diff --git a/src/shell/nushell.rs b/src/shell/nushell.rs
index bc4b35ca97..3896920329 100644
--- a/src/shell/nushell.rs
+++ b/src/shell/nushell.rs
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ impl Shell for Nushell {
           def --env "update-env" [] {{
             for $var in $in {{
               if $var.op == "set" {{
-                if $var.name == 'PATH' {{
+                if ($var.name | str upcase) == 'PATH' {{
                   $env.PATH = ($var.value | split row (char esep))
                 }} else {{
                   load-env {{($var.name): $var.value}}
diff --git a/src/shell/snapshots/mise__shell__nushell__tests__hook_init.snap b/src/shell/snapshots/mise__shell__nushell__tests__hook_init.snap
index ada788742e..efd477114b 100644
--- a/src/shell/snapshots/mise__shell__nushell__tests__hook_init.snap
+++ b/src/shell/snapshots/mise__shell__nushell__tests__hook_init.snap
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export def --env --wrapped main [command?: string, --help, ...rest: string] {
 def --env "update-env" [] {
   for $var in $in {
     if $var.op == "set" {
-      if $var.name == 'PATH' {
+      if ($var.name | str upcase) == 'PATH' {
         $env.PATH = ($var.value | split row (char esep))
       } else {
         load-env {($var.name): $var.value}