diff --git a/addons/common/XEH_postInit.sqf b/addons/common/XEH_postInit.sqf
index e91de4c23d3..f1c12497497 100644
--- a/addons/common/XEH_postInit.sqf
+++ b/addons/common/XEH_postInit.sqf
@@ -149,15 +149,15 @@ if (isServer) then {
 
 [QGVAR(setVanillaHitPointDamage), {
     params ["_object", "_hitPointAnddamage"];
-    private _isDamageAllowed = isDamageAllowed _object;
+    private _damageDisabled = !isDamageAllowed _object;
 
-    if !(_isDamageAllowed) then {
+    if (_damageDisabled) then {
         _object allowDamage true;
     };
 
     _object setHitPointDamage _hitPointAnddamage;
 
-    if !(_isDamageAllowed) then {
+    if (_damageDisabled) then {
         _object allowDamage false;
     };
 }] call CBA_fnc_addEventHandler;
diff --git a/addons/medical_engine/functions/fnc_setStructuralDamage.sqf b/addons/medical_engine/functions/fnc_setStructuralDamage.sqf
index e3117a7b6a8..5e3dcd7b05f 100644
--- a/addons/medical_engine/functions/fnc_setStructuralDamage.sqf
+++ b/addons/medical_engine/functions/fnc_setStructuralDamage.sqf
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ if (!local _unit) exitWith {
 
 private _hitPointDamages = getAllHitPointsDamage _unit param [2, []];
 
-private _isDamageAllowed = isDamageAllowed _unit;
-if !(_isDamageAllowed) then {
+private _damageDisabled = !isDamageAllowed _unit;
+if (_damageDisabled) then {
     _unit allowDamage true;
 };
 
@@ -35,6 +35,6 @@ _unit setDamage _damage;
     _unit setHitIndex [_forEachIndex, _x];
 } forEach _hitPointDamages;
 
-if !(_isDamageAllowed) then {
+if (_damageDisabled) then {
     _unit allowDamage false;
 };
diff --git a/addons/repair/XEH_postInit.sqf b/addons/repair/XEH_postInit.sqf
index 6ffbe83eb30..2cbbd8c3e1d 100644
--- a/addons/repair/XEH_postInit.sqf
+++ b/addons/repair/XEH_postInit.sqf
@@ -6,15 +6,15 @@
 // wheels
 [QGVAR(setWheelHitPointDamage), {
     params ["_object", "_hitPoint", "_damage"];
-    private _isDamageAllowed = isDamageAllowed _object;
+    private _damageDisabled = !isDamageAllowed _object;
 
-    if !(_isDamageAllowed) then {
+    if (_damageDisabled) then {
         _object allowDamage true;
     };
 
     _object setHitPointDamage [_hitPoint, _damage];
 
-    if !(_isDamageAllowed) then {
+    if (_damageDisabled) then {
         _object allowDamage false;
     };
 }] call CBA_fnc_addEventHandler;
diff --git a/addons/repair/functions/fnc_setDamage.sqf b/addons/repair/functions/fnc_setDamage.sqf
index d8e19212d1c..ba51c22c0df 100644
--- a/addons/repair/functions/fnc_setDamage.sqf
+++ b/addons/repair/functions/fnc_setDamage.sqf
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ if !(local _vehicle) exitWith {};
 (getAllHitPointsDamage _vehicle) params [["_allHitPoints", []], ["_allHitPointsSelections", []], ["_allHitPointDamages", []]];
 
 // set damage of the vehicle
-private _isDamageAllowed = isDamageAllowed _vehicle;
-if !(_isDamageAllowed) then {
+private _damageDisabled = !isDamageAllowed _vehicle;
+if (_damageDisabled) then {
     _vehicle allowDamage true;
 };
 
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ _vehicle setDamage _damage;
     _vehicle setHitIndex [_forEachIndex, _x];
 } forEach _allHitPointDamages;
 
-if !(_isDamageAllowed) then {
-    _vehicle allowDamage false;
-};
-
 // normalize hitpoints
 [_vehicle] call FUNC(normalizeHitPoints);
+
+if (_damageDisabled) then {
+    _vehicle allowDamage false;
+};
diff --git a/addons/repair/functions/fnc_setHitPointDamage.sqf b/addons/repair/functions/fnc_setHitPointDamage.sqf
index 72c369d5cba..0e8a8056893 100644
--- a/addons/repair/functions/fnc_setHitPointDamage.sqf
+++ b/addons/repair/functions/fnc_setHitPointDamage.sqf
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ if (_hitPointDamageSumOld > 0) then {
 TRACE_5("structuralDamage",_damageOld,_damageNew,_hitPointDamageRepaired,_hitPointDamageSumOld,_realHitpointCount);
 
 // set new structural damage value
-private _isDamageAllowed = isDamageAllowed _vehicle;
-if !(_isDamageAllowed) then {
+private _damageDisabled = !isDamageAllowed _vehicle;
+if (_damageDisabled) then {
     _vehicle allowDamage true;
 };
 
@@ -80,6 +80,6 @@ _allHitPointDamages set [_hitPointIndex, _hitPointDamage];
 // normalize hitpoints
 [_vehicle] call FUNC(normalizeHitPoints);
 
-if !(_isDamageAllowed) then {
+if (_damageDisabled) then {
     _vehicle allowDamage false;
 };