diff --git a/ijim/model/model3doImporter.py b/ijim/model/model3doImporter.py
index 3d4a034..5d2621f 100644
--- a/ijim/model/model3doImporter.py
+++ b/ijim/model/model3doImporter.py
@@ -120,6 +120,10 @@ def _make_mesh(mesh3do: ModelMesh, mat_list: List):
         # Set face material index
         mat_name = mat_list[face3do.materialIdx]
         mat = getGlobalMaterial(mat_name)
+        if mat is None:
+            print("\nWarning: could not find material file '{}'".format(mat_name))
+            mat = makeNewGlobalMaterial(mat_name)
+
         if not mat.name in mesh.materials:
             mesh.materials.append(mat)
         face.material_index = mesh.materials.find(mat.name)
diff --git a/ijim/model/utils.py b/ijim/model/utils.py
index c47775b..f9cf4b6 100644
--- a/ijim/model/utils.py
+++ b/ijim/model/utils.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from ijim.material.material import importMatFile
 from ijim.types.vector import Vector3f
+from ijim.utils.utils import *
 from .model3do import GeometryMode
 
 import math
@@ -139,20 +140,8 @@ def importMaterials(mat_names: List, search_paths: List):
     for name in mat_names:
         if name in bpy.data.materials:
             continue
-
-        mat_imported = False
         for path in search_paths:
-            mat_path = path + '/' + name
-            if os.path.isfile(mat_path) and os.access(mat_path, os.R_OK):
+            mat_path = getFilePathInDir(name, path)
+            if mat_path is not None:
                 importMatFile(mat_path)
-                mat_imported = True
-                break
-
-        if not mat_imported:
-            print("\nWarning: could not find material file '{}'".format(name))
-            mat = bpy.data.materials.new(name)
-            mat.texture_slots.add()
-            ts = mat.texture_slots[0]
-            print(ts.name)
-            ts.texture_coords = 'UV'
-            ts.uv_layer = 'UVMap'
+                break
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diff --git a/ijim/utils/utils.py b/ijim/utils/utils.py
index 72d8a26..bb81459 100644
--- a/ijim/utils/utils.py
+++ b/ijim/utils/utils.py
@@ -23,13 +23,59 @@ def getBmeshFaceLayer(faces: bmesh.types.BMFaceSeq, name: str):
     return faces.layers.string.get(name) or faces.layers.string.new(name)
 
 def getDefaultMatFolders(model_path):
-    path1 = os.path.dirname(model_path) + '/' + 'mat'
-    path2 = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(model_path), os.pardir)) + '/' + 'mat'
+    os.path.join(os.path.dirname(model_path), 'mat')
+    path1 = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(model_path), 'mat')
+    path2 = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(model_path), os.pardir))
+    path2 = os.path.join(path2, 'mat')
     return [path1, path2]
 
-
-def getGlobalMaterial(name):
-    return bpy.data.materials[name]
+def getFilePathInDir(fileName: str, dirPath: str, insensitive=True):
+    "Returns string file path in dir if file exists otherwise None"
+
+    if not os.path.isdir(dirPath) or len(fileName) < 1:
+        return None
+
+    def file_exists(file_path):
+        return os.path.isfile(file_path) and os.access(file_path, os.R_OK)
+
+    file_path = os.path.join(dirPath, fileName)
+    if file_exists(file_path):
+        return file_path
+
+    if insensitive:
+        # Try to find the file by lower-cased name
+        fileName = fileName.lower()
+        file_path = os.path.join(dirPath, fileName)
+        if file_exists(file_path):
+            return file_path
+
+        # Ok, now let's go through all files in folder and
+        # try to find file by case insensitive comparing it.
+        # to other file names.
+        for f in os.listdir(dirPath):
+            file_path = os.path.join(dirPath, f)
+            if file_exists(file_path) and f.lower() == fileName:
+                return file_path
+
+def getGlobalMaterial(name: str):
+    if name in bpy.data.materials:
+        return bpy.data.materials[name]
+
+    name = name.lower()
+    if name in bpy.data.materials:
+        return bpy.data.materials[name]
+
+    for mat in bpy.data.materials:
+        if(mat.name.lower() == name):
+            return mat
+
+def makeNewGlobalMaterial(name: str):
+    mat = bpy.data.materials.new(name)
+    mat.texture_slots.add()
+    ts = mat.texture_slots[0]
+    ts.texture_coords = 'UV'
+    ts.uv_layer = 'UVMap'
+    return mat
 
 def clearSceneAnimData(scene):
     scene.timeline_markers.clear()