diff --git a/bigchaindb/web/views/blocks.py b/bigchaindb/web/views/blocks.py
index 1ea1a28f..2471739d 100644
--- a/bigchaindb/web/views/blocks.py
+++ b/bigchaindb/web/views/blocks.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class BlockListApi(Resource):
         """
         parser = reqparse.RequestParser()
         parser.add_argument('tx_id', type=str, required=True)
-        parser.add_argument('status', type=str,
+        parser.add_argument('status', type=str, case_sensitive=False,
                             choices=[Bigchain.BLOCK_VALID, Bigchain.BLOCK_INVALID, Bigchain.BLOCK_UNDECIDED])
 
         args = parser.parse_args(strict=True)