diff --git a/src/cthulhu/plugin_system_manager.py b/src/cthulhu/plugin_system_manager.py
index 5224d8d..581d725 100644
--- a/src/cthulhu/plugin_system_manager.py
+++ b/src/cthulhu/plugin_system_manager.py
@@ -232,29 +232,41 @@ class PluginSystemManager:
         return self._active_plugins
 
     def setActivePlugins(self, activePlugins):
-        """Set active plugins and sync their state."""
         logger.info(f"Setting active plugins: {activePlugins}")
-        
+    
         # Make sure we have scanned for plugins first
         if not self._plugins:
             logger.info("No plugins found, rescanning...")
             self.rescanPlugins()
-            
-            # Double-check we found plugins after rescanning
-            if not self._plugins and activePlugins:
-                logger.warning("No plugins found after rescanning but active plugins requested. Continuing anyway.")
-        
-        self._active_plugins = activePlugins
-        
-        # Log active vs available plugins
+    
+        # Create a clean list of valid active plugins
         available_plugins = [p.get_module_name() for p in self.plugins]
-        logger.info(f"Available plugins: {available_plugins}")
-        logger.info(f"Active plugins: {self._active_plugins}")
+        valid_active_plugins = []
+    
+        for plugin_name in activePlugins:
+            # Check for exact match first
+            if plugin_name in available_plugins:
+                valid_active_plugins.append(plugin_name)
+                continue
+            
+            # Try case-insensitive match
+            plugin_name_lower = plugin_name.lower()
+            matched = False
+            for available in available_plugins:
+                if available.lower() == plugin_name_lower:
+                    # Use the correctly cased name from available plugins
+                    valid_active_plugins.append(available)
+                    matched = True
+                    logger.info(f"Case-insensitive match: requested '{plugin_name}', using '{available}'")
+                    break
+                
+            if not matched:
+                logger.warning(f"Plugin '{plugin_name}' not found, skipping")
+    
+        # Only use valid plugins
+        self._active_plugins = valid_active_plugins
         
-        # Find missing plugins
-        missing_plugins = [p for p in self._active_plugins if p not in available_plugins]
-        if missing_plugins:
-            logger.warning(f"Active plugins not found: {missing_plugins}")
+        logger.info(f"Using verified active plugins: {self._active_plugins}")
         
         try:    
             self.syncAllPluginsActive()