diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/http/test/HttpClientTests.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/http/test/HttpClientTests.java
index 06a4eb6a7..770294cac 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/http/test/HttpClientTests.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/http/test/HttpClientTests.java
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ public void testListRemote_Dumb_NeedsAuth() throws Exception {
 				fail("connection opened even info/refs needs auth basic");
 			} catch (TransportException err) {
 				String exp = dumbAuthBasicURI + ": "
-						+ JGitText.get().authenticationNotSupported;
+						+ JGitText.get().notAuthorized;
 				assertEquals(exp, err.getMessage());
 			}
 		} finally {
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ public void testListRemote_Smart_UploadPackNeedsAuth() throws Exception {
 				fail("connection opened even though service disabled");
 			} catch (TransportException err) {
 				String exp = smartAuthBasicURI + ": "
-						+ JGitText.get().authenticationNotSupported;
+						+ JGitText.get().notAuthorized;
 				assertEquals(exp, err.getMessage());
 			}
 		} finally {
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/HttpAuthMethod.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/HttpAuthMethod.java
index 5a559abf1..11178fc72 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/HttpAuthMethod.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/HttpAuthMethod.java
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ static HttpAuthMethod scanResponse(HttpURLConnection conn) {
 			return NONE;
 
 		String type = hdr.substring(0, sp);
-		if (Basic.NAME.equals(type))
+		if (Basic.NAME.equalsIgnoreCase(type))
 			return new Basic();
-		else if (Digest.NAME.equals(type))
+		else if (Digest.NAME.equalsIgnoreCase(type))
 			return new Digest(hdr.substring(sp + 1));
 		else
 			return NONE;