diff --git a/graph/graph.go b/graph/graph.go
index 00c0324ea8..d5d4fcdab1 100644
--- a/graph/graph.go
+++ b/graph/graph.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func (graph *Graph) restore() error {
 // FIXME: Implement error subclass instead of looking at the error text
 // Note: This is the way golang implements os.IsNotExists on Plan9
 func (graph *Graph) IsNotExist(err error) bool {
-	return err != nil && (strings.Contains(err.Error(), "does not exist") || strings.Contains(err.Error(), "No such"))
+	return err != nil && (strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(err.Error()), "does not exist") || strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(err.Error()), "no such"))
 }
 
 // Exists returns true if an image is registered at the given id.