diff --git a/AUTHORS.rst b/AUTHORS.rst
index abb43eee3..75326e5ec 100644
--- a/AUTHORS.rst
+++ b/AUTHORS.rst
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ Developers
 * Bernardo Koen - https://github.com/BernardoKoen
 * Gabriel Liss - https://github.com/gabeliss
 * Alexandra Rhodes - https://github.com/arhodes130
+* Jayanth Bontha - https://github.com/JayanthBontha
 
 Translators
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diff --git a/wger/core/forms.py b/wger/core/forms.py
index 68f8f20c8..ee367da7b 100644
--- a/wger/core/forms.py
+++ b/wger/core/forms.py
@@ -196,7 +196,8 @@ def clean_email(self):
         if not email:
             return email
         try:
-            user = User.objects.get(email=email)
+            #Performs a case-insensitive lookup
+            user = User.objects.get(email__iexact=email)
             if user.email == self.instance.email:
                 return email
         except User.DoesNotExist: