diff --git a/apps/course/models.py b/apps/course/models.py
index 0c33fd81..553e6c7c 100644
--- a/apps/course/models.py
+++ b/apps/course/models.py
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class Course(BaseModel, DeactivatedMixin):
         return self.get_absolute_url()
 
     def get_absolute_url(self):
-        return reverse_lazy('course', args=[self.slug or self.id])
+        return reverse_lazy('course', args=[self.slug.lower() if self.slug else self.id])
 
     @property
     def is_free(self):
diff --git a/apps/course/views.py b/apps/course/views.py
index 07ca6bad..5e625c42 100644
--- a/apps/course/views.py
+++ b/apps/course/views.py
@@ -200,6 +200,32 @@ class CourseView(DetailView):
         # ((self.object.status != Course.PUBLISHED and request.user.role != User.ADMIN_ROLE) or
         # (self.object.status != Course.PUBLISHED and request.user.role != User.AUTHOR_ROLE and self.object.author != request.user)):
 
+    def get_object(self, queryset=None):
+        if queryset is None:
+            queryset = self.get_queryset()
+
+        pk = self.kwargs.get(self.pk_url_kwarg)
+        slug = self.kwargs.get(self.slug_url_kwarg)
+        if pk is not None:
+            queryset = queryset.filter(pk=pk)
+
+        if slug is not None and (pk is None or self.query_pk_and_slug):
+            slug_field = self.get_slug_field()
+            queryset = queryset.filter(**{'%s__iexact' % slug_field: slug})
+
+        if pk is None and slug is None:
+            raise AttributeError("Generic detail view %s must be called with "
+                                 "either an object pk or a slug."
+                                 % self.__class__.__name__)
+
+        try:
+            # Get the single item from the filtered queryset
+            obj = queryset.get()
+        except queryset.model.DoesNotExist:
+            raise Http404(_("No %(verbose_name)s found matching the query") %
+                          {'verbose_name': queryset.model._meta.verbose_name})
+        return obj
+
     def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
         context = super().get_context_data(**kwargs)
         if self.request.user.is_authenticated:
diff --git a/web/src/components/CourseRedactor.vue b/web/src/components/CourseRedactor.vue
index d2c7fddc..073e9f49 100644
--- a/web/src/components/CourseRedactor.vue
+++ b/web/src/components/CourseRedactor.vue
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@
             onCourseNameInput() {
                 this.$v.course.title.$touch();
                 if (!this.slugChanged && !this.$v.course.status) {
-                    this.course.slug = slugify(this.course.title);
+                    this.course.slug = (slugify(this.course.title) || '').toLowerCase();
                 }
             },
             removeLesson(lessonIndex) {
diff --git a/web/src/js/modules/api.js b/web/src/js/modules/api.js
index c9627aac..93b3281c 100644
--- a/web/src/js/modules/api.js
+++ b/web/src/js/modules/api.js
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ export const api = {
             deferred_start_at: deferredStart,
             duration: courseObject.duration || 0,
             is_featured: courseObject.is_featured,
-            slug: courseObject.slug,
+            slug: (courseObject.slug || '').toLowerCase(),
             date: (courseObject.date) ? courseObject.date.value:null,
             stream: courseObject.stream,
             cover: courseObject.coverImageId ? courseObject.coverImageId : null,