diff --git a/hangman.c b/hangman.c
index 0e78a24..cfbd046 100644
--- a/hangman.c
+++ b/hangman.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "hangman.h"
 #include <stdlib.h> //atexit
 #include <string.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
 
 int main(void) {
     /* Initialization */
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ void initGuessWord(game_state *gs) {
     int i;
     mvprintw(1, 1, "Please enter your word: ");
     getstr(gs->guessWord);
+    toLowerCase(gs->guessWord);
     gs->wordLength = strlen(gs->guessWord);
     for (i = 0; i < gs->wordLength; i++) {
         if (gs->guessWord[i] == ' ') { //Check for spaces if it's a sentence
@@ -61,6 +63,14 @@ void initGuessWord(game_state *gs) {
     clear(); //clear the screen
 }
 
+void toLowerCase(char *str) {
+    int length = strlen(str);
+    int i;
+    for (i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+        str[i] = tolower(str[i]);
+    }
+}
+
 void drawGuessWord(game_state *gs) {
     int startpos = gs->centerx - gs->wordLength;
     int i, wordpos = 0;
diff --git a/hangman.h b/hangman.h
index 0c39201..5c56182 100644
--- a/hangman.h
+++ b/hangman.h
@@ -33,3 +33,4 @@ int fillCurrentWord(game_state *gs, char validchar);
 int stackWrongCharacter(game_state *gs, char wrongchar);
 int checkWin(game_state *gs);
 void printGameStats(game_state *gs); 
+void toLowerCase(char *str);
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index b9f39f1..84216ae 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ LDFLAGS = -lncurses
 
 OBJ = hangman.o
 
-lcdclock: $(OBJ)
+all: $(OBJ)
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o hangman $(OBJ) $(LDFLAGS)
         
 %.o: %.c