diff --git a/.changeset/nine-weeks-cry.md b/.changeset/nine-weeks-cry.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..612960c058
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/nine-weeks-cry.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@sap-ux/abap-deploy-config-inquirer': patch
+---
+
+fix for local package verification
diff --git a/packages/abap-deploy-config-inquirer/src/constants.ts b/packages/abap-deploy-config-inquirer/src/constants.ts
index 9c46253ddc..fdaa892eb4 100644
--- a/packages/abap-deploy-config-inquirer/src/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/abap-deploy-config-inquirer/src/constants.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export const ABAP_PACKAGE_SEARCH_MAX_RESULTS = 50;
-export const DEFAULT_PACKAGE_ABAP = '$tmp';
+export const DEFAULT_PACKAGE_ABAP = '$TMP';
 export const CREATE_TR_DURING_DEPLOY = 'REPLACE_WITH_TRANSPORT';
diff --git a/packages/abap-deploy-config-inquirer/src/prompts/validators.ts b/packages/abap-deploy-config-inquirer/src/prompts/validators.ts
index 65bc2cbaf5..10fdb5b8ce 100644
--- a/packages/abap-deploy-config-inquirer/src/prompts/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/abap-deploy-config-inquirer/src/prompts/validators.ts
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ export async function validatePackage(
     };
 
     // checks if package is a local package and will update prompt state accordingly
-    await getTransportListFromService(input, answers.ui5AbapRepo ?? '', systemConfig, backendTarget);
+    await getTransportListFromService(input.toUpperCase(), answers.ui5AbapRepo ?? '', systemConfig, backendTarget);
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/abap-deploy-config-inquirer/test/prompts/defaults.test.ts b/packages/abap-deploy-config-inquirer/test/prompts/defaults.test.ts
index 4b6bc22657..7c5aa55040 100644
--- a/packages/abap-deploy-config-inquirer/test/prompts/defaults.test.ts
+++ b/packages/abap-deploy-config-inquirer/test/prompts/defaults.test.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ describe('defaults', () => {
         } as unknown as TransportConfig;
 
         defaultPkg = defaultPackage();
-        expect(defaultPkg).toBe('$tmp');
+        expect(defaultPkg).toBe('$TMP');
     });
 
     it('should return default transport request choice', () => {
diff --git a/packages/abap-deploy-config-inquirer/test/prompts/validators.test.ts b/packages/abap-deploy-config-inquirer/test/prompts/validators.test.ts
index f88dea5857..75d27056c7 100644
--- a/packages/abap-deploy-config-inquirer/test/prompts/validators.test.ts
+++ b/packages/abap-deploy-config-inquirer/test/prompts/validators.test.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ import {
 } from '../../src/types';
 import * as utils from '../../src/utils';
 import { mockDestinations } from '../fixtures/destinations';
+import * as serviceProviderUtils from '../../src/service-provider-utils';
+
+jest.mock('../../src/service-provider-utils', () => ({
+    getTransportListFromService: jest.fn()
+}));
 
 describe('Test validators', () => {
     beforeAll(async () => {
@@ -276,8 +281,13 @@ describe('Test validators', () => {
 
     describe('validatePackage', () => {
         it('should return error for invalid package input', async () => {
-            const result = await validatePackage('ZPACKAGE', {});
+            const getTransportListFromServiceSpy = jest.spyOn(serviceProviderUtils, 'getTransportListFromService');
+
+            const result = await validatePackage('zpackage', {
+                ui5AbapRepo: 'ZUI5REPO'
+            });
             expect(result).toBe(true);
+            expect(getTransportListFromServiceSpy).toBeCalledWith('ZPACKAGE', 'ZUI5REPO', {}, undefined);
         });
         it('should return error for invalid package input', async () => {
             const result = await validatePackage(' ', {});