diff --git a/legendary/lfs/lgndry.py b/legendary/lfs/lgndry.py
index d7ccd20..6c003a0 100644
--- a/legendary/lfs/lgndry.py
+++ b/legendary/lfs/lgndry.py
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ class LGDLFS:
         self._update_info = None
         # Config with game specific settings (e.g. start parameters, env variables)
         self.config = LGDConf(comment_prefixes='/', allow_no_value=True)
-        self.config.optionxform = str
 
         # ensure folders exist.
         for f in ['', 'manifests', 'metadata', 'tmp']:
diff --git a/legendary/utils/config.py b/legendary/utils/config.py
index 1036aec..5f4ea6a 100644
--- a/legendary/utils/config.py
+++ b/legendary/utils/config.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ class LGDConf(configparser.ConfigParser):
         self.read_only = False
         self.modtime = None
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.optionxform = str
 
     def read(self, filename):
         # if config file exists, save modification time