diff --git a/src/static/js/pad_connectionstatus.js b/src/static/js/pad_connectionstatus.js
index 86eff6c7e..4cbf16425 100644
--- a/src/static/js/pad_connectionstatus.js
+++ b/src/static/js/pad_connectionstatus.js
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ var padconnectionstatus = (function()
         why: msg
       };
       
-      var k = String(msg).toLowerCase(); // known reason why
+      var k = String(msg); // known reason why
       if (!(k == 'userdup' || k == 'deleted' || k == 'looping' || k == 'slowcommit' || k == 'initsocketfail' || k == 'unauth' || k == 'badChangeset' || k == 'corruptPad'))
       {
         k = 'disconnected';