diff --git a/database/sql/enterprise_test.go b/database/sql/enterprise_test.go
index 405cfa85..5da67b1d 100644
--- a/database/sql/enterprise_test.go
+++ b/database/sql/enterprise_test.go
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ func (s *EnterpriseTestSuite) TestCreateEnterprisePoolDBFetchTagErr() {
 		WithArgs(s.Fixtures.Enterprises[0].ID, 1).
 		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"id"}).AddRow(s.Fixtures.Enterprises[0].ID))
 	s.Fixtures.SQLMock.
-		ExpectQuery(regexp.QuoteMeta("SELECT * FROM `tags` WHERE name = ? AND `tags`.`deleted_at` IS NULL ORDER BY `tags`.`id` LIMIT ?")).
+		ExpectQuery(regexp.QuoteMeta("SELECT * FROM `tags` WHERE name = ? COLLATE NOCASE AND `tags`.`deleted_at` IS NULL ORDER BY `tags`.`id` LIMIT ?")).
 		WillReturnError(fmt.Errorf("mocked fetching tag error"))
 
 	entity, err := s.Fixtures.Enterprises[0].GetEntity()
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ func (s *EnterpriseTestSuite) TestCreateEnterprisePoolDBAddingPoolErr() {
 		WithArgs(s.Fixtures.Enterprises[0].ID, 1).
 		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"id"}).AddRow(s.Fixtures.Enterprises[0].ID))
 	s.Fixtures.SQLMock.
-		ExpectQuery(regexp.QuoteMeta("SELECT * FROM `tags` WHERE name = ? AND `tags`.`deleted_at` IS NULL ORDER BY `tags`.`id` LIMIT ?")).
+		ExpectQuery(regexp.QuoteMeta("SELECT * FROM `tags` WHERE name = ? COLLATE NOCASE AND `tags`.`deleted_at` IS NULL ORDER BY `tags`.`id` LIMIT ?")).
 		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"linux"}))
 	s.Fixtures.SQLMock.
 		ExpectExec(regexp.QuoteMeta("INSERT INTO `tags`")).
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ func (s *EnterpriseTestSuite) TestCreateEnterprisePoolDBSaveTagErr() {
 		WithArgs(s.Fixtures.Enterprises[0].ID, 1).
 		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"id"}).AddRow(s.Fixtures.Enterprises[0].ID))
 	s.Fixtures.SQLMock.
-		ExpectQuery(regexp.QuoteMeta("SELECT * FROM `tags` WHERE name = ? AND `tags`.`deleted_at` IS NULL ORDER BY `tags`.`id` LIMIT ?")).
+		ExpectQuery(regexp.QuoteMeta("SELECT * FROM `tags` WHERE name = ? COLLATE NOCASE AND `tags`.`deleted_at` IS NULL ORDER BY `tags`.`id` LIMIT ?")).
 		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"linux"}))
 	s.Fixtures.SQLMock.
 		ExpectExec(regexp.QuoteMeta("INSERT INTO `tags`")).
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ func (s *EnterpriseTestSuite) TestCreateEnterprisePoolDBFetchPoolErr() {
 		WithArgs(s.Fixtures.Enterprises[0].ID, 1).
 		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"id"}).AddRow(s.Fixtures.Enterprises[0].ID))
 	s.Fixtures.SQLMock.
-		ExpectQuery(regexp.QuoteMeta("SELECT * FROM `tags` WHERE name = ? AND `tags`.`deleted_at` IS NULL ORDER BY `tags`.`id` LIMIT ?")).
+		ExpectQuery(regexp.QuoteMeta("SELECT * FROM `tags` WHERE name = ? COLLATE NOCASE AND `tags`.`deleted_at` IS NULL ORDER BY `tags`.`id` LIMIT ?")).
 		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"linux"}))
 	s.Fixtures.SQLMock.
 		ExpectExec(regexp.QuoteMeta("INSERT INTO `tags`")).
diff --git a/database/sql/organizations_test.go b/database/sql/organizations_test.go
index f7aa5a84..b80ae763 100644
--- a/database/sql/organizations_test.go
+++ b/database/sql/organizations_test.go
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ func (s *OrgTestSuite) TestCreateOrganizationPoolDBFetchTagErr() {
 		WithArgs(s.Fixtures.Orgs[0].ID, 1).
 		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"id"}).AddRow(s.Fixtures.Orgs[0].ID))
 	s.Fixtures.SQLMock.
-		ExpectQuery(regexp.QuoteMeta("SELECT * FROM `tags` WHERE name = ? AND `tags`.`deleted_at` IS NULL ORDER BY `tags`.`id` LIMIT ?")).
+		ExpectQuery(regexp.QuoteMeta("SELECT * FROM `tags` WHERE name = ? COLLATE NOCASE AND `tags`.`deleted_at` IS NULL ORDER BY `tags`.`id` LIMIT ?")).
 		WillReturnError(fmt.Errorf("mocked fetching tag error"))
 
