diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/creaturestats.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/creaturestats.cpp
index b30d052d64..2faa6332ec 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/creaturestats.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/creaturestats.cpp
@@ -362,6 +362,11 @@ namespace MWMechanics
         mLastHitAttemptObject = objectid;
     }
 
+    void CreatureStats::clearLastHitAttemptObject()
+    {
+        mLastHitAttemptObject.clear();
+    }
+
     const std::string &CreatureStats::getLastHitAttemptObject() const
     {
         return mLastHitAttemptObject;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/creaturestats.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/creaturestats.hpp
index d233d87cd0..8908ed838c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/creaturestats.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/creaturestats.hpp
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
         void clearLastHitObject();
         const std::string &getLastHitObject() const;
         void setLastHitAttemptObject(const std::string &objectid);
+        void clearLastHitAttemptObject();
         const std::string &getLastHitAttemptObject() const;
         void setHitAttemptActorId(const int actorId);
         int getHitAttemptActorId() const;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp
index 2b557fc9b6..678e195808 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwscript/miscextensions.cpp
@@ -997,9 +997,10 @@ namespace MWScript
                     runtime.pop();
 
                     MWMechanics::CreatureStats &stats = ptr.getClass().getCreatureStats(ptr);
-                    runtime.push(::Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(objectID, stats.getLastHitAttemptObject()));
-
-                    stats.setLastHitAttemptObject(std::string());
+                    bool hit = ::Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(objectID, stats.getLastHitAttemptObject());
+                    runtime.push(hit);
+                    if(hit)
+                        stats.clearLastHitAttemptObject();
                 }
         };