diff --git a/app/models/pool.rb b/app/models/pool.rb
index 65832f42e..63ad094b6 100644
--- a/app/models/pool.rb
+++ b/app/models/pool.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require 'ostruct'
 
 class Pool < ActiveRecord::Base
-  validates_uniqueness_of :name
+  validates_uniqueness_of :name, :case_sensitive => false
   validates_format_of :name, :with => /\A[^\s,]+\Z/, :message => "cannot have whitespace or commas"
   validates_inclusion_of :category, :in => %w(series collection)
   belongs_to :creator, :class_name => "User"