[Solved] Why does this if statement still happen when it should not?

I created a spell that explodes and deals damage based on who was in the explosion using the hit event. I want the players inside the explosion to take 15 damage but instead, they take infinite damage because the if statement on line 35 always goes through even when it should not.

local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local testSpell = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("TestSpell")
local demon_circle = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("Assets").demon_circle

testSpell.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player, hit)
	local p = demon_circle:Clone()
	
	p.Parent = workspace
	p:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(hit)
	p.PrimaryPart.Anchored = true
	p.PrimaryPart.Orientation = Vector3.new(0, 0, 0)
	
	-- Rotate
	for i = 1, 90, 1 do
		p.PrimaryPart.Orientation = Vector3.new(0, i, 0)
		wait(.000001)
	end
	
	-- Explosion (Visual only)
	local e = Instance.new("Explosion")
	e.Parent = workspace
	e.Position = p.PrimaryPart.Position
	e.DestroyJointRadiusPercent = 0
	e.BlastPressure = 0
	e.BlastRadius = 7.5
	
	hitList = {"Undefined"}
	
	local function damage_handler(character)
		local canDamage = false
		
		for i = 1, #hitList do
			wait(.0000001)
			--print(hitList[i])
			if hitList[i] ~= character.Name then
				print("Has not been hit yet")
				table.insert(hitList, #hitList+1, character.Name)
				canDamage = true
			end
		end
		
		if canDamage then
			character.Humanoid:TakeDamage(15)
		end
	end
	
	e.Hit:Connect(function(hit)
		local hum = hit.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")
		if hum then
			--[[for _, name in pairs(hitList) do
				wait(.0000001)
				print(name)
				if name ~= hit.Parent.Name then
					table.insert(hitList, #hitList+1, hit.Parent.Name)
					hum:TakeDamage(15)
				end
			end--]]
			damage_handler(hit.Parent)
		end
	end)
	
	p:Destroy()
end)