diff --git a/server/main.py b/server/main.py
index b375edd484a69dcab73bac90e2dfb74f21a0c17e..0bbb4ff857d91e1128bf89b2fac348549f32d608 100644
--- a/server/main.py
+++ b/server/main.py
@@ -108,11 +108,11 @@ class IceHTTP(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                     try:
                         # Try to convert the value to a float and the map
                         cell_size_float = float(cell_size_param)
-                        cut_map_handler(self, cursor, lake_name, cell_size_float)
+                        cut_map_handler(self, cursor, lake_name.lower(), cell_size_float)
                     except ValueError:
                         print("Error: cell_size_param is not a valid float")
                 else:
-                    cut_map_handler(self, cursor, lake_name)
+                    cut_map_handler(self, cursor, lake_name.lower())
             else:
                 self.send_response(400)
                 self.send_header('Content-type', 'application/json')