diff --git a/src/servers/Server_Zone/ServerZone.cpp b/src/servers/Server_Zone/ServerZone.cpp
index 2582a9c1..d670047a 100644
--- a/src/servers/Server_Zone/ServerZone.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/Server_Zone/ServerZone.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ bool Core::ServerZone::loadSettings( int32_t argc, char* argv[] )
 
       try
       {
-         arg = std::string( args[i] );
+         arg = boost::to_lower_copy( std::string( args[i] ) );
          val = std::string( args[i + 1] );
 
          // trim '-' from start of arg