diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/database_grant/mysql.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/database_grant/mysql.rb
index 28d718c..df3c79c 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/database_grant/mysql.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/database_grant/mysql.rb
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ Puppet::Type.type(:database_grant).provide(:mysql) do
   def self.query_user_privs
     results = mysql("mysql", "-Be", "describe user")
     column_names = results.split(/\n/).map { |l| l.chomp.split(/\t/)[0] }
-    @user_privs = column_names.delete_if { |e| !( e =~/_priv$/) }.map! { |p| p.intern }
+    @user_privs = column_names.delete_if { |e| !( e =~/_priv$/) }
   end
 
   def self.query_db_privs
     results = mysql("mysql", "-Be", "describe db")
     column_names = results.split(/\n/).map { |l| l.chomp.split(/\t/)[0] }
-    @db_privs = column_names.delete_if { |e| !(e =~/_priv$/) }.map! { |p| p.intern }
+    @db_privs = column_names.delete_if { |e| !(e =~/_priv$/) }
   end
 
   def mysql_flush
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ Puppet::Type.type(:database_grant).provide(:mysql) do
                 when :db
                   db_privs
                 end
-    all_privs = all_privs.collect do |p| p.to_s end.sort.join("|")
-    privs = privileges.collect do |p| p.to_s end.sort.join("|")
+    all_privs = all_privs.collect do |p| p.downcase end.sort.join("|")
+    privs = privileges.collect do |p| p.downcase end.sort.join("|")
 
     all_privs == privs
   end
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ Puppet::Type.type(:database_grant).provide(:mysql) do
       privs = privs.select do |p| p[0].match(/_priv$/) and p[1] == 'Y' end
     end
 
-    privs.collect do |p| symbolize(p[0]) end
+    privs.collect do |p| p[0] end
   end
 
   def privileges=(privs)
@@ -157,12 +157,17 @@ Puppet::Type.type(:database_grant).provide(:mysql) do
       all_privs = db_privs
     end
 
-    if privs[0] == :all
+    if privs[0].downcase == 'all'
       privs = all_privs
     end
 
+    # Downcase the requested priviliges for case-insensitive selection
+    # we don't map! here because the all_privs object has to remain in
+    # the same case the DB gave it to us in
+    privs = privs.map { |p| p.downcase }
+
     # puts "stmt:", stmt
-    set = all_privs.collect do |p| "%s = '%s'" % [p, privs.include?(p) ? 'Y' : 'N'] end.join(', ')
+    set = all_privs.collect do |p| "%s = '%s'" % [p, privs.include?(p.downcase) ? 'Y' : 'N'] end.join(', ')
     # puts "set:", set
     stmt = stmt << set << where
 
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/database_grant.rb b/lib/puppet/type/database_grant.rb
index 7c1ab02..965695b 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/database_grant.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/database_grant.rb
@@ -31,16 +31,13 @@ Puppet::Type.newtype(:database_grant) do
 
   newproperty(:privileges, :array_matching => :all) do
     desc "The privileges the user should have. The possible values are implementation dependent."
-    munge do |v|
-      symbolize(v)
-    end
 
     def should_to_s(newvalue = @should)
       if newvalue
         unless newvalue.is_a?(Array)
           newvalue = [ newvalue ]
         end
-        newvalue.collect do |v| v.to_s end.sort.join ", "
+        newvalue.collect do |v| v.downcase end.sort.join ", "
       else
         nil
       end
@@ -51,7 +48,7 @@ Puppet::Type.newtype(:database_grant) do
         unless currentvalue.is_a?(Array)
           currentvalue = [ currentvalue ]
         end
-        currentvalue.collect do |v| v.to_s end.sort.join ", "
+        currentvalue.collect do |v| v.downcase end.sort.join ", "
       else
         nil
       end
diff --git a/spec/unit/puppet/provider/database_grant/mysql_spec.rb b/spec/unit/puppet/provider/database_grant/mysql_spec.rb
index 2547359..58a64ea 100644
--- a/spec/unit/puppet/provider/database_grant/mysql_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/puppet/provider/database_grant/mysql_spec.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ provider_class = Puppet::Type.type(:database_grant).provider(:mysql)
 describe provider_class do
   before :each do
     @resource = Puppet::Type::Database_grant.new(
-      { :privileges => 'all"', :provider => 'mysql', :name => 'user@host'}
+      { :privileges => 'all', :provider => 'mysql', :name => 'user@host'}
     )
     @provider = provider_class.new(@resource)
   end
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ Select_priv	enum('N','Y')	NO		N
 Insert_priv	enum('N','Y')	NO		N	
 Update_priv	enum('N','Y')	NO		N
 EOT
-    provider_class.user_privs.should == [ :Select_priv, :Insert_priv, :Update_priv ]
-    provider_class.db_privs.should == [ :Select_priv, :Insert_priv, :Update_priv ]
+    provider_class.user_privs.should == [ 'Select_priv', 'Insert_priv', 'Update_priv' ]
+    provider_class.db_privs.should == [ 'Select_priv', 'Insert_priv', 'Update_priv' ]
   end
 
   it 'should query set priviliges' do
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ EOT
 Host	User	Password	Select_priv	Insert_priv	Update_priv
 host	user		Y	N	Y
 EOT
-    @provider.privileges.should == [ :Select_priv, :Update_priv ]
+    @provider.privileges.should == [ 'Select_priv', 'Update_priv' ]
   end
 
   it 'should recognize when all priviliges are set' do
@@ -62,13 +62,20 @@ EOT
     provider_class.expects(:mysql).with('mysql', '-NBe', 'SELECT "1" FROM user WHERE user = \'user\' AND host = \'host\'').returns "1\n"
     provider_class.expects(:mysql).with('mysql', '-Be', "update user set Select_priv = 'Y', Insert_priv = 'Y', Update_priv = 'Y' where user=\"user\" and host=\"host\"")
     provider_class.expects(:mysqladmin).with("flush-privileges")
-    @provider.privileges=([:all])
+    @provider.privileges=(['all'])
   end
 
   it 'should be able to set partial privileges' do
     provider_class.expects(:mysql).with('mysql', '-NBe', 'SELECT "1" FROM user WHERE user = \'user\' AND host = \'host\'').returns "1\n"
     provider_class.expects(:mysql).with('mysql', '-Be', "update user set Select_priv = 'Y', Insert_priv = 'N', Update_priv = 'Y' where user=\"user\" and host=\"host\"")
     provider_class.expects(:mysqladmin).with("flush-privileges")
-    @provider.privileges=([:Select_priv, :Update_priv])
+    @provider.privileges=(['Select_priv', 'Update_priv'])
+  end
+
+  it 'should be case insensitive' do
+    provider_class.expects(:mysql).with('mysql', '-NBe', 'SELECT "1" FROM user WHERE user = \'user\' AND host = \'host\'').returns "1\n"
+    provider_class.expects(:mysql).with('mysql', '-Be', "update user set Select_priv = 'Y', Insert_priv = 'Y', Update_priv = 'Y' where user=\"user\" and host=\"host\"")
+    provider_class.expects(:mysqladmin).with('flush-privileges')
+    @provider.privileges=(['SELECT_PRIV', 'insert_priv', 'UpDaTe_pRiV'])
   end
 end