diff --git a/evennia/commands/default/comms.py b/evennia/commands/default/comms.py
index e15804b57f..679e6416ed 100644
--- a/evennia/commands/default/comms.py
+++ b/evennia/commands/default/comms.py
@@ -489,9 +489,8 @@ class CmdChannel(COMMAND_DEFAULT_CLASS):
 
     def create_channel(self, name, description, typeclass=None, aliases=None):
         """
-        Create a new channel. Its name must not previously exist
-        (users can alias as needed). Will also connect to the
-        new channel.
+        Create a new channel. Its name must not previously exist (case agnostic)
+        (users can alias as needed). Will also connect to the new channel.
 
         Args:
             name (str): The new channel name/key.
@@ -880,7 +879,6 @@ class CmdChannel(COMMAND_DEFAULT_CLASS):
 
         if "create" in switches:
             # create a new channel
-
             if not self.access(caller, "manage"):
                 self.msg("You don't have access to use channel/create.")
                 return
@@ -937,7 +935,7 @@ class CmdChannel(COMMAND_DEFAULT_CLASS):
                 )
             elif len(found_channels) > 1:
                 errors.append(
-                    "Multiple possible channel matches/alias for '{channel_name}':\n"
+                    f"Multiple possible channel matches/alias for '{channel_name}':\n"
                     + ", ".join(chan.key for chan in found_channels)
                 )
             else:
diff --git a/evennia/server/server.py b/evennia/server/server.py
index db2548e8f9..f3ef4397e2 100644
--- a/evennia/server/server.py
+++ b/evennia/server/server.py
@@ -392,20 +392,21 @@ class Evennia:
         from evennia.utils.create import create_channel
 
         superuser = AccountDB.objects.get(id=1)
+
         # mudinfo
         mudinfo_chan = settings.CHANNEL_MUDINFO
-        if mudinfo_chan:
-            if not ChannelDB.objects.filter(db_key=mudinfo_chan["key"]):
-                channel = create_channel(**mudinfo_chan)
-                channel.connect(superuser)
+        if mudinfo_chan and not ChannelDB.objects.filter(db_key__iexact=mudinfo_chan["key"]):
+            channel = create_channel(**mudinfo_chan)
+            channel.connect(superuser)
         # connectinfo
-        connectinfo_chan = settings.CHANNEL_MUDINFO
-        if connectinfo_chan:
-            if not ChannelDB.objects.filter(db_key=mudinfo_chan["key"]):
-                channel = create_channel(**connectinfo_chan)
+        connectinfo_chan = settings.CHANNEL_CONNECTINFO
+        if connectinfo_chan and not ChannelDB.objects.filter(
+            db_key__iexact=connectinfo_chan["key"]
+        ):
+            channel = create_channel(**connectinfo_chan)
         # default channels
         for chan_info in settings.DEFAULT_CHANNELS:
-            if not ChannelDB.objects.filter(db_key=chan_info["key"]):
+            if not ChannelDB.objects.filter(db_key__iexact=chan_info["key"]):
                 channel = create_channel(**chan_info)
                 channel.connect(superuser)