 	entity, err := s.Fixtures.Orgs[0].GetEntity()
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ func (s *OrgTestSuite) TestCreateOrganizationPoolDBAddingPoolErr() {
 		WithArgs(s.Fixtures.Orgs[0].ID, 1).
 		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"id"}).AddRow(s.Fixtures.Orgs[0].ID))
 	s.Fixtures.SQLMock.
-		ExpectQuery(regexp.QuoteMeta("SELECT * FROM `tags` WHERE name = ? AND `tags`.`deleted_at` IS NULL ORDER BY `tags`.`id` LIMIT ?")).
+		ExpectQuery(regexp.QuoteMeta("SELECT * FROM `tags` WHERE name = ? COLLATE NOCASE AND `tags`.`deleted_at` IS NULL ORDER BY `tags`.`id` LIMIT ?")).
 		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"linux"}))
 	s.Fixtures.SQLMock.
 		ExpectExec(regexp.QuoteMeta("INSERT INTO `tags`")).
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ func (s *OrgTestSuite) TestCreateOrganizationPoolDBSaveTagErr() {
 		WithArgs(s.Fixtures.Orgs[0].ID, 1).
 		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"id"}).AddRow(s.Fixtures.Orgs[0].ID))
 	s.Fixtures.SQLMock.
-		ExpectQuery(regexp.QuoteMeta("SELECT * FROM `tags` WHERE name = ? AND `tags`.`deleted_at` IS NULL ORDER BY `tags`.`id` LIMIT ?")).
+		ExpectQuery(regexp.QuoteMeta("SELECT * FROM `tags` WHERE name = ? COLLATE NOCASE AND `tags`.`deleted_at` IS NULL ORDER BY `tags`.`id` LIMIT ?")).
 		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"linux"}))
 	s.Fixtures.SQLMock.
 		ExpectExec(regexp.QuoteMeta("INSERT INTO `tags`")).
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ func (s *OrgTestSuite) TestCreateOrganizationPoolDBFetchPoolErr() {
 		WithArgs(s.Fixtures.Orgs[0].ID, 1).
 		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"id"}).AddRow(s.Fixtures.Orgs[0].ID))
 	s.Fixtures.SQLMock.
-		ExpectQuery(regexp.QuoteMeta("SELECT * FROM `tags` WHERE name = ? AND `tags`.`deleted_at` IS NULL ORDER BY `tags`.`id` LIMIT ?")).
+		ExpectQuery(regexp.QuoteMeta("SELECT * FROM `tags` WHERE name = ? COLLATE NOCASE AND `tags`.`deleted_at` IS NULL ORDER BY `tags`.`id` LIMIT ?")).
 		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"linux"}))
 	s.Fixtures.SQLMock.
 		ExpectExec(regexp.QuoteMeta("INSERT INTO `tags`")).
diff --git a/database/sql/pools.go b/database/sql/pools.go
index 0cb4a094..fdcf3f5a 100644
--- a/database/sql/pools.go
+++ b/database/sql/pools.go
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ func (s *sqlDatabase) findPoolByTags(id string, poolType params.GithubEntityType
 	}
 
