diff --git a/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/VarPlayer.java b/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/VarPlayer.java
index d4653aeb9c..c11574e662 100644
--- a/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/VarPlayer.java
+++ b/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/VarPlayer.java
@@ -188,11 +188,9 @@ public enum VarPlayer
 	MOUSE_BUTTONS(170),
 
 	/**
-	 * Zalcano's form
-	 * -1 : Player is outside or Zalcano is dead i.e. there's no healthbar to show
-	 * Anything else : The {@link NpcID} of the current form
+	 * {@link NpcID} for the HP HUD
 	 */
-	ZALCANO_FORM(1683);
+	HP_HUD_NPC_ID(1683);
 
 	private final int id;
 }
diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/zalcano/ZalcanoPlugin.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/zalcano/ZalcanoPlugin.java
index fdaa151b29..b529c54aef 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/zalcano/ZalcanoPlugin.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/zalcano/ZalcanoPlugin.java
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ public class ZalcanoPlugin extends Plugin
 
 	private boolean isHealthbarActive()
 	{
-		return client.getVar(VarPlayer.ZALCANO_FORM) != -1;
+		int npcId = client.getVar(VarPlayer.HP_HUD_NPC_ID);
+		return npcId == ZALCANO_WEAKENED || npcId == ZALCANO;
 	}
 }