diff --git a/SanitizeProfileEmail/__tests__/handler.spec.ts b/SanitizeProfileEmail/__tests__/handler.spec.ts
index a29c3b23..657c3e1c 100644
--- a/SanitizeProfileEmail/__tests__/handler.spec.ts
+++ b/SanitizeProfileEmail/__tests__/handler.spec.ts
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ describe("Given a list a profiles to be sanitized with their duplicated e-mail a
     // 3. should have an item in the profile collection
     const profiles: ProfileToSanitize[] = [
       {
-        email: mocks.email,
+        email: mocks.email.toUpperCase() as EmailString,
         fiscalCode: mocks.fiscalCodes.TO_SANITIZE
       },
       {
diff --git a/SanitizeProfileEmail/handler.ts b/SanitizeProfileEmail/handler.ts
index 46c471f6..059658a3 100644
--- a/SanitizeProfileEmail/handler.ts
+++ b/SanitizeProfileEmail/handler.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ const getProfile = (fiscalCode: ProfileToSanitize["fiscalCode"]) => (
 const isProfileEligibleForUpdate = (duplicatedEmail: EmailString) => (
   profile: RetrievedProfile
 ): boolean =>
-  profile.isEmailValidated === true && profile.email === duplicatedEmail;
+  profile.isEmailValidated === true &&
+  profile.email?.toLowerCase() === duplicatedEmail.toLowerCase();
 
 const getProfileForUpdate = (
   profile: ProfileToSanitize