diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/access/storagehub/Utils.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/access/storagehub/Utils.java
index ed7448a..c787af5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/access/storagehub/Utils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/access/storagehub/Utils.java
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public class Utils {
 
 
 	public static <T extends Item> List<T> serachByNameOnFolder(Session ses, Node parent, List<String> excludes, Range range, boolean showHidden, Class<? extends Item> nodeTypeToInclude, String nameParam) throws RepositoryException, BackendGenericError{
-		String xpath = String.format("/jcr:root%s//element(*,nthl:workspaceItem)[jcr:like(@jcr:title, '%s')]",ISO9075.encodePath(parent.getPath()), nameParam);
+		String xpath = String.format("/jcr:root%s//element(*,nthl:workspaceItem)[jcr:like(fn:lower-case(@jcr:title), '%s')]",ISO9075.encodePath(parent.getPath()), nameParam.toLowerCase());
 
 		//String query = String.format("SELECT * FROM [nthl:workspaceLeafItem] AS node WHERE ISDESCENDANTNODE('%s') ORDER BY node.[jcr:lastModified] DESC ",vreFolder.getPath());
 		logger.trace("query for search is {}",xpath);