diff --git a/subcmds/init.py b/subcmds/init.py
index 48df9e8..99007d6 100644
--- a/subcmds/init.py
+++ b/subcmds/init.py
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@
       print ''
       print 'Your identity is: %s <%s>' % (name, email)
       sys.stdout.write('is this correct [y/N]? ')
-      a = sys.stdin.readline().strip()
+      a = sys.stdin.readline().strip().lower()
       if a in ('yes', 'y', 't', 'true'):
         break
 
diff --git a/subcmds/upload.py b/subcmds/upload.py
index 39721ac..925652c 100644
--- a/subcmds/upload.py
+++ b/subcmds/upload.py
@@ -186,8 +186,8 @@
         print '         %s' % commit
 
       sys.stdout.write('to %s (y/N)? ' % remote.review)
-      answer = sys.stdin.readline().strip()
-      answer = answer in ('y', 'Y', 'yes', '1', 'true', 't')
+      answer = sys.stdin.readline().strip().lower()
+      answer = answer in ('y', 'yes', '1', 'true', 't')
 
     if answer:
       if len(branch.commits) > UNUSUAL_COMMIT_THRESHOLD: