diff --git a/pymt/framework/bmi_metadata.py b/pymt/framework/bmi_metadata.py
index 6604ad72..9c5505d6 100644
--- a/pymt/framework/bmi_metadata.py
+++ b/pymt/framework/bmi_metadata.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ def find_model_metadata(plugin):
         else:
             path_to_mmd = model_metadata_dir
 
-    return os.path.abspath(path_to_mmd)
+    return os.path.normcase(os.path.abspath(path_to_mmd))
 
 
 class PluginMetadata(ModelMetadata):
diff --git a/tests/framework/test_setup.py b/tests/framework/test_setup.py
index 56e74e05..d7a1ff8f 100644
--- a/tests/framework/test_setup.py
+++ b/tests/framework/test_setup.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def test_author_multiple_authors(key, iter):
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("path_to_meta", ("", ".", "meta", "/usr/local/share"))
 def test_find_metadata(path_to_meta):
-    expected = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), path_to_meta))
+    expected = os.path.normcase(os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), path_to_meta)))
     if expected.endswith(os.path.sep):
         expected = expected[:-1]