diff --git a/convert-previews.sh b/convert-previews.sh
index b21805c..8652778 100755
--- a/convert-previews.sh
+++ b/convert-previews.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ then
 	PREFIX="patch"
 fi
 
-PKGNAME=$(strtolower "$GPREFIX"-"$PREFIX"-"$NAME")
+PKGNAME=$(echo "$GPREFIX"-"$PREFIX"-"$NAME" | awk '{print tolower($0)}')
 
 if [ -f "$DECLDIR/$DECL_IMG.png" ]
 then
diff --git a/decl-to-pkg.sh b/decl-to-pkg.sh
index ca7f733..fc3fec9 100755
--- a/decl-to-pkg.sh
+++ b/decl-to-pkg.sh
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ then
 fi
 
 AUTHOR_SHORT=$(echo "$AUTHOR" | sed 's/ /_/g' | sed 's/\,//g'| sed 's/-//g' | sed "s|'||g" )
-VERSION_SHORT=$(strtolower "$VERSION" | sed 's/ /_/g')
+VERSION_SHORT=$(echo "$VERSION" | awk '{print tolower($0)}' | sed 's/ /_/g')
 
 if [ $TYPE = Addons ]
 then
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ then
 	fi
 fi
 
-PKGNAME=$(strtolower "$GPREFIX"-"$PREFIX"-"$NAME")
+PKGNAME=$(echo "$GPREFIX"-"$PREFIX"-"$NAME" | awk '{print tolower($0)}')
 FILE="$PREFIX"-"$AUTHOR_SHORT"-"$NAME".pk4
 
 # if we lack the hash, we probably lack everything else.