diff --git a/api/resolvers/item.js b/api/resolvers/item.js
index 279d2c26..57d70c0d 100644
--- a/api/resolvers/item.js
+++ b/api/resolvers/item.js
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ export const muteClause = me =>
 
 const subClause = (sub, num, table, me) => {
   return sub
-    ? `${table ? `"${table}".` : ''}"subName" = $${num}`
+    ? `${table ? `"${table}".` : ''}"subName" = $${num}::CITEXT`
     : me
       ? `NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM "MuteSub" WHERE "MuteSub"."userId" = ${me.id} AND "MuteSub"."subName" = ${table ? `"${table}".` : ''}"subName")`
       : ''