diff --git a/backend/sources/birdwatcher/source_multitable.go b/backend/sources/birdwatcher/source_multitable.go
index 93851c7..914d487 100644
--- a/backend/sources/birdwatcher/source_multitable.go
+++ b/backend/sources/birdwatcher/source_multitable.go
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ func (self *MultiTableBirdwatcher) Neighbours() (*api.NeighboursResponse, error)
 		// Sum up all routes from all peers for a table
 		for _, protocol := range tree[table].(map[string]interface{}) {
 			// Skip peers that are not up (start/down)
-			if protocol.(map[string]interface{})["state"].(string) != "up" {
+			if !isProtocolUp(protocol.(map[string]interface{})["state"].(string)) {
 				continue
 			}
 			allRoutesImported += int64(protocol.(map[string]interface{})["routes"].(map[string]interface{})["imported"].(float64))
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ func (self *MultiTableBirdwatcher) Neighbours() (*api.NeighboursResponse, error)
 				// to query birdwatcher again.
 				for _, protocol := range tree[table].(map[string]interface{}) {
 					// Skip peers that are not up (start/down)
-					if protocol.(map[string]interface{})["state"].(string) != "up" {
+					if !isProtocolUp(protocol.(map[string]interface{})["state"].(string)) {
 						continue
 					}
 					filtered[protocol.(map[string]interface{})["protocol"].(string)] = int(protocol.(map[string]interface{})["routes"].(map[string]interface{})["imported"].(float64))
diff --git a/backend/sources/birdwatcher/utils.go b/backend/sources/birdwatcher/utils.go
index 0ca122d..834f607 100644
--- a/backend/sources/birdwatcher/utils.go
+++ b/backend/sources/birdwatcher/utils.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package birdwatcher
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/alice-lg/alice-lg/backend/api"
@@ -51,3 +52,8 @@ func (self *LockMap) Unlock(key string) {
 	}
 	mutex.(*sync.Mutex).Unlock()
 }
+
+func isProtocolUp(protocol string) bool {
+	protocol = strings.ToLower(protocol)
+	return protocol == "up"
+}
diff --git a/backend/sources/birdwatcher/utils_tests.go b/backend/sources/birdwatcher/utils_tests.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..232837c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/sources/birdwatcher/utils_tests.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package birdwatcher
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestIsProtocolUp(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := map[string]bool{
+		"up":   true,
+		"uP":   true,
+		"Up":   true,
+		"UP":   true,
+		"down": false,
+	}
+
+	for up, expected := range tests {
+		if isProtocolUp(up) != expected {
+			t.Error("f(", up, ") != ", expected)
+		}
+	}
+}