diff --git a/models/User.js b/models/User.js
index a7b0e5bec76..605df96b0b1 100644
--- a/models/User.js
+++ b/models/User.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcrypt-nodejs');
 var crypto = require('crypto');
 
 var userSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
-  email: { type: String, unique: true },
+  email: { type: String, unique: true, lowercase: true },
   password: String,
 
   facebook: String,