diff --git a/SQF/dayz_server/compile/server_maintainArea.sqf b/SQF/dayz_server/compile/server_maintainArea.sqf
index 906efee72..d243d95ba 100644
--- a/SQF/dayz_server/compile/server_maintainArea.sqf
+++ b/SQF/dayz_server/compile/server_maintainArea.sqf
@@ -12,16 +12,16 @@ if (_option == 1) then {
 	_objects = nearestObjects [_targetObj, DZE_maintainClasses, DZE_maintainRange];
 	{
 		if (damage _x >= 0.1) then {
-			// repair object also removes maintain option
-			_x setDamage 0;
 			_objectID = _x getVariable ["ObjectID","0"];
 			if (_objectID == "0") then {
 				_objectUID = _x getVariable ["ObjectUID","0"];
 				if (_objectUID != "0") then {
+					_x setDamage 0;
 					_key = format["CHILD:397:%1:", _objectUID]; // use UID if not "0" and ID is "0"
 					_key call server_maintainObj;
 				};
 			} else {
+				_x setDamage 0;
 				_key = format["CHILD:396:%1:", _objectID]; //Use ID instead of UID because ID is shorter
 				_key call server_maintainObj;
 			};
@@ -36,12 +36,15 @@ if (_option == 2) then {
 		if (_objectID == "0") then {
 			_objectUID = _targetObj getVariable ["ObjectUID","0"];
 			if (_objectUID != "0") then {
+				_targetObj setDamage 0;
 				_key = format["CHILD:397:%1:", _objectUID]; // use UID if not "0" and ID is "0"
 				_key call server_maintainObj;
 			};
 		} else {
+			_targetObj setDamage 0;
 			_key = format["CHILD:396:%1:", _objectID]; //Use ID instead of UID because ID is shorter
 			_key call server_maintainObj;
+			
 		};
 	};
 };
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