diff --git a/release_version.txt b/release_version.txt
index 73ee011..3025b46 100644
--- a/release_version.txt
+++ b/release_version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.7.7.fx1,services avalability check
+1.7.8,case insensitive to_check parameter host and services avalability check
diff --git a/scripts/healthcheck/hosts_check.sh b/scripts/healthcheck/hosts_check.sh
index 3010dd3..2b3f44c 100755
--- a/scripts/healthcheck/hosts_check.sh
+++ b/scripts/healthcheck/hosts_check.sh
@@ -55,11 +55,9 @@ done
 for Host in ${Hosts[@]} ; do
     host=$(echo $Host | cut -d'.' -f1)
     Domain=$(echo $Host | cut -d'.' -f2-)
-    # echo "Host=$Host host=$host Domain=$Domain"
 
-    # Get SSH port for the host, or use default if not specified
     ToCheck=$(echo "$HOSTS_CONFIG" | jq -r --arg domain "$Domain" --arg host "$host" '.[$domain][$host].to_check // "Yes"')
-    if [ "${ToCheck}" == "No" ]; then
+    if [ "${ToCheck^^}" == "NO" ]; then
         continue
     fi
     PortSSH=$(echo "$HOSTS_CONFIG" | jq -r --arg domain "$Domain" --arg host "$host" '.[$domain][$host].ssh_port // '"$DEFAULT_SSH_PORT"'')
diff --git a/scripts/healthcheck/services_check.sh b/scripts/healthcheck/services_check.sh
index 0620f1b..4fd75fc 100755
--- a/scripts/healthcheck/services_check.sh
+++ b/scripts/healthcheck/services_check.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ mapfile -t SvcNames < <(echo ${SERVICES_CONFIG} | jq -r '. | keys[]')
 DEFAULT_TO_CHECK=Yes
 for SvcName in "${SvcNames[@]}" ; do
     ToCheck=$(echo "$SERVICES_CONFIG" | jq -r --arg svcname "$SvcName" '.[$svcname].to_check // "Yes"')
-    if [ "${ToCheck}" == "No" ]; then
+    if [ "${ToCheck^^}" == "NO" ]; then
         continue
     fi
     Host=$(echo "$SERVICES_CONFIG" | jq -r --arg svcname "$SvcName"  '.[$svcname].host ')