diff --git a/modules/markov.go b/modules/markov.go
index 7dbc983..509b471 100644
--- a/modules/markov.go
+++ b/modules/markov.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func markovHandleMessage(m *irc.Message) {
 
 	answerLen, _ := strconv.Atoi(ModParams["markov-answer-len"])
 	respChance, _ := strconv.Atoi(ModParams["markov-response-chance"])
-	if rand.Intn(100) <= respChance || strings.Index(text, ModParams["_nick"]) != -1 {
+	if rand.Intn(100) <= respChance || strings.Index(text, strings.ToLower(ModParams["_nick"])) != -1 {
 		responseText := markovChain.Generate(answerLen, text)
 		if responseText != "" {
 			go func() {
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func markovParseText(text string) string {
 	text = strings.Replace(text, "&gt;", ">", -1)
 	text = strings.Replace(text, "&amp;", "&", -1)
 
-	return text
+	return strings.ToLower(text)
 }
 
 // Prefix is a Markov chain prefix of one or more words.