diff --git a/metadata-io/src/main/java/com/linkedin/metadata/structuredproperties/validation/StructuredPropertiesValidator.java b/metadata-io/src/main/java/com/linkedin/metadata/structuredproperties/validation/StructuredPropertiesValidator.java
index cdbe2eb95a15d..25cbfb3a12ab3 100644
--- a/metadata-io/src/main/java/com/linkedin/metadata/structuredproperties/validation/StructuredPropertiesValidator.java
+++ b/metadata-io/src/main/java/com/linkedin/metadata/structuredproperties/validation/StructuredPropertiesValidator.java
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ private static Optional<AspectValidationException> validateType(
                 throw new RuntimeException(e);
               }
               String allowedEntityName = getValueTypeId(typeUrn);
-              if (typeValue.getEntityType().equals(allowedEntityName)) {
+              if (typeValue.getEntityType().equalsIgnoreCase(allowedEntityName)) {
                 matchedAny = true;
               }
             }