diff --git a/test/test_unit_set_os.py b/test/test_unit_set_os.py
index d2f2a2a..e3d93fe 100644
--- a/test/test_unit_set_os.py
+++ b/test/test_unit_set_os.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import pytest
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     'proc_value, expected_os', [
         ('missing', 'uname'),
-        ('has Microsoft inside', 'WSL'),
+        ('has MiCrOsOfT inside', 'WSL'),  # case insensitive
         ('another value', 'uname'),
     ], ids=[
         '/proc/version missing',
diff --git a/yadm b/yadm
index c8e31da..278fcec 100755
--- a/yadm
+++ b/yadm
@@ -1524,6 +1524,13 @@ function configure_repo() {
 
 function set_operating_system() {
 
+  # setting nocasematch to ignore case
+  local unset_nocasematch
+  if ! shopt nocasematch &> /dev/null; then
+    unset_nocasematch=1
+  fi
+  shopt -s nocasematch &> /dev/null
+
   # special detection of WSL (windows subsystem for linux)
   local proc_version
   proc_version=$(cat "$PROC_VERSION" 2>/dev/null)
@@ -1545,6 +1552,10 @@ function set_operating_system() {
       ;;
   esac
 
+  if [ "$unset_nocasematch" = "1" ]; then
+    shopt -u nocasematch &> /dev/null
+  fi
+
 }
 
 function set_awk() {