diff --git a/runelite-mixins/src/main/java/net/runelite/mixins/EntityHiderMixin.java b/runelite-mixins/src/main/java/net/runelite/mixins/EntityHiderMixin.java
index 851c1b5480..a2930b71c5 100644
--- a/runelite-mixins/src/main/java/net/runelite/mixins/EntityHiderMixin.java
+++ b/runelite-mixins/src/main/java/net/runelite/mixins/EntityHiderMixin.java
@@ -164,9 +164,9 @@ public abstract class EntityHiderMixin implements RSScene
 				}
 			}
 
-			for (String name: names)
+			for (String name : names)
 			{
-				if (names.equals(npc.getName()))
+				if (npc.getName().startsWith(name))
 				{
 					return false;
 				}