diff --git a/scripts/init.py b/scripts/init.py
index 93d95258..801f0d13 100755
--- a/scripts/init.py
+++ b/scripts/init.py
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ def parse_args(args=None):
     parser.add_argument("root", nargs="?")
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
+    args.category = args.category.lower()
 
     if root := args.root:
         if "://" in root: