diff --git a/src/lib/hooks/useOTAUpdates.test.ts b/src/lib/hooks/useOTAUpdates.test.ts
index 1b5ca63214..d174182a33 100644
--- a/src/lib/hooks/useOTAUpdates.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/hooks/useOTAUpdates.test.ts
@@ -185,11 +185,11 @@ describe('useOTAUpdateRecovery', () => {
     )
   })
 
-  it('silently clears the marker when the attempted OTA launched', () => {
+  it('recognizes a launched OTA when the update ID casing differs', () => {
     jest.mocked(device.get).mockReturnValue({
       attemptedAt: Date.now(),
       channel: 'pull-request-123',
-      updateId: currentUpdate.updateId,
+      updateId: currentUpdate.updateId.toUpperCase(),
     })
 
     renderHook(() => useOTAUpdateRecovery())
diff --git a/src/lib/hooks/useOTAUpdates.ts b/src/lib/hooks/useOTAUpdates.ts
index 97f30eb81f..a7e043aeb2 100644
--- a/src/lib/hooks/useOTAUpdates.ts
+++ b/src/lib/hooks/useOTAUpdates.ts
@@ -262,7 +262,12 @@ export function useOTAUpdateRecovery() {
     if (!pendingUpdate || !currentlyRunning) return
 
     device.remove(['pendingOTAUpdate'])
-    if (pendingUpdate.updateId === currentlyRunning.updateId) return
+    if (
+      pendingUpdate.updateId.toLowerCase() ===
+      currentlyRunning.updateId?.toLowerCase()
+    ) {
+      return
+    }
 
     // A fallback relaunch is immediate. A stale marker can be left by a
     // successful runtime-compatible bundle that predates this hook.