diff --git a/src/cmd/acl.rs b/src/cmd/acl.rs
index 69632304036831b8c366c8b66dd4e11ba795bba0..527cd4a18de4fc7e43985f6a71fd3b08b008c670 100644
--- a/src/cmd/acl.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/acl.rs
@@ -121,10 +121,10 @@ impl CmdAcl {
     }
 
     fn from_string_item(string: &str) -> CmdAcl {
-        if string == "ADMINONLY" {
+        if string.to_uppercase() == "ADMINONLY" {
             CmdAcl::AdminOnly
-        } else if string.starts_with("ROOM!") {
-            let room = string.strip_prefix("ROOM").unwrap().to_string();
+        } else if string.to_uppercase().starts_with("ROOM!") {
+            let room = (&string[4..]).to_string();
             CmdAcl::RoomOnly(room)
         } else {
             error!("Unknown ACL: {}", string);
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ impl CmdAcl {
     #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub fn from_string(string: String) -> CmdAcl {
         let acl_list = string
-            .to_uppercase()
             .split(",")
             .map(|x| CmdAcl::from_string_item(x.trim()))
             .collect::<Vec<CmdAcl>>();