diff --git a/app/controllers/user_controller.rb b/app/controllers/user_controller.rb
index 0d8f6784..32d0229f 100644
--- a/app/controllers/user_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/user_controller.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 class UserController < ApplicationController
   def show
-    @user = User.find_by_screen_name!(params[:username])
+    @user = User.where('LOWER(screen_name) = ?', params[:username].downcase).first
     @answers = @user.answers.reverse_order.paginate(page: params[:page])
     respond_to do |format|
       format.html
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class UserController < ApplicationController
 
   def followers
     @title = 'Followers'
-    @user = User.find_by_screen_name!(params[:username])
+    @user = User.where('LOWER(screen_name) = ?', params[:username].downcase).first
     @users = @user.followers.reverse_order.paginate(page: params[:page])
     @type = :friend
     render 'show_follow'
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class UserController < ApplicationController
 
   def friends
     @title = 'Following'
-    @user = User.find_by_screen_name!(params[:username])
+    @user = User.where('LOWER(screen_name) = ?', params[:username].downcase).first
     @users = @user.friends.reverse_order.paginate(page: params[:page])
     @type = :friend
     render 'show_follow'