diff --git a/lib/irc.js b/lib/irc.js
index fdf8425..6d552b5 100644
--- a/lib/irc.js
+++ b/lib/irc.js
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ IRC.prototype.moderators = function (data) {
 
     if (data[1] === 'MODE') {
         if (data[4] !== undefined) {
-            var user = data[4].charAt(0).toUpperCase() + data[4].slice(1);
+            var user = data[4].toLowerCase();
             switch (data[3]) {
             case '+o':
                 if (__self.mods.indexOf(user) < 0) {
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ IRC.prototype.raw = function (data, hide) {
 IRC.prototype.caller = function (data) {
     var caller = data.split('!');
 
-    return caller[0].charAt(1).toUpperCase() + caller[0].slice(2);
+    return caller[0].slice(1).toLowerCase();
 };
 
 // send message to twitch chat
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ IRC.prototype.msg = function (msg, options) {
         __self.raw('PRIVMSG ' + __self.config.channel + ' :' + msg);
         break;
     case 1:
-        if (__self.mods.indexOf(opts.caller) >= 0) {
+        if (__self.mods.indexOf(opts.caller.toLowerCase()) >= 0) {
             __self.raw('PRIVMSG ' + __self.config.channel + ' :' + msg);
         }
         break;