diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index a0925fd..711d8a3 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 * Fix sort by episode number on displayShow
 * Change add images for manual search finished on displayShow to indicate completed fully (green) or low quality (bronze)
 * Change improve image sizes to reduce page overhead
+* Fix make release group comparison for proper/repack search case insensitive
 
 
 [develop changelog]
diff --git a/sickbeard/properFinder.py b/sickbeard/properFinder.py
index e79bb32..f1362a6 100644
--- a/sickbeard/properFinder.py
+++ b/sickbeard/properFinder.py
@@ -283,7 +283,10 @@ def _get_proper_list(aired_since_shows, recent_shows, recent_anime, proper_list=
                 parse_result.extra_info_no_name(), parse_result.version, parse_result.is_anime, check_is_repack=True)
             cur_proper.proper_level = cur_proper.properlevel    # local non global value
             old_release_group = sql_results[0]['release_group']
-            same_release_group = parse_result.release_group == old_release_group
+            try:
+                same_release_group = parse_result.release_group.lower() == old_release_group.lower()
+            except (StandardError, Exception):
+                same_release_group = parse_result.release_group == old_release_group
             if old_status not in SNATCHED_ANY + [DOWNLOADED, ARCHIVED] \
                     or cur_proper.quality != old_quality \
                     or (cur_proper.is_repack and not same_release_group):