diff --git a/src/Ombi.Core/Engine/BaseMediaEngine.cs b/src/Ombi.Core/Engine/BaseMediaEngine.cs
index fde13a798..ce1713bb8 100644
--- a/src/Ombi.Core/Engine/BaseMediaEngine.cs
+++ b/src/Ombi.Core/Engine/BaseMediaEngine.cs
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ namespace Ombi.Core.Engine
         {
             var user = await GetUser();
             var existingSub = await _subscriptionRepository.GetAll().FirstOrDefaultAsync(x =>
-                x.UserId.Equals(user.Id) && x.RequestId == requestId && x.RequestType == type);
+                x.UserId == user.Id && x.RequestId == requestId && x.RequestType == type);
             if (existingSub != null)
             {
                 return;
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ namespace Ombi.Core.Engine
         {
             var user = await GetUser();
             var existingSub = await _subscriptionRepository.GetAll().FirstOrDefaultAsync(x =>
-                x.UserId.Equals(user.Id) && x.RequestId == requestId && x.RequestType == type);
+                x.UserId == user.Id && x.RequestId == requestId && x.RequestType == type);
             if (existingSub != null)
             {
                 await _subscriptionRepository.Delete(existingSub);
diff --git a/src/Ombi.Core/Rule/Rules/Request/AutoApproveRule.cs b/src/Ombi.Core/Rule/Rules/Request/AutoApproveRule.cs
index 6b528e806..f427434f0 100644
--- a/src/Ombi.Core/Rule/Rules/Request/AutoApproveRule.cs
+++ b/src/Ombi.Core/Rule/Rules/Request/AutoApproveRule.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ namespace Ombi.Core.Rule.Rules.Request
 
         public async Task<RuleResult> Execute(BaseRequest obj)
         {
-            var user = await _manager.Users.FirstOrDefaultAsync(x => x.UserName.Equals(User.Identity.Name, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase));
+            var username = User.Identity.Name.ToUpper();
+            var user = await _manager.Users.FirstOrDefaultAsync(x => x.NormalizedUserName == username);
             if (await _manager.IsInRoleAsync(user, OmbiRoles.Admin) || user.IsSystemUser)
             {
                 obj.Approved = true;
diff --git a/src/Ombi.Core/Rule/Rules/Request/CanRequestRule.cs b/src/Ombi.Core/Rule/Rules/Request/CanRequestRule.cs
index 213aa94c8..23ad86dc0 100644
--- a/src/Ombi.Core/Rule/Rules/Request/CanRequestRule.cs
+++ b/src/Ombi.Core/Rule/Rules/Request/CanRequestRule.cs
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ namespace Ombi.Core.Rule.Rules.Request
 
         public async Task<RuleResult> Execute(BaseRequest obj)
         {
-            var user = await _manager.Users.FirstOrDefaultAsync(x => x.UserName.Equals(User.Identity.Name, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase));
+            var username = User.Identity.Name.ToUpper();
+            var user = await _manager.Users.FirstOrDefaultAsync(x => x.NormalizedUserName == username);
             if (await _manager.IsInRoleAsync(user, OmbiRoles.Admin) || user.IsSystemUser)
                 return Success();
 
diff --git a/src/Ombi.Core/Rule/Rules/Request/ExistingMovieRequestRule.cs b/src/Ombi.Core/Rule/Rules/Request/ExistingMovieRequestRule.cs
index bc580e9ea..15861ca27 100644
--- a/src/Ombi.Core/Rule/Rules/Request/ExistingMovieRequestRule.cs
+++ b/src/Ombi.Core/Rule/Rules/Request/ExistingMovieRequestRule.cs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ namespace Ombi.Core.Rule.Rules.Request
                 {
                    // Let's check imdbid
                    existing = await movieRequests.FirstOrDefaultAsync(x =>
-                       x.ImdbId.Equals(movie.ImdbId, StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase));
+                       x.ImdbId == movie.ImdbId);
                    if (existing != null)
                    {
                        found = true;
diff --git a/src/Ombi.Core/Rule/Rules/Request/ExistingPlexRequestRule.cs b/src/Ombi.Core/Rule/Rules/Request/ExistingPlexRequestRule.cs
index 0d887063e..3dac2ceff 100644
--- a/src/Ombi.Core/Rule/Rules/Request/ExistingPlexRequestRule.cs
+++ b/src/Ombi.Core/Rule/Rules/Request/ExistingPlexRequestRule.cs
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ namespace Ombi.Core.Rule.Rules.Request
 
