diff --git a/bot/config.py b/bot/config.py
index 16b2f1f..89cffac 100644
--- a/bot/config.py
+++ b/bot/config.py
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ config = configparser.ConfigParser()
 config.read(get_config_file())
 
 # Username for the bot
-USER     = config['credentials']['User']
+USER     = config['credentials']['User'].lower()
 # API key for the bot
 KEY      = config['credentials']['Token']
 # Bot's Misskey instance URL
-INSTANCE = config['credentials']['Instance']
+INSTANCE = config['credentials']['Instance'].lower()
 
 # TODO: move this to db
 # Fedi handles in the traditional 'user@domain.tld' style, allows these users