diff --git a/anki/find.py b/anki/find.py
index 48f9aea8d..ac1cb1d2a 100644
--- a/anki/find.py
+++ b/anki/find.py
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ class Finder(object):
 
     def _findModel(self, val):
         ids = []
+        val = val.lower()
         for m in self.col.models.all():
             if m['name'].lower() == val:
                 ids.append(m['id'])