diff --git a/api-daemon/pvcapid/helper.py b/api-daemon/pvcapid/helper.py
index 32913c04..ee3a6261 100755
--- a/api-daemon/pvcapid/helper.py
+++ b/api-daemon/pvcapid/helper.py
@@ -538,10 +538,10 @@ def get_vm_meta(zkhandler, vm):
     retcode = 200
     retdata = {
         "name": vm,
-        "node_limit": domain_node_limit,
-        "node_selector": domain_node_selector,
+        "node_limit": domain_node_limit.lower(),
+        "node_selector": domain_node_selector.lower(),
         "node_autostart": domain_node_autostart,
-        "migration_method": domain_migrate_method,
+        "migration_method": domain_migrate_method.lower(),
     }
 
     return retdata, retcode
diff --git a/daemon-common/common.py b/daemon-common/common.py
index 8d40808e..d193871e 100644
--- a/daemon-common/common.py
+++ b/daemon-common/common.py
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ def findTargetNode(zkhandler, dom_uuid):
         search_field = None
 
     # If our search field is invalid, use the default
-    if search_field is None or search_field == "None":
+    if search_field is None or search_field in ["None", "none"]:
         search_field = zkhandler.read("base.config.migration_target_selector")
 
     # Execute the search
diff --git a/daemon-common/vm.py b/daemon-common/vm.py
index 4ef3eb60..2c8c2a73 100644
--- a/daemon-common/vm.py
+++ b/daemon-common/vm.py
@@ -308,9 +308,9 @@ def define_vm(
             (("domain.console.log", dom_uuid), ""),
             (("domain.console.vnc", dom_uuid), ""),
             (("domain.meta.autostart", dom_uuid), node_autostart),
-            (("domain.meta.migrate_method", dom_uuid), migration_method),
+            (("domain.meta.migrate_method", dom_uuid), str(migration_method).lower()),
             (("domain.meta.node_limit", dom_uuid), formatted_node_limit),
-            (("domain.meta.node_selector", dom_uuid), node_selector),
+            (("domain.meta.node_selector", dom_uuid), str(node_selector).lower()),
             (("domain.meta.tags", dom_uuid), ""),
             (("domain.migrate.sync_lock", dom_uuid), ""),
         ]
@@ -447,7 +447,9 @@ def modify_vm_metadata(
         update_list.append((("domain.meta.node_limit", dom_uuid), node_limit))
 
     if node_selector is not None:
-        update_list.append((("domain.meta.node_selector", dom_uuid), node_selector))
+        update_list.append(
+            (("domain.meta.node_selector", dom_uuid), str(node_selector).lower())
+        )
 
     if node_autostart is not None:
         update_list.append((("domain.meta.autostart", dom_uuid), node_autostart))
@@ -456,7 +458,9 @@ def modify_vm_metadata(
         update_list.append((("domain.profile", dom_uuid), provisioner_profile))
 
     if migration_method is not None:
-        update_list.append((("domain.meta.migrate_method", dom_uuid), migration_method))
+        update_list.append(
+            (("domain.meta.migrate_method", dom_uuid), str(migration_method).lower())
+        )
 
     if len(update_list) < 1:
         return False, "ERROR: No updates to apply."