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 37d241e386..864659842b 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
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public class SlayerPlugin extends Plugin
 
 	//NPC messages
 	private static final Pattern NPC_ASSIGN_MESSAGE = Pattern.compile(".*(?:Your new task is to kill|You are to bring balance to)\\s*(?<amount>\\d+) (?<name>.+?)(?: (?:in|on|south of) (?:the )?(?<location>.+))?\\.");
-	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 (.*)\\.$");
+	private static final Pattern NPC_ASSIGN_BOSS_MESSAGE = Pattern.compile("^(?:Excellent\\. )?You're now assigned to (?:kill|bring balance to) (?:the )?(.*) (\\d+) times.*Your reward point tally is (.*)\\.$");
 	private static final Pattern NPC_ASSIGN_FIRST_MESSAGE = Pattern.compile("^We'll start you off (?:hunting|bringing balance to) (.*), you'll need to kill (\\d*) of them\\.$");
 	private static final Pattern NPC_CURRENT_MESSAGE = Pattern.compile("^You're still (?:hunting|bringing balance to) (?<name>.+)(?: (?:in|on|south of) (?:the )?(?<location>.+), with|; you have) (?<amount>\\d+) to go\\..*");
 
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 5582217e51..49caa7c65f 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
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ public class SlayerPluginTest
 
 	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_KONAR_BOSS = "You're now assigned to bring balance to the Alchemical<br>Hydra 35 times. Your reward point tally is 724.";
 
 	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.";
 
@@ -282,6 +283,19 @@ public class SlayerPluginTest
 		assertEquals(914, slayerPlugin.getPoints());
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testKonarBossTask()
+	{
+		Widget npcDialog = mock(Widget.class);
+		when(npcDialog.getText()).thenReturn(TASK_KONAR_BOSS);
+		when(client.getWidget(WidgetInfo.DIALOG_NPC_TEXT)).thenReturn(npcDialog);
+		slayerPlugin.onGameTick(new GameTick());
+
+		assertEquals("Alchemical Hydra", slayerPlugin.getTaskName());
+		assertEquals(35, slayerPlugin.getAmount());
+		assertEquals(724, slayerPlugin.getPoints());
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void testPartnerTask()
 	{