diff --git a/misc/install.func b/misc/install.func
index e837043..4228d3a 100644
--- a/misc/install.func
+++ b/misc/install.func
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ EOF
 
 fetch_and_deploy_gh_release() {
   local repo="$1"
-  local app="${APPLICATION}"
+  local app=$(echo ${APPLICATION,,} | tr -d ' ')
   local api_url="https://api.github.com/repos/$repo/releases/latest"
   local header=()
   local attempt=0