diff --git a/app/models/paper.rb b/app/models/paper.rb
index daf814e4..0b2985ff 100644
--- a/app/models/paper.rb
+++ b/app/models/paper.rb
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ def review_body(editor, reviewers, branch=nil)
   # Return false if the editor login doesn't match one of the known editors
   def create_review_issue(editor_handle, reviewers, branch=nil)
     return false if review_issue_id
-    return false unless editor = Editor.find_by_login(editor_handle)
+    return false unless editor = Editor.where("lower(login) = ?", editor_handle.downcase).first
 
     if labels.any?
       new_labels = labels.keys + ["review"] - ["pre-review"]