diff --git a/bberg/src/circuit_builder.rs b/bberg/src/circuit_builder.rs
index 37af26c80a..e16c8706fe 100644
--- a/bberg/src/circuit_builder.rs
+++ b/bberg/src/circuit_builder.rs
@@ -88,8 +88,9 @@ impl CircuitBuilder for BBFiles {
                 )
         };
         let check_lookup_transformation = |lookup_name: &String| {
+            let lookup_name_upper = lookup_name.to_uppercase();
             format!(
-                    "if (!evaluate_logderivative.template operator()<{lookup_name}_relation<FF>>(\"{lookup_name}\")) {{
+                    "if (!evaluate_logderivative.template operator()<{lookup_name}_relation<FF>>(\"{lookup_name_upper}\")) {{
                         return false;
                     }}"
                 )
@@ -218,7 +219,7 @@ fn get_lookup_check_closure() -> String {
                 }
                 for (auto r : lookup_result) {
                     if (r != 0) {
-                        info(\"Lookup \", lookup_name, \" failed.\");
+                        throw_or_abort(format(\"Lookup \", lookup_name, \" failed.\"));
                         return false;
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/bberg/src/lookup_builder.rs b/bberg/src/lookup_builder.rs
index 933da9c5b7..e70b864efd 100644
--- a/bberg/src/lookup_builder.rs
+++ b/bberg/src/lookup_builder.rs
@@ -63,8 +63,11 @@ impl LookupBuilder for BBFiles {
         let new_lookups = lookups
             .iter()
             .map(|lookup| Lookup {
-                attribute: lookup.attribute.clone(),
-                counts_poly: format!("{}_counts", lookup.attribute.clone().unwrap()),
+                attribute: lookup.attribute.clone().map(|att| att.to_lowercase()),
+                counts_poly: format!(
+                    "{}_counts",
+                    lookup.attribute.clone().unwrap().to_lowercase()
+                ),
                 left: get_lookup_side(&lookup.left),
                 right: get_lookup_side(&lookup.right),
             })
diff --git a/bberg/src/permutation_builder.rs b/bberg/src/permutation_builder.rs
index 656eb244fe..6cc00db960 100644
--- a/bberg/src/permutation_builder.rs
+++ b/bberg/src/permutation_builder.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ impl PermutationBuilder for BBFiles {
         let new_perms = perms
             .iter()
             .map(|perm| Permutation {
-                attribute: perm.attribute.clone(),
+                attribute: perm.attribute.clone().map(|att| att.to_lowercase()),
                 left: get_perm_side(&perm.left),
                 right: get_perm_side(&perm.right),
             })
@@ -129,9 +129,17 @@ fn create_permutation_settings_file(permutation: &Permutation) -> String {
         .expect("Inverse column name must be provided using attribute syntax");
 
     // This also will need to work for both sides of this !
-    let lhs_selector = permutation.left.selector.clone().expect("At least one selector must be provided");
+    let lhs_selector = permutation
+        .left
+        .selector
+        .clone()
+        .expect("At least one selector must be provided");
     // If a rhs selector is not present, then we use the rhs selector -- TODO(md): maybe we want the default to be always on?
-    let rhs_selector = permutation.right.selector.clone().unwrap_or(lhs_selector.clone());
+    let rhs_selector = permutation
+        .right
+        .selector
+        .clone()
+        .unwrap_or(lhs_selector.clone());
 
     let lhs_cols = permutation.left.cols.clone();
     let rhs_cols = permutation.right.cols.clone();