diff --git a/app/models/repository.rb b/app/models/repository.rb
index 9427611a6..17890ad31 100644
--- a/app/models/repository.rb
+++ b/app/models/repository.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class Repository < ActiveRecord::Base
   auto_strip_attributes :name, nullify: false
   validates :name,
             presence: true,
-            uniqueness: { scope: :team },
+            uniqueness: { scope: :team, case_sensitive: false },
             length: { maximum: Constants::NAME_MAX_LENGTH }
   validates :team, presence: true
   validates :created_by, presence: true