diff --git a/app/mailers/report_mailer.rb b/app/mailers/report_mailer.rb
index 35aafcf3e..a89468b8b 100644
--- a/app/mailers/report_mailer.rb
+++ b/app/mailers/report_mailer.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class ReportMailer < ActionMailer::Base
   def new_report(type, id, role)
     resource = {
       url:  report_index_url,
-      type: I18n.t("notifier.report_email.type." + type),
+      type: I18n.t("notifier.report_email.type.#{type.downcase}"),
       id:   id
     }
     person = Person.find(role.person_id)
diff --git a/spec/mailers/report_spec.rb b/spec/mailers/report_spec.rb
index 32c2afdb1..04869e5d6 100644
--- a/spec/mailers/report_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/mailers/report_spec.rb
@@ -37,5 +37,15 @@ describe Report, type: :mailer do
       expect(ActionMailer::Base.deliveries[0].subject).to match("Ein neuer post wurde als anstößig markiert")
       expect(ActionMailer::Base.deliveries[1].subject).to match("A new post was marked as offensive")
     end
+
+    it "should find correct post translation" do
+      ReportMailer.new_report("PosT", 666).each(&:deliver_now)
+      expect(ActionMailer::Base.deliveries[0].subject).not_to match("translation missing")
+    end
+
+    it "should find correct comment translation" do
+      ReportMailer.new_report("CoMMenT", 666).each(&:deliver_now)
+      expect(ActionMailer::Base.deliveries[0].subject).not_to match("translation missing")
+    end
   end
 end