diff --git a/src/backend/model/database/sql/PersonManager.ts b/src/backend/model/database/sql/PersonManager.ts
index c040f7a6..987278d1 100644
--- a/src/backend/model/database/sql/PersonManager.ts
+++ b/src/backend/model/database/sql/PersonManager.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,15 @@ export class PersonManager implements IPersonManager {
     const hasAll = names.reduce((prev, name) => prev && !!this.samplePhotos[name], true);
     if (!hasAll) {
       const connection = await SQLConnection.getConnection();
+      const namesObj: any = {};
+      let queryStr = '';
+      names.forEach((n, i) => {
+        if (i > 0) {
+          queryStr += ', ';
+        }
+        queryStr += ':n' + i + ' COLLATE utf8_general_ci';
+        namesObj['n' + i] = n;
+      });
       const rawAndEntities = await (connection
         .getRepository(MediaEntity)
         .createQueryBuilder('media') as SelectQueryBuilder<MediaEntity>)
@@ -52,19 +61,19 @@ export class PersonManager implements IPersonManager {
         .leftJoin('media.directory', 'directory')
         .leftJoinAndSelect('media.metadata.faces', 'faces')
         .leftJoin('faces.person', 'person')
-        .groupBy('person.name')
-        .orWhere(`person.name IN (:...names) COLLATE utf8_general_ci`, {names: names}).getRawAndEntities();
+        .groupBy('person.name, media.name, media.id, directory.name, faces.id')
+        .orWhere(`lower(person.name) IN (:...names)`, {names: names.map(n => n.toLowerCase())}).getRawAndEntities();
 
 
       for (let i = 0; i < rawAndEntities.raw.length; ++i) {
-        this.samplePhotos[rawAndEntities.raw[i].person_name] =
+        this.samplePhotos[rawAndEntities.raw[i].person_name.toLowerCase()] =
           Utils.clone(rawAndEntities.entities.find(m => m.name === rawAndEntities.raw[i].media_name));
-        this.samplePhotos[rawAndEntities.raw[i].person_name].metadata.faces = [FaceRegionEntry.fromRawToDTO(rawAndEntities.raw[i])];
+        this.samplePhotos[rawAndEntities.raw[i].person_name.toLowerCase()].metadata.faces = [FaceRegionEntry.fromRawToDTO(rawAndEntities.raw[i])];
       }
     }
 
     const photoMap: { [key: string]: PhotoDTO } = {};
-    names.forEach(n => photoMap[n] = this.samplePhotos[n]);
+    names.forEach(n => photoMap[n] = this.samplePhotos[n.toLowerCase()]);
     return photoMap;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/frontend/app/app.module.ts b/src/frontend/app/app.module.ts
index 00daa115..961bb632 100644
--- a/src/frontend/app/app.module.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/app/app.module.ts
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ export function translationsFactory(locale: string) {
   if (locale === 'en') {
     return '';
   }
-  return (<any>require(`raw-loader!../translate/messages.${locale}.xlf`)).default;
+  return (<any>require(`raw-loader!../translate/ts-only-msg.fr.xlf`)).default;
 }
 
 @NgModule({
diff --git a/test/backend/unit/model/sql/PersonManager.ts b/test/backend/unit/model/sql/PersonManager.ts
index 23af543b..cba14bdc 100644
--- a/test/backend/unit/model/sql/PersonManager.ts
+++ b/test/backend/unit/model/sql/PersonManager.ts
@@ -68,27 +68,45 @@ describe('PersonManager', (sqlHelper: SQLTestHelper) => {
   });
 
 
-  it('should get sample photos', async () => {
-    const pm = new PersonManager();
+  const mapPhoto = (photo: PhotoDTO) => {
     const map: { [key: string]: PhotoDTO } = {};
-    p.metadata.faces.forEach(face => {
+    photo.metadata.faces.forEach(face => {
       map[face.name] = <any>{
-        id: p.id,
-        name: p.name,
+        id: photo.id,
+        name: photo.name,
         directory: {
-          path: p.directory.path,
-          name: p.directory.name,
+          path: photo.directory.path,
+          name: photo.directory.name,
         },
         metadata: {
-          size: p.metadata.size,
-          faces: [p.metadata.faces.find(f => f.name === face.name)]
+          size: photo.metadata.size,
+          faces: [photo.metadata.faces.find(f => f.name === face.name)]
         },
         readyIcon: false,
         readyThumbnails: []
       };
 
     });
+    return map;
+  };
+
+  it('should get sample photos', async () => {
+    const pm = new PersonManager();
+    const map = mapPhoto(p);
     expect(await pm.getSamplePhotos(p.metadata.faces.map(f => f.name))).to.deep.equal(map);
   });
 
+
+  it('should get sample photos case insensitive', async () => {
+    const pm = new PersonManager();
+    const map = mapPhoto(p);
+    for (const k of Object.keys(map)) {
+      if (k.toLowerCase() !== k) {
+        map[k.toLowerCase()] = map[k];
+        delete map[k];
+      }
+    }
+    expect(await pm.getSamplePhotos(p.metadata.faces.map(f => f.name.toLowerCase()))).to.deep.equal(map);
+  });
+
 });