diff --git a/client/modules/IDE/components/FileNode.jsx b/client/modules/IDE/components/FileNode.jsx
index 70c5c009..d152ea7d 100644
--- a/client/modules/IDE/components/FileNode.jsx
+++ b/client/modules/IDE/components/FileNode.jsx
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export class FileNode extends React.Component {
     if (oldFileExtension && !newFileExtension) {
       this.props.updateFileName(this.props.id, this.originalFileName);
     }
-    if (oldFileExtension && newFileExtension && oldFileExtension[0] !== newFileExtension[0]) {
+    if (oldFileExtension && newFileExtension && oldFileExtension[0].toLowerCase() !== newFileExtension[0].toLowerCase()) {
       this.props.updateFileName(this.props.id, this.originalFileName);
     }
   }