diff --git a/eeschema/sch_plugins/http_lib/sch_http_lib_plugin.cpp b/eeschema/sch_plugins/http_lib/sch_http_lib_plugin.cpp
index a3b4e68182..538091539c 100644
--- a/eeschema/sch_plugins/http_lib/sch_http_lib_plugin.cpp
+++ b/eeschema/sch_plugins/http_lib/sch_http_lib_plugin.cpp
@@ -390,40 +390,40 @@ LIB_SYMBOL* SCH_HTTP_LIB_PLUGIN::loadSymbolFromPart( const wxString&          aS
 
     for( auto& _field : aPart.fields )
     {
-        std::string fieldName = _field.first;
-        std::tuple  fieldProperties = _field.second;
+        wxString   fieldName = wxString( _field.first );
+        std::tuple fieldProperties = _field.second;
 
-        if( fieldName == footprint_field )
+        if( fieldName.Lower() == footprint_field )
         {
             field = &symbol->GetFootprintField();
             field->SetText( std::get<0>( fieldProperties ) );
             field->SetVisible( std::get<1>( fieldProperties ) );
         }
-        else if( fieldName == description_field )
+        else if( fieldName.Lower() == description_field )
         {
             field = &symbol->GetDescriptionField();
             field->SetText( std::get<0>( fieldProperties ) );
             field->SetVisible( std::get<1>( fieldProperties ) );
         }
-        else if( fieldName == value_field )
+        else if( fieldName.Lower() == value_field )
         {
             field = &symbol->GetValueField();
             field->SetText( std::get<0>( fieldProperties ) );
             field->SetVisible( std::get<1>( fieldProperties ) );
         }
-        else if( fieldName == datasheet_field )
+        else if( fieldName.Lower() == datasheet_field )
         {
             field = &symbol->GetDatasheetField();
             field->SetText( std::get<0>( fieldProperties ) );
             field->SetVisible( std::get<1>( fieldProperties ) );
         }
-        else if( fieldName == reference_field )
+        else if( fieldName.Lower() == reference_field )
         {
             field = &symbol->GetReferenceField();
             field->SetText( std::get<0>( fieldProperties ) );
             field->SetVisible( std::get<1>( fieldProperties ) );
         }
-        else if( fieldName == keywords_field )
+        else if( fieldName.Lower() == keywords_field )
         {
             symbol->SetKeyWords( std::get<0>( fieldProperties ) );
         }
@@ -444,7 +444,6 @@ LIB_SYMBOL* SCH_HTTP_LIB_PLUGIN::loadSymbolFromPart( const wxString&          aS
     return symbol;
 }
 
-
 void SCH_HTTP_LIB_PLUGIN::SaveSymbol( const wxString& aLibraryPath, const LIB_SYMBOL* aSymbol,
                                    const STRING_UTF8_MAP* aProperties )
 {
diff --git a/eeschema/sch_plugins/http_lib/sch_http_lib_plugin.h b/eeschema/sch_plugins/http_lib/sch_http_lib_plugin.h
index 2314d7a4bf..ba950c0e86 100644
--- a/eeschema/sch_plugins/http_lib/sch_http_lib_plugin.h
+++ b/eeschema/sch_plugins/http_lib/sch_http_lib_plugin.h
@@ -117,13 +117,13 @@ private:
 
     wxString m_lastError;
 
-    std::string symbol_field = "symbol";
-    std::string footprint_field = "footprint";
-    std::string description_field = "description";
-    std::string keywords_field = "keywords";
-    std::string value_field = "value";
-    std::string datasheet_field = "datasheet";
-    std::string reference_field = "reference";
+    wxString symbol_field = "symbol";
+    wxString footprint_field = "footprint";
+    wxString description_field = "description";
+    wxString keywords_field = "keywords";
+    wxString value_field = "value";
+    wxString datasheet_field = "datasheet";
+    wxString reference_field = "reference";
 
 };