diff --git a/packages/core/src/getActiveSnap.ts b/packages/core/src/getActiveSnap.ts
index c8b3402..bbd6b23 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/getActiveSnap.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/getActiveSnap.ts
@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@ export const getActiveSnap = ({
   onChange?: (snapIndex: number) => void;
 }) => {
   let activeSnapObserver: IntersectionObserver;
-  let activeSnapIndex: number;
+  let activeSnapIndex = 0;
   let timeout: number | null = null;
-  let isScrolling = false;
 
   const children = root.children;
 
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@ export const getActiveSnap = ({
 
   const setSnapIndex = (snapIndex: number) => {
     activeSnapIndex = snapIndex;
-
     triggerChange(snapIndex);
   };
 
@@ -42,11 +40,9 @@ export const getActiveSnap = ({
   const onResizeWithDebounce = debounceHOF(onResize, 100);
 
   const handleScrolling = () => {
-    isScrolling = true;
     if (timeout) clearTimeout(timeout);
 
     timeout = setTimeout(() => {
-      isScrolling = false;
       if (root.scrollLeft === 0) {
         setSnapIndex(0);
       }
@@ -207,5 +203,8 @@ export const getActiveSnap = ({
 
   return {
     destroy,
+    getActiveIndex: () => {
+      return activeSnapIndex;
+    },
   };
 };
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/index.ts b/packages/svelte/src/index.ts
index 1bdfdb4..396020b 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/index.ts
@@ -14,11 +14,13 @@ export const carousel = (node: HTMLDivElement, options = {}) => {
 
   if (_options.dragToScroll) dragToScroll = _dragToScroll({ root: node });
 
-  getActiveSnap({ root: node });
+  const activeSnap = getActiveSnap({ root: node });
 
   return {
+    getActiveIndex: activeSnap.getActiveIndex,
     destroy() {
       if (_options.dragToScroll) dragToScroll.disable();
+      activeSnap.destroy();
     },
   };
 };