diff --git a/game/coord.cpp b/game/coord.cpp
index d5c1dd1..e908e2c 100644
--- a/game/coord.cpp
+++ b/game/coord.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ void Coord::setFromString(const wstring &iWStr)
     setCol(col);
     setRow(row);
     // Input such as "A12foo#bar&stuff" should be invalid
-    if (isValid() && toString() != iWStr)
+    if (isValid() && toString() != toUpper(iWStr))
         setCol(-1);
 }