diff --git a/llm/memory.go b/llm/memory.go
index c5d861b6a..384e2dc60 100644
--- a/llm/memory.go
+++ b/llm/memory.go
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func EstimateGPULayers(gpus []discover.GpuInfo, ggml *GGML, projectors []string,
 
 	var kvct string
 	if fa {
-		requested := envconfig.KvCacheType()
+		requested := strings.ToLower(envconfig.KvCacheType())
 		if requested != "" && ggml.SupportsKVCacheType(requested) {
 			kvct = requested
 		}
diff --git a/llm/server.go b/llm/server.go
index 23caa9a0a..debdd35e8 100644
--- a/llm/server.go
+++ b/llm/server.go
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ func NewLlamaServer(gpus discover.GpuInfoList, model string, ggml *GGML, adapter
 		fa = false
 	}
 
-	kvct := envconfig.KvCacheType()
+	kvct := strings.ToLower(envconfig.KvCacheType())
 
 	if fa {
 		slog.Info("enabling flash attention")