diff --git a/sg2t/io/loadshapes/nrel/nbs.py b/sg2t/io/loadshapes/nrel/nbs.py
index 95a7eb9..d3228b9 100644
--- a/sg2t/io/loadshapes/nrel/nbs.py
+++ b/sg2t/io/loadshapes/nrel/nbs.py
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ def get_county_gisjoin_name(self, county_name=None, state=None, county_gisjoin=N
         if county_name and state:
             try:
                 return \
-                self.df_geoinfo[(self.df_geoinfo["county_name"] == county_name.capitalize()) & \
+                self.df_geoinfo[(self.df_geoinfo["county_name"] == county_name.title()) & \
                                 (self.df_geoinfo["state_abbreviation"] == state.upper())].index[0]
             except IndexError as e:
                 print(e)