diff --git a/src/Episode3/DataIndexes.cc b/src/Episode3/DataIndexes.cc
index d54ae69c..274de718 100644
--- a/src/Episode3/DataIndexes.cc
+++ b/src/Episode3/DataIndexes.cc
@@ -1769,6 +1769,7 @@ CardIndex::CardIndex(const string& filename, const string& decompressed_filename
       // unindexed (they can still be looked up by ID, of course)
       string name = entry->def.en_name;
       this->card_definitions_by_name.emplace(name, entry);
+      this->card_definitions_by_name_normalized.emplace(this->normalize_card_name(name), entry);
 
       entry->def.hp.decode_code();
       entry->def.ap.decode_code();
@@ -1840,6 +1841,10 @@ shared_ptr<const CardIndex::CardEntry> CardIndex::definition_for_name(const stri
   return this->card_definitions_by_name.at(name);
 }
 
+shared_ptr<const CardIndex::CardEntry> CardIndex::definition_for_name_normalized(const string& name) const {
+  return this->card_definitions_by_name_normalized.at(this->normalize_card_name(name));
+}
+
 set<uint32_t> CardIndex::all_ids() const {
   set<uint32_t> ret;
   for (const auto& it : this->card_definitions) {
@@ -1852,6 +1857,17 @@ uint64_t CardIndex::definitions_mtime() const {
   return this->mtime_for_card_definitions;
 }
 
+string CardIndex::normalize_card_name(const string& name) {
+  string ret;
+  for (char ch : name) {
+    if (ch == ' ') {
+      continue;
+    }
+    ret.push_back(tolower(ch));
+  }
+  return ret;
+}
+
 MapIndex::MapIndex(const string& directory) {
   auto add_maps_from_dir = [&](const string& dir, bool is_quest) -> void {
     for (const auto& filename : list_directory(dir)) {
diff --git a/src/Episode3/DataIndexes.hh b/src/Episode3/DataIndexes.hh
index 4df4e126..f54a445b 100644
--- a/src/Episode3/DataIndexes.hh
+++ b/src/Episode3/DataIndexes.hh
@@ -1048,13 +1048,17 @@ public:
   const std::string& get_compressed_definitions() const;
   std::shared_ptr<const CardEntry> definition_for_id(uint32_t id) const;
   std::shared_ptr<const CardEntry> definition_for_name(const std::string& name) const;
+  std::shared_ptr<const CardEntry> definition_for_name_normalized(const std::string& name) const;
   std::set<uint32_t> all_ids() const;
   uint64_t definitions_mtime() const;
 
 private:
+  static std::string normalize_card_name(const std::string& name);
+
   std::string compressed_card_definitions;
   std::unordered_map<uint32_t, std::shared_ptr<CardEntry>> card_definitions;
   std::unordered_map<std::string, std::shared_ptr<CardEntry>> card_definitions_by_name;
+  std::unordered_map<std::string, std::shared_ptr<CardEntry>> card_definitions_by_name_normalized;
   uint64_t mtime_for_card_definitions;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/ServerState.cc b/src/ServerState.cc
index ed5c7e4e..4935919f 100644
--- a/src/ServerState.cc
+++ b/src/ServerState.cc
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ void ServerState::load_ep3_data() {
   config_log.info("Resolving Episode 3 card auction pool");
   for (auto& e : this->ep3_card_auction_pool) {
     try {
-      const auto& card = this->ep3_card_index->definition_for_name(e.card_name);
+      const auto& card = this->ep3_card_index->definition_for_name_normalized(e.card_name);
       e.card_id = card->def.card_id;
     } catch (const out_of_range&) {
       throw runtime_error(string_printf("Ep3 card \"%s\" does not exist", e.card_name.c_str()));