diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8bd4f593d..f8f4416f7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -27,3 +27,4 @@ static/
 *.mo
 *.html.py
 *.txt.py
+pyenv/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/inventory/views/item_loan.py b/inventory/views/item_loan.py
index 7be76b2c1..69cc20592 100644
--- a/inventory/views/item_loan.py
+++ b/inventory/views/item_loan.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def get_queryset(self):
 
         # Additionally filter by the name of the applicant
         if name_filter:
-            applications = applications.filter(contact_name__contains=name_filter)
+            applications = applications.filter(contact_name__icontains=name_filter)
 
         return applications.order_by("loan_to")
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ def get_initial(self, *args, **kwargs):
         user = self.request.user
         if user and user.is_authenticated:
             initial_form = {
-                "contact_name": "{} {}".format(user.first_name, user.last_name),
+                "contact_name": "{} {}".format(user.first_name, user.last_name),  # her
                 "contact_email": user.email,
             }