diff --git a/src/main/java/com/onarandombox/MultiverseCore/commands/PurgeCommand.java b/src/main/java/com/onarandombox/MultiverseCore/commands/PurgeCommand.java
index ece40bfd..c50fe50e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/onarandombox/MultiverseCore/commands/PurgeCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/onarandombox/MultiverseCore/commands/PurgeCommand.java
@@ -80,7 +80,14 @@ public class PurgeCommand extends MultiverseCommand {
         if (deathName.equalsIgnoreCase("all") || deathName.equalsIgnoreCase("animals") || deathName.equalsIgnoreCase("monsters")) {
             thingsToKill.add(deathName.toUpperCase());
         } else {
-            Collections.addAll(thingsToKill, deathName.toUpperCase().split(","));
+            for (String d :deathName.toUpperCase().split(",")) {
+                if(d.equalsIgnoreCase("dragon")){ //could be replaced with a Map(Hash?) to allow for all mobs to have multiple keywords
+                    thingsToKill.add("ENDERDRAGON");// note UpperCase needed on this literal
+                }
+                else{
+                    thingsToKill.add(d);
+                }
+            }
         }
         for (MultiverseWorld w : worldsToRemoveEntitiesFrom) {
             purger.purgeWorld(sender, w, thingsToKill, false, false);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/onarandombox/MultiverseCore/utils/PurgeWorlds.java b/src/main/java/com/onarandombox/MultiverseCore/utils/PurgeWorlds.java
index 3527a8f9..54230e45 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/onarandombox/MultiverseCore/utils/PurgeWorlds.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/onarandombox/MultiverseCore/utils/PurgeWorlds.java
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ public class PurgeWorlds {
             return;
         }
         int entitiesKilled = 0;
-        for (Entity e : world.getEntities()) {
+        for (Entity e : world.getEntities()){
+            this.plugin.log(Level.FINEST, "Entity list (aval for purge) from WORLD < " + mvworld.getName() + " >: " + e.toString());
 
             // Check against Monsters
             if (killMonster(mvworld, e, thingsToKill, negateMonsters)) {
@@ -106,8 +107,15 @@ public class PurgeWorlds {
      * @return
      */
     private boolean killMonster(MultiverseWorld mvworld, Entity e, List<String> creaturesToKill, boolean negate) {
-        String entityName = e.toString().replaceAll("Craft", "").toUpperCase();
-        if (e instanceof Slime || e instanceof Monster || e instanceof Ghast) {
+        String entityName = "";
+        if (e instanceof EnderDragon) {
+            this.plugin.log(Level.FINEST, "Found an enderdragon: " + e);
+            entityName = "ENDERDRAGON"; // Assumes that creaturesToKill contains the ENDERDRAGON keyword
+        }
+        else{
+            entityName = e.toString().replaceAll("Craft", "").toUpperCase();
+        }
+        if (e instanceof Slime || e instanceof Monster || e instanceof Ghast || e instanceof EnderDragon) {
             this.plugin.log(Level.FINER, "Looking at a monster: " + e);
             if (creaturesToKill.contains(entityName) || creaturesToKill.contains("ALL") || creaturesToKill.contains("MONSTERS")) {
                 if (!negate) {