diff --git a/nssm_spears.lua b/nssm_spears.lua
index aa782f1..b0b31db 100644
--- a/nssm_spears.lua
+++ b/nssm_spears.lua
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ local function spears_set_entity(kind, eq, toughness)
 								})
 							end
 						end
+
+						break -- only harm first entity hit
 					end
 				end
 			end