diff --git a/app/controllers/tag_followings_controller.rb b/app/controllers/tag_followings_controller.rb
index 2883f501d..61ba13a74 100644
--- a/app/controllers/tag_followings_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/tag_followings_controller.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class TagFollowingsController < ApplicationController
     @tag_following = current_user.tag_followings.new(:tag_id => @tag.id)
 
     if @tag_following.save
-      flash[:notice] = I18n.t('tag_followings.create.success', :name => params[:name]) 
+      flash[:notice] = I18n.t('tag_followings.create.success', :name => params[:name])
     else
       flash[:error] = I18n.t('tag_followings.create.failure', :name => params[:name])
     end
diff --git a/spec/controllers/tag_followings_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/tag_followings_controller_spec.rb
index 60dfb6bdc..e8660f3c0 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/tag_followings_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/tag_followings_controller_spec.rb
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ describe TagFollowingsController do
         response.should redirect_to(tag_path(:name => valid_attributes[:name]))
         flash[:error].should == "Failed to follow: ##{valid_attributes[:name]}"
       end
+
+      it 'downcases the tag name' do
+        pending "THIS CAUSES A 500 WE NEED TO FIX IT"
+        post "tags/#{valid_attributes[:name].upcase}/tag_followings"
+        assigns[:tag].should == @tag
+      end
     end
   end