diff --git a/bookwyrm/tests/views/test_wellknown.py b/bookwyrm/tests/views/test_wellknown.py
index 4a3eb579f..fcbcc12b7 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/tests/views/test_wellknown.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/tests/views/test_wellknown.py
@@ -51,6 +51,16 @@ class UserViews(TestCase):
         data = json.loads(result.getvalue())
         self.assertEqual(data["subject"], "acct:mouse@local.com")
 
+    def test_webfinger_case_sensitivty(self):
+        """ensure that webfinger queries are not case sensitive"""
+        request = self.factory.get("", {"resource": "acct:MoUsE@local.com"})
+        request.user = self.anonymous_user
+
+        result = views.webfinger(request)
+        self.assertIsInstance(result, JsonResponse)
+        data = json.loads(result.getvalue())
+        self.assertEqual(data["subject"], "acct:mouse@local.com")
+
     def test_nodeinfo_pointer(self):
         """just tells you where nodeinfo is"""
         request = self.factory.get("")
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/wellknown.py b/bookwyrm/views/wellknown.py
index 2462c5a49..9c76beafa 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/wellknown.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/wellknown.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def webfinger(request):
 
     username = resource.replace("acct:", "")
     try:
-        user = models.User.objects.get(username=username)
+        user = models.User.objects.get(username__iexact=username)
     except models.User.DoesNotExist:
         return HttpResponseNotFound("No account found")