MDBModal constantly opens and closes if displayed at first r

MDBModal keeps opening and closing when it is displayed at first render.

import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
import {
  MDBBtn,
  MDBModal,
  MDBModalDialog,
  MDBModalContent,
  MDBModalHeader,
  MDBModalTitle,
  MDBModalBody,
  MDBModalFooter,
} from 'mdb-react-ui-kit';

export default function App() {
  const [centredModal, setCentredModal] = useState(false);

  useEffect(() => {
    setCentredModal(true); // displaying the modal here causes problems
  }, []);

  return <>
      <MDBModal tabIndex='-1' show={centredModal} setShow={setCentredModal}>
        <MDBModalDialog centered>
          <MDBModalContent>
            <MDBModalHeader>
              <MDBModalTitle>Modal title</MDBModalTitle>
              <MDBBtn className='btn-close' color='none' onClick={() => setCentredModal(false)}></MDBBtn>
            </MDBModalHeader>
            <MDBModalBody>
              <p>
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              </p>
            </MDBModalBody>
            <MDBModalFooter>
              <MDBBtn color='secondary' onClick={() => setCentredModal(false)}>
                Close
              </MDBBtn>
              <MDBBtn>Save changes</MDBBtn>
            </MDBModalFooter>
          </MDBModalContent>
        </MDBModalDialog>
      </MDBModal>
  </>;
}