diff --git a/files/hotfix/python-openid/fetchers.py b/files/hotfix/python-openid/fetchers.py
index 928dadbaae..bdacfb9410 100644
--- a/files/hotfix/python-openid/fetchers.py
+++ b/files/hotfix/python-openid/fetchers.py
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ class CurlHTTPFetcher(HTTPFetcher):
 
         # Remove the status line from the beginning of the input
         unused_http_status_line = header_file.readline().lower ()
-        while unused_http_status_line.startswith('http/1.1 1'):
+        while unused_http_status_line.lower().startswith('http/1.1 1'):
             unused_http_status_line = header_file.readline()
             unused_http_status_line = header_file.readline()