diff --git a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/EventListen.java b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/EventListen.java
index 68e867623..1a6a79174 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/EventListen.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/EventListen.java
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ public class EventListen implements Listener {
                 npc = npcRegistry.getNPC(((EntityDamageByEntityEvent) event).getDamager());
                 if (npc == null)
                     return;
-                event.setCancelled(npc.data().get(NPC.DAMAGE_OTHERS_METADATA, true));
+                event.setCancelled(!npc.data().get(NPC.DAMAGE_OTHERS_METADATA, true));
                 NPCDamageEntityEvent damageEvent = new NPCDamageEntityEvent(npc, (EntityDamageByEntityEvent) event);
                 Bukkit.getPluginManager().callEvent(damageEvent);
             }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/npc/ai/MCTargetStrategy.java b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/npc/ai/MCTargetStrategy.java
index 0b12f6bb5..21d626445 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/npc/ai/MCTargetStrategy.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/npc/ai/MCTargetStrategy.java
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ public class MCTargetStrategy implements PathStrategy, EntityTarget {
         if (cancelReason != null) {
             return true;
         }
-
         setPath();
         NMS.look(handle, target);
         if (aggro && canAttack()) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/util/NMS.java b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/util/NMS.java
index 2f0d95b52..295eed014 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/util/NMS.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/util/NMS.java
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ public class NMS {
         }
 
         boolean success = target.damageEntity(DamageSource.mobAttack(handle), damage);
-
         if (!success)
             return;
+
         if (knockbackLevel > 0) {
             target.g(-Math.sin(handle.yaw * Math.PI / 180.0F) * knockbackLevel * 0.5F, 0.1D,
                     Math.cos(handle.yaw * Math.PI / 180.0F) * knockbackLevel * 0.5F);