diff --git a/src/nimblepkg/packageinfo.nim b/src/nimblepkg/packageinfo.nim
index 304398b..5c07957 100644
--- a/src/nimblepkg/packageinfo.nim
+++ b/src/nimblepkg/packageinfo.nim
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ proc getPackage*(pkg: string, options: Options,
     let packages = parseFile(options.getNimbleDir() /
         "packages_" & name.toLower() & ".json")
     for p in packages:
-      if p["name"].str == pkg:
+      if normalize(p["name"].str) == normalize(pkg):
         resPkg = p.fromJson()
         return true
 
@@ -302,4 +302,4 @@ when isMainModule:
   doAssert toValidPackageName("foo__bar") == "foo_bar"
   doAssert toValidPackageName("jhbasdh!£$@%#^_&*_()qwe") == "jhbasdh_qwe"
 
-  echo("All tests passed!")
\ No newline at end of file
+  echo("All tests passed!")