diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 0ac14d77a19..6ae9ef16c23 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -134,7 +134,9 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
   # set to true to optimize creation and save for imports
   attr_accessor :import_mode
 
-  scope :with_email, ->(email) { joins(:user_emails).where(user_emails: { email: email }) }
+  scope :with_email, ->(email) do
+    joins(:user_emails).where("lower(user_emails.email)::text = ?", email)
+  end
 
   scope :human_users, -> { where('users.id > 0') }