diff --git a/tracks/app/models/user.rb b/tracks/app/models/user.rb
index 22920265..f27fe3ec 100644
--- a/tracks/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/tracks/app/models/user.rb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
               end
               def alphabetize(scope_conditions = {})
                 projects = find(:all, :conditions => scope_conditions)
-                projects.sort!{ |x,y| x.name <=> y.name }
+                projects.sort!{ |x,y| x.name.downcase <=> y.name.downcase }
                 self.update_positions(projects.map{ |p| p.id })
                 return projects
               end
diff --git a/tracks/test/unit/user_test.rb b/tracks/test/unit/user_test.rb
index 387e3944..03a9c7b4 100644
--- a/tracks/test/unit/user_test.rb
+++ b/tracks/test/unit/user_test.rb
@@ -278,5 +278,15 @@ class UserTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert_equal 3, projects(:moremoney).position 
   end
   
+  def test_sort_active_projects_alphabetically_case_insensitive
+    u = users(:admin_user)
+    projects(:timemachine).name = projects(:timemachine).name.downcase
+    projects(:timemachine).save!
+    u.projects.alphabetize(:state => "active")
+    assert_equal 1, projects(:timemachine).position 
+    assert_equal 2, projects(:gardenclean).position
+    assert_equal 3, projects(:moremoney).position 
+  end
+  
 
 end