 	var pools []Pool
-	where := fmt.Sprintf("tags.name in ? and %s = ? and enabled = true", fieldName)
+	where := fmt.Sprintf("tags.name COLLATE NOCASE in ? and %s = ? and enabled = true", fieldName)
 	q := s.conn.Joins("JOIN pool_tags on pool_tags.pool_id=pools.id").
 		Joins("JOIN tags on tags.id=pool_tags.tag_id").
 		Group("pools.id").
diff --git a/database/sql/repositories_test.go b/database/sql/repositories_test.go
index 826623db..88fb577a 100644
--- a/database/sql/repositories_test.go
+++ b/database/sql/repositories_test.go
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ func (s *RepoTestSuite) TestCreateRepositoryPoolDBFetchTagErr() {
 		WithArgs(s.Fixtures.Repos[0].ID, 1).
 		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"id"}).AddRow(s.Fixtures.Repos[0].ID))
 	s.Fixtures.SQLMock.
-		ExpectQuery(regexp.QuoteMeta("SELECT * FROM `tags` WHERE name = ? AND `tags`.`deleted_at` IS NULL ORDER BY `tags`.`id` LIMIT ?")).
+		ExpectQuery(regexp.QuoteMeta("SELECT * FROM `tags` WHERE name = ? COLLATE NOCASE AND `tags`.`deleted_at` IS NULL ORDER BY `tags`.`id` LIMIT ?")).
 		WillReturnError(fmt.Errorf("mocked fetching tag error"))
 
 	entity, err := s.Fixtures.Repos[0].GetEntity()
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ func (s *RepoTestSuite) TestCreateRepositoryPoolDBAddingPoolErr() {
 		WithArgs(s.Fixtures.Repos[0].ID, 1).
 		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"id"}).AddRow(s.Fixtures.Repos[0].ID))
 	s.Fixtures.SQLMock.
-		ExpectQuery(regexp.QuoteMeta("SELECT * FROM `tags` WHERE name = ? AND `tags`.`deleted_at` IS NULL ORDER BY `tags`.`id` LIMIT ?")).
+		ExpectQuery(regexp.QuoteMeta("SELECT * FROM `tags` WHERE name = ? COLLATE NOCASE AND `tags`.`deleted_at` IS NULL ORDER BY `tags`.`id` LIMIT ?")).
 		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"linux"}))
 	s.Fixtures.SQLMock.
 		ExpectExec(regexp.QuoteMeta("INSERT INTO `tags`")).
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ func (s *RepoTestSuite) TestCreateRepositoryPoolDBSaveTagErr() {
 		WithArgs(s.Fixtures.Repos[0].ID, 1).
 		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"id"}).AddRow(s.Fixtures.Repos[0].ID))
 	s.Fixtures.SQLMock.
-		ExpectQuery(regexp.QuoteMeta("SELECT * FROM `tags` WHERE name = ? AND `tags`.`deleted_at` IS NULL ORDER BY `tags`.`id` LIMIT ?")).
+		ExpectQuery(regexp.QuoteMeta("SELECT * FROM `tags` WHERE name = ? COLLATE NOCASE AND `tags`.`deleted_at` IS NULL ORDER BY `tags`.`id` LIMIT ?")).
 		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"linux"}))
 	s.Fixtures.SQLMock.
 		ExpectExec(regexp.QuoteMeta("INSERT INTO `tags`")).
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ func (s *RepoTestSuite) TestCreateRepositoryPoolDBFetchPoolErr() {
 		WithArgs(s.Fixtures.Repos[0].ID, 1).
 		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"id"}).AddRow(s.Fixtures.Repos[0].ID))
 	s.Fixtures.SQLMock.
-		ExpectQuery(regexp.QuoteMeta("SELECT * FROM `tags` WHERE name = ? AND `tags`.`deleted_at` IS NULL ORDER BY `tags`.`id` LIMIT ?")).
+		ExpectQuery(regexp.QuoteMeta("SELECT * FROM `tags` WHERE name = ? COLLATE NOCASE AND `tags`.`deleted_at` IS NULL ORDER BY `tags`.`id` LIMIT ?")).
 		WillReturnRows(sqlmock.NewRows([]string{"linux"}))
 	s.Fixtures.SQLMock.
 		ExpectExec(regexp.QuoteMeta("INSERT INTO `tags`")).
diff --git a/database/sql/util.go b/database/sql/util.go
index 063c68a6..0b47b962 100644
--- a/database/sql/util.go
+++ b/database/sql/util.go
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ func (s *sqlDatabase) sqlToParamsUser(user User) params.User {
 
 func (s *sqlDatabase) getOrCreateTag(tx *gorm.DB, tagName string) (Tag, error) {
 	var tag Tag
-	q := tx.Where("name = ?", tagName).First(&tag)
+	q := tx.Where("name = ? COLLATE NOCASE", tagName).First(&tag)
 	if q.Error == nil {
 		return tag, nil
 	}