diff --git a/app/utils/bangs.py b/app/utils/bangs.py
index 7fd2a1e..8661850 100644
--- a/app/utils/bangs.py
+++ b/app/utils/bangs.py
@@ -51,8 +51,9 @@ def resolve_bang(query: str, bangs_dict: dict) -> str:
              wasn't a match or didn't contain a bang operator
 
     """
-    splited_query = query.split(' ')
-    split_query = [split_query_lower.lower() for split_query_lower in splited_query]
+    # Ensure bang search is case insensitive
+    query = query.lower()
+    split_query = query.split(' ')
     for operator in bangs_dict.keys():
         if operator not in split_query:
             continue