diff --git a/server/middleware/autoblockPublishMiddleware.js b/server/middleware/autoblockPublishMiddleware.js
index 503fef51..4c4456fb 100644
--- a/server/middleware/autoblockPublishMiddleware.js
+++ b/server/middleware/autoblockPublishMiddleware.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ const autoblockPublishBodyMiddleware = (req, res, next) => {
     let ip = (req.headers['x-forwarded-for'] || req.connection.remoteAddress).split(/,\s?/)[0];
     const { channelName } = req.body;
 
-    if (channelName && publishingChannelWhitelist.indexOf(channelName) !== -1) {
+    if (channelName && publishingChannelWhitelist.indexOf(channelName.toLowerCase()) !== -1) {
       delete ipCounts[ip];
     }
   }