cmSeekTime toleranceBefore:tolerance toleranceAfter:tolerance];
       _pendingSeek = false;
-      _lastSeekTime = seekTime;
       [_eventDispatcher sendInputEventWithName:RNVideoEventSeek body:@{
         @"currentTime": [NSNumber numberWithFloat:CMTimeGetSeconds(item.currentTime)],
-        @"seekTime": seekValue,
+        @"seekTime": [NSNumber numberWithFloat:seekTime],
         @"target": self.reactTag
       }];
     }
diff --git a/RCTVideoManager.m b/RCTVideoManager.m
index f61620b8..94f6ddd6 100644
--- a/RCTVideoManager.m
+++ b/RCTVideoManager.m
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(paused, BOOL);
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(muted, BOOL);
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(volume, float);
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(rate, float);
-RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(seek, NSDictionary);
+RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(seek, float);
 
 - (NSDictionary *)constantsToExport
 {
diff --git a/Video.ios.js b/Video.ios.js
index 98946d56..4e9a3293 100644
--- a/Video.ios.js
+++ b/Video.ios.js
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ var Video = React.createClass({
     resizeMode: PropTypes.string,
     repeat: PropTypes.bool,
     paused: PropTypes.bool,
-    seek: PropTypes.number,
     muted: PropTypes.bool,
     volume: PropTypes.number,
     rate: PropTypes.number,
@@ -58,6 +57,10 @@ var Video = React.createClass({
     this.props.onSeek && this.props.onSeek(event.nativeEvent);
   },
 
+  seek(time) {
+    this.refs.video.setNativeProps({seek: parseFloat(time)});
+  },
+
   render() {
     var style = flattenStyle([styles.base, this.props.style]);
     var source = this.props.source;
@@ -76,10 +79,6 @@ var Video = React.createClass({
     }
 
     var nativeProps = merge(this.props, {
-      seek: {
-        time: this.props.seek,
-        force: this.props.forceSeek
-      },
       style,
       resizeMode: resizeMode,
       src: {
@@ -92,14 +91,14 @@ var Video = React.createClass({
       onProgress: this._onProgress,
     });
 
-    return <RCTVideo {... nativeProps} />
+    return <RCTVideo ref="video" {... nativeProps} />
   },
 });
 
 var RCTVideo = createReactIOSNativeComponentClass({
   validAttributes: merge(ReactIOSViewAttributes.UIView,
     {src: {diff: deepDiffer}, resizeMode: true, repeat: true,
-     seek: {diff: () => true}, paused: true, muted: true, volume: true, rate: true}),
+     seek: true, paused: true, muted: true, volume: true, rate: true}),
   uiViewClassName: 'RCTVideo',
 });