diff --git a/lib/miq_automation_engine/engine/miq_ae_object.rb b/lib/miq_automation_engine/engine/miq_ae_object.rb
index 53a18c7caf4..d620539481b 100644
--- a/lib/miq_automation_engine/engine/miq_ae_object.rb
+++ b/lib/miq_automation_engine/engine/miq_ae_object.rb
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ def process_args_array(args, args_key)
       # process Array::servers => MiqServer::2,MiqServer::3,MiqServer::4
       key = args_key.split(CLASS_SEPARATOR).last
       value = args.delete(args_key)
-      args[key] = load_array_objects_from_string(value)
+      args[key.downcase] = load_array_objects_from_string(value)
     end
 
     def process_args_attribute(args, args_key)
diff --git a/spec/lib/miq_automation_engine/miq_ae_object_spec.rb b/spec/lib/miq_automation_engine/miq_ae_object_spec.rb
index 9b515fc0a3b..14838163dc7 100644
--- a/spec/lib/miq_automation_engine/miq_ae_object_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/miq_automation_engine/miq_ae_object_spec.rb
@@ -74,6 +74,16 @@ def value_match(value, xml_value)
     expect(result["vms"].length).to eq(1)
   end
 
+  it "#process_args_as_attributes with mixed types and case insensitive" do
+    result = @miq_obj.process_args_as_attributes("Array::VMs" => "VmOrTemplate::#{@vm.id}",
+                                                 "Name"       => "fred")
+    expect(result["vms"]).to be_kind_of(Array)
+    expect(result["vms"].length).to eq(1)
+    expect(result["VMs"]).to be_nil
+    expect(result["name"]).to eq("fred")
+    expect(result["Name"]).to be_nil
+  end
+
   it "#process_args_as_attributes with an array" do
     vm2 = FactoryGirl.create(:vm_vmware)
     result = @miq_obj.process_args_as_attributes({"Array::vms" => "VmOrTemplate::#{@vm.id},VmOrTemplate::#{vm2.id}"})