diff --git a/gate-saml/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/gate/security/saml/SamlSsoConfig.groovy b/gate-saml/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/gate/security/saml/SamlSsoConfig.groovy
index 915359c8f1..eef2b68b8e 100644
--- a/gate-saml/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/gate/security/saml/SamlSsoConfig.groovy
+++ b/gate-saml/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/gate/security/saml/SamlSsoConfig.groovy
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class SamlSsoConfig extends WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter {
 
     List<String> requiredRoles
     boolean sortRoles = false
-    boolean forceLowercaseRoles = true
+    boolean forceLowercaseRoles = false
     UserAttributeMapping userAttributeMapping = new UserAttributeMapping()
     long maxAuthenticationAge = 7200