diff --git a/pyxform/tests/bug_tests.py b/pyxform/tests/bug_tests.py
index e4e433613..e67b7dc71 100644
--- a/pyxform/tests/bug_tests.py
+++ b/pyxform/tests/bug_tests.py
@@ -190,16 +190,6 @@ def runTest(self):
             workbook_dict['survey'][0][u'bind: relevant'].strip()
 
 
-class MissingOrBadlyNamedChoicesTest(unittest.TestCase):
-    def runTest(self):
-        filename = "badly_named_choices_sheet.xls"
-        path_to_excel_file = os.path.join(DIR, "bug_example_xls", filename)
-        workbook_dict = pyxform.xls2json.parse_file_to_workbook_dict(
-            path_to_excel_file)
-        with self.assertRaises(pyxform.errors.PyXFormError):
-            pyxform.xls2json.workbook_to_json(workbook_dict)
-
-
 class BadChoicesSheetHeaders(unittest.TestCase):
     def runTest(self):
         filename = "spaces_in_choices_header.xls"
diff --git a/pyxform/tests_v1/test_sheet_columns.py b/pyxform/tests_v1/test_sheet_columns.py
index 91cd45897..79093e2e6 100644
--- a/pyxform/tests_v1/test_sheet_columns.py
+++ b/pyxform/tests_v1/test_sheet_columns.py
@@ -32,6 +32,23 @@ def test_missing_label(self):
             error__contains=['no label or hint'],
         )
 
+    def test_column_case(self):
+        """
+        Ensure that column name is case insensitive
+        """
+        self.assertPyxformXform(
+            name="mixedcasecolumns",
+            md="""
+            | Survey |         |         |               |
+            |        | Type    | name    | Label         |
+            |        | text    | Name    | the name      |
+            |        | integer | age     | the age       |
+            |        | text    | gender  | the gender    |
+            """,
+            errored=False,
+            debug=True
+        )
+
 
 class InvalidChoiceSheetColumnsTests(PyxformTestCase):
     def _simple_choice_ss(self, choice_sheet=None):
diff --git a/pyxform/xls2json.py b/pyxform/xls2json.py
index 41102f622..17a600e12 100644
--- a/pyxform/xls2json.py
+++ b/pyxform/xls2json.py
@@ -338,8 +338,9 @@ def workbook_to_json(
     if warnings is None:
         warnings = []
     is_valid = False
-    for row in workbook_dict.get('survey', []):
-        is_valid = 'type' in row
+    workbook_dict = {x.lower(): y for x,y in workbook_dict.items()}
+    for row in workbook_dict.get(constants.SURVEY, []):
+        is_valid = 'type' in [z.lower() for z in row]
         if is_valid:
             break
     if not is_valid: