diff --git a/pagure/lib/__init__.py b/pagure/lib/__init__.py
index 1160ef4..8fd0df6 100644
--- a/pagure/lib/__init__.py
+++ b/pagure/lib/__init__.py
@@ -2012,11 +2012,16 @@ def get_project(session, name, user=None, namespace=None):
     query = session.query(
         model.Project
     ).filter(
-        model.Project.name == name
-    ).filter(
-        model.Project.namespace == namespace
+        func.lower(model.Project.name) == name.lower()
     )
 
+    if namespace:
+        query = query.filter(
+            func.lower(model.Project.namespace) == namespace.lower()
+        )
+    else:
+        query = query.filter(model.Project.namespace == namespace)
+
     if user is not None:
         query = query.filter(
             model.User.user == user
diff --git a/tests/test_pagure_lib.py b/tests/test_pagure_lib.py
index a773f7f..5ea48f4 100644
--- a/tests/test_pagure_lib.py
+++ b/tests/test_pagure_lib.py
@@ -927,6 +927,23 @@ class PagureLibtests(tests.Modeltests):
         self.session.commit()
         self.assertEqual(msg, 'Project "testproject" created')
 
+        # Try creating an existing project using a different case
+        self.assertRaises(
+            pagure.exceptions.PagureException,
+            pagure.lib.new_project,
+            session=self.session,
+            user='pingou',
+            name='TestProject',
+            blacklist=[],
+            allowed_prefix=[],
+            gitfolder=gitfolder,
+            docfolder=docfolder,
+            ticketfolder=ticketfolder,
+            requestfolder=requestfolder,
+            description='description for testproject',
+            parent_id=None,
+        )
+
         repo = pagure.lib.get_project(self.session, 'testproject')
         self.assertEqual(repo.path, 'testproject.git')