diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/widgetcommonevent/shared/mime/MimeTypeSupport.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/widgetcommonevent/shared/mime/MimeTypeSupport.java
index 7d0219e..4a4c411 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/widgetcommonevent/shared/mime/MimeTypeSupport.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/td/widgetcommonevent/shared/mime/MimeTypeSupport.java
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ public enum MimeTypeSupport {
 	
 	public static MimeTypeSupport getMimeTypeSupportFromExtension(String ext){
 		for(MimeTypeSupport m:MimeTypeSupport.values()){
-			if(m.getExtension().compareTo(ext)==0){
+			if(m.getExtension().compareToIgnoreCase(ext)==0){
 				return m;
 			}
 		}
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ public enum MimeTypeSupport {
 	
 	public static MimeTypeSupport getMimeTypeSupportFromMimeName(String mimeName){
 		for(MimeTypeSupport m:MimeTypeSupport.values()){
-			if(m.getMimeName().compareTo(mimeName)==0){
+			if(m.getMimeName().compareToIgnoreCase(mimeName)==0){
 				return m;
 			}
 		}