diff --git a/command/init.go b/command/init.go
index 198456dd2..627fcb229 100644
--- a/command/init.go
+++ b/command/init.go
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ func (c *InitCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		return 1
 	}
 
+	remoteBackend = strings.ToLower(remoteBackend)
+
 	var path string
 	args = cmdFlags.Args()
 	if len(args) > 2 {
diff --git a/command/init_test.go b/command/init_test.go
index d12501707..c13249166 100644
--- a/command/init_test.go
+++ b/command/init_test.go
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ func TestInit_remoteState(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	args := []string{
-		"-backend", "http",
+		"-backend", "HTTP",
 		"-backend-config", "address=" + conf.Config["address"],
 		testFixturePath("init"),
 		tmp,