diff --git a/os_brick/initiator/connectors/iscsi.py b/os_brick/initiator/connectors/iscsi.py
index fa21608c0..96be61a53 100644
--- a/os_brick/initiator/connectors/iscsi.py
+++ b/os_brick/initiator/connectors/iscsi.py
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@ class ISCSIConnector(base.BaseLinuxConnector, base_iscsi.BaseISCSIConnector):
             for s in sessions:
                 # Found our session, return session_id
                 if (s[0] in self.VALID_SESSIONS_PREFIX and
-                        portal == s[2] and s[4] == target_iqn):
+                        portal.lower() == s[2].lower() and s[4] == target_iqn):
                     return s[1], manual_scan
 
             try:
diff --git a/os_brick/tests/initiator/connectors/test_iscsi.py b/os_brick/tests/initiator/connectors/test_iscsi.py
index e12f80303..c53f6b619 100644
--- a/os_brick/tests/initiator/connectors/test_iscsi.py
+++ b/os_brick/tests/initiator/connectors/test_iscsi.py
@@ -1003,6 +1003,37 @@ Setting up iSCSI targets: unused
         self.assertListEqual(expected_cmds, actual_cmds)
         self.assertEqual(2, get_sessions_mock.call_count)
 
+    @mock.patch.object(iscsi.ISCSIConnector, '_get_iscsi_sessions_full')
+    def test_connect_to_iscsi_portal_ip_case_insensitive(self,
+                                                         get_sessions_mock):
+        """Connect creating node and session."""
+        session = 'session2'
+        get_sessions_mock.side_effect = [
+            [('tcp:', 'session1', 'iP1:port1', '1', 'tgt')],
+            [('tcp:', 'session1', 'Ip1:port1', '1', 'tgt'),
+             ('tcp:', session, 'IP1:port1', '-1', 'tgt1')]
+        ]
+        with mock.patch.object(self.connector, '_execute') as exec_mock:
+            exec_mock.side_effect = [('', 'error'), ('', None),
+                                     ('', None), ('', None),
+                                     ('', None)]
+            res = self.connector._connect_to_iscsi_portal(self.CON_PROPS)
+
+        # True refers to "manual scans", since the call to update
+        # node.session.scan didn't fail they are set to manual
+        self.assertEqual((session, True), res)
+        prefix = 'iscsiadm -m node -T tgt1 -p ip1:port1'
+        expected_cmds = [
+            prefix,
+            prefix + ' --interface default --op new',
+            prefix + ' --op update -n node.session.scan -v manual',
+            prefix + ' --login',
+            prefix + ' --op update -n node.startup -v automatic'
+        ]
+        actual_cmds = [' '.join(args[0]) for args in exec_mock.call_args_list]
+        self.assertListEqual(expected_cmds, actual_cmds)
+        self.assertEqual(2, get_sessions_mock.call_count)
+
     @mock.patch.object(iscsi.ISCSIConnector, '_get_iscsi_sessions_full')
     def test_connect_to_iscsi_portal_all_exists_chap(self, get_sessions_mock):
         """Node and session already exists and we use chap authentication."""