diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/esophose/playerparticles/util/ParticleUtils.java b/src/main/java/dev/esophose/playerparticles/util/ParticleUtils.java
index ce69ecf..daaa99f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/esophose/playerparticles/util/ParticleUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/esophose/playerparticles/util/ParticleUtils.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public final class ParticleUtils {
         if (input == null || input.trim().isEmpty())
             return null;
 
-        return Material.matchMaterial(input);
+        return Material.matchMaterial(input.toUpperCase());
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/esophose/playerparticles/util/inputparser/parsable/ParsableMaterial.java b/src/main/java/dev/esophose/playerparticles/util/inputparser/parsable/ParsableMaterial.java
index fdb4857..043ab4a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/esophose/playerparticles/util/inputparser/parsable/ParsableMaterial.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/esophose/playerparticles/util/inputparser/parsable/ParsableMaterial.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package dev.esophose.playerparticles.util.inputparser.parsable;
 
 import dev.esophose.playerparticles.particles.PPlayer;
+import dev.esophose.playerparticles.util.ParticleUtils;
 import dev.esophose.playerparticles.util.inputparser.Parsable;
 import java.util.List;
 import org.bukkit.Material;
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ public class ParsableMaterial extends Parsable<Material> {
     @Override
     public Material parse(PPlayer pplayer, List<String> inputs) {
         String input = inputs.remove(0);
-        return Material.getMaterial(input);
+        return ParticleUtils.closestMatch(input);
     }
 
 }