diff --git a/bindings/resolver.go b/bindings/resolver.go
index 24146823..955e2303 100644
--- a/bindings/resolver.go
+++ b/bindings/resolver.go
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ func (r *Resolver) Resolve(typ string, provider string) ([]Binding, error) {
 
 	var resolved []Binding
 	for _, bind := range r.bindings {
-		if (strings.ToLower(bind.Type) == strings.ToLower(typ)) &&
-			(provider == "" || strings.ToLower(bind.Provider) == strings.ToLower(provider)) {
+		if (strings.EqualFold(bind.Type, typ)) &&
+			(provider == "" || strings.EqualFold(bind.Provider, provider)) {
 			resolved = append(resolved, bind)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/bindings/resolver_test.go b/bindings/resolver_test.go
index a710ab00..2517d0df 100644
--- a/bindings/resolver_test.go
+++ b/bindings/resolver_test.go
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ func testResolver(t *testing.T, context spec.G, it spec.S) {
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 				err = os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(bindingRoot, "bad-binding", "type"), []byte("bad-type"), 000)
+				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 				_, err = resolver.Resolve("bad-type", "")
 				Expect(err).To(MatchError(HavePrefix("loading bindings from '%s': open %s: permission denied", bindingRoot, filepath.Join(bindingRoot, "bad-binding", "type"))))