diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/cluescrolls/ClueScrollPlugin.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/cluescrolls/ClueScrollPlugin.java
index c1f7e51400..95c8f0e66a 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/cluescrolls/ClueScrollPlugin.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/cluescrolls/ClueScrollPlugin.java
@@ -414,11 +414,7 @@ public class ClueScrollPlugin extends Plugin
 		}
 
 		// Remove line breaks and also the rare occasion where there are double line breaks
-		final String text = Text.removeTags(clueScrollText.getText()
-			.replaceAll("-<br>", "-")
-			.replaceAll("<br>", " ")
-			.replaceAll("[ ]+", " ")
-			.toLowerCase());
+		final String text = Text.sanitizeMultilineText(clueScrollText.getText()).toLowerCase();
 
 		// Early return if this is same clue as already existing one
 		if (clue instanceof TextClueScroll)
diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/slayer/SlayerPlugin.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/slayer/SlayerPlugin.java
index 7447de3afa..58b1381741 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/slayer/SlayerPlugin.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/slayer/SlayerPlugin.java
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public class SlayerPlugin extends Plugin
 
 	//NPC messages
 	private static final Pattern NPC_ASSIGN_MESSAGE = Pattern.compile(".*Your new task is to kill\\s*(\\d*) (.*)\\.");
-	private static final Pattern NPC_ASSIGN_BOSS_MESSAGE = Pattern.compile("^Excellent. You're now assigned to kill (.*) (\\d+) times.*Your reward point tally is (.*)\\.$");
+	private static final Pattern NPC_ASSIGN_BOSS_MESSAGE = Pattern.compile("^Excellent. You're now assigned to kill (?:the )?(.*) (\\d+) times.*Your reward point tally is (.*)\\.$");
 	private static final Pattern NPC_CURRENT_MESSAGE = Pattern.compile("You're still hunting (.*); you have (\\d*) to go\\..*");
 
 	//Reward UI
@@ -259,13 +259,13 @@ public class SlayerPlugin extends Plugin
 	@Subscribe
 	public void onGameTick(GameTick tick)
 	{
-		Widget NPCDialog = client.getWidget(WidgetInfo.DIALOG_NPC_TEXT);
-		if (NPCDialog != null)
+		Widget npcDialog = client.getWidget(WidgetInfo.DIALOG_NPC_TEXT);
+		if (npcDialog != null)
 		{
-			String NPCText = Text.removeTags(NPCDialog.getText()); //remove color and linebreaks
-			final Matcher mAssign = NPC_ASSIGN_MESSAGE.matcher(NPCText); //number, name
-			final Matcher mAssignBoss = NPC_ASSIGN_BOSS_MESSAGE.matcher(NPCText); // name, number, points
-			final Matcher mCurrent = NPC_CURRENT_MESSAGE.matcher(NPCText); //name, number
+			String npcText = Text.sanitizeMultilineText(npcDialog.getText()); //remove color and linebreaks
+			final Matcher mAssign = NPC_ASSIGN_MESSAGE.matcher(npcText); //number, name
+			final Matcher mAssignBoss = NPC_ASSIGN_BOSS_MESSAGE.matcher(npcText); // name, number, points
+			final Matcher mCurrent = NPC_CURRENT_MESSAGE.matcher(npcText); //name, number
 
 			if (mAssign.find())
 			{
diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/util/Text.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/util/Text.java
index dd40bad1d0..83f3b89ed8 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/util/Text.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/util/Text.java
@@ -48,10 +48,26 @@ public class Text
 	/**
 	 * In addition to removing all tags, replaces nbsp with space, trims string and lowercases it
 	 * @param str The string to standardize
+	 *
 	 * @return The given `str` that is standardized
 	 */
 	public static String standardize(String str)
 	{
-		return Text.removeTags(str).replace('\u00A0', ' ').trim().toLowerCase();
+		return removeTags(str).replace('\u00A0', ' ').trim().toLowerCase();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * In addition to removing all tags, replaces all <br> delimited text with spaces and all multiple continuous
+	 * spaces with single space
+	 *
+	 * @param str The string to sanitize
+	 * @return sanitized string
+	 */
+	public static String sanitizeMultilineText(String str)
+	{
+		return removeTags(str
+			.replaceAll("-<br>", "-")
+			.replaceAll("<br>", " ")
+			.replaceAll("[ ]+", " "));
 	}
 }
diff --git a/runelite-client/src/test/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/slayer/SlayerPluginTest.java b/runelite-client/src/test/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/slayer/SlayerPluginTest.java
index c27e3c9915..387c475f96 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/test/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/slayer/SlayerPluginTest.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/test/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/slayer/SlayerPluginTest.java
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ public class SlayerPluginTest
 	private static final String TASK_CHECKSLAYERGEM = "You're assigned to kill Suqahs; only 211 more to go.";
 
 	private static final String TASK_BOSS_NEW = "Excellent. You're now assigned to kill Vet'ion 3 times.<br>Your reward point tally is 914.";
+	private static final String TASK_BOSS_NEW_THE = "Excellent. You're now assigned to kill the Chaos <br>Elemental 3 times. Your reward point tally is 914.";
 
 	private static final String TASK_EXISTING = "You're still hunting suqahs; you have 222 to go. Come<br>back when you've finished your task.";
 
@@ -167,6 +168,19 @@ public class SlayerPluginTest
 		assertEquals(914, slayerPlugin.getPoints());
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testBossTaskThe()
+	{
+		Widget npcDialog = mock(Widget.class);
+		when(npcDialog.getText()).thenReturn(TASK_BOSS_NEW_THE);
+		when(client.getWidget(WidgetInfo.DIALOG_NPC_TEXT)).thenReturn(npcDialog);
+		slayerPlugin.onGameTick(new GameTick());
+
+		assertEquals("Chaos Elemental", slayerPlugin.getTaskName());
+		assertEquals(3, slayerPlugin.getAmount());
+		assertEquals(914, slayerPlugin.getPoints());
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void testPartnerTask()
 	{