                 var tvContent = _plexContent.GetAll().Where(x => x.Type == PlexMediaTypeEntity.Show);
                 // We need to do a check on the TVDBId
-                var anyTvDbMatches = await tvContent.Include(x => x.Episodes).FirstOrDefaultAsync(x => x.HasTvDb && x.TvDbId.Equals(tvRequest.Id.ToString(), StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase)); // the Id on the child is the tvdbid at this point
+                var anyTvDbMatches = await tvContent.Include(x => x.Episodes).FirstOrDefaultAsync(x => x.HasTvDb && x.TvDbId == tvRequest.Id.ToString()); // the Id on the child is the tvdbid at this point
                 if (anyTvDbMatches == null)
                 {
                     // So we do not have a TVDB Id, that really sucks.
                     // Let's try and match on the title and year of the show
                     var titleAndYearMatch = await tvContent.Include(x=> x.Episodes).FirstOrDefaultAsync(x =>
-                        x.Title.Equals(tvRequest.Title, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase)
+                        x.Title == tvRequest.Title
                         && x.ReleaseYear == tvRequest.ReleaseYear.Year.ToString());
                     if (titleAndYearMatch != null)
                     {
diff --git a/src/Ombi.Core/Rule/Rules/Search/LidarrAlbumCacheRule.cs b/src/Ombi.Core/Rule/Rules/Search/LidarrAlbumCacheRule.cs
index ac01a2dfa..3ca57d635 100644
--- a/src/Ombi.Core/Rule/Rules/Search/LidarrAlbumCacheRule.cs
+++ b/src/Ombi.Core/Rule/Rules/Search/LidarrAlbumCacheRule.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace Ombi.Core.Rule.Rules.Search
             {
                 // Check if it's in Lidarr
                 var result = _db.GetAll().FirstOrDefault(x =>
-                    x.ForeignAlbumId.Equals(obj.ForeignAlbumId, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase));
+                    x.ForeignAlbumId == obj.ForeignAlbumId);
                 if (result != null)
                 {
                     obj.PercentOfTracks = result.PercentOfTracks;
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ namespace Ombi.Core.Rule.Rules.Search
             {
                 // Check if it's in Lidarr
                 var result = _db.GetAll().FirstOrDefault(x =>
-                    x.ForeignAlbumId.Equals(release.Id, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase));
+                    x.ForeignAlbumId == release.Id);
                 if (result != null)
                 {
                     release.PercentOfTracks = result.PercentOfTracks;
diff --git a/src/Ombi.Core/Rule/Rules/Search/LidarrArtistCacheRule.cs b/src/Ombi.Core/Rule/Rules/Search/LidarrArtistCacheRule.cs
index d9667d66b..a254ea2d3 100644
--- a/src/Ombi.Core/Rule/Rules/Search/LidarrArtistCacheRule.cs
+++ b/src/Ombi.Core/Rule/Rules/Search/LidarrArtistCacheRule.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ namespace Ombi.Core.Rule.Rules.Search
         {
             var obj = (SearchArtistViewModel) objec;
             // Check if it's in Lidarr
-            var result = _db.GetAll().FirstOrDefault(x => x.ForeignArtistId.Equals(obj.ForignArtistId, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase));
+            var result = _db.GetAll().FirstOrDefault(x => x.ForeignArtistId == obj.ForignArtistId);
             if (result != null)
             {
                 obj.Monitored = true; // It's in Lidarr so it's monitored
diff --git a/src/Ombi.Core/Senders/MusicSender.cs b/src/Ombi.Core/Senders/MusicSender.cs
index 50881cb8f..6390578dd 100644
--- a/src/Ombi.Core/Senders/MusicSender.cs
+++ b/src/Ombi.Core/Senders/MusicSender.cs
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ namespace Ombi.Core.Senders
                         var album = await _lidarrApi.GetAllAlbumsByArtistId(result.id, settings.ApiKey, settings.FullUri);
 
                         var albumToSearch = album.FirstOrDefault(x =>
-                            x.foreignAlbumId.Equals(model.ForeignAlbumId, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase));
+                            x.foreignAlbumId == model.ForeignAlbumId);
                         var maxRetryCount = 10; // 5 seconds
                         var currentRetry = 0;
                         while (albumToSearch != null)
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ namespace Ombi.Core.Senders
                             await Task.Delay(500);
                             album = await _lidarrApi.GetAllAlbumsByArtistId(result.id, settings.ApiKey, settings.FullUri);
                             albumToSearch = album.FirstOrDefault(x =>
-                                x.foreignAlbumId.Equals(model.ForeignAlbumId, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase));
+                                x.foreignAlbumId == model.ForeignAlbumId);
                         }
 
 
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ namespace Ombi.Core.Senders
             // Get the album id
             var albums = await _lidarrApi.GetAllAlbumsByArtistId(artist.id, settings.ApiKey, settings.FullUri);
             var album = albums.FirstOrDefault(x =>
-                x.foreignAlbumId.Equals(model.ForeignAlbumId, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase));
+                x.foreignAlbumId == model.ForeignAlbumId);
             var maxRetryCount = 10; // 5 seconds
             var currentRetry = 0;
             while (!albums.Any() || album == null)
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ namespace Ombi.Core.Senders
                 await Task.Delay(500);
                 albums = await _lidarrApi.GetAllAlbumsByArtistId(artist.id, settings.ApiKey, settings.FullUri);
                 album = albums.FirstOrDefault(x =>
-                    x.foreignAlbumId.Equals(model.ForeignAlbumId, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase));
+                    x.foreignAlbumId == model.ForeignAlbumId);
             }
             // Get the album we want.