diff --git a/src/ejabberd_websocket.erl b/src/ejabberd_websocket.erl
index 8cd1b2289..9d5f32c33 100644
--- a/src/ejabberd_websocket.erl
+++ b/src/ejabberd_websocket.erl
@@ -73,9 +73,10 @@ check(_Path, Headers) ->
 		  {_, HVal} ->
 		      case Val of
 			ignore -> false; % ignore value -> ok, remove from list
-			HVal -> false;   % expected val -> ok, remove from list
 			_ ->
-			    true         % val is different, keep in list
+			    % expected value -> ok, remove from list (false)
+			    % value is different, keep in list (true)
+			    str:to_lower(HVal) /= Val
                       end
                 end
         end,