diff --git a/app/models/course_group.rb b/app/models/course_group.rb
index c5c2f5c85..144c43c6e 100644
--- a/app/models/course_group.rb
+++ b/app/models/course_group.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ class CourseGroup < ActiveRecord::Base
   before_destroy :set_member_nil
 
   attr_accessible :name
-  validates :name, :presence => true, :length => {:maximum => 20}, :uniqueness => true
+  validates :name, :presence => true, :length => {:maximum => 20},
+            :uniqueness => {case_sensitive: false}
   def set_member_nil
     if self.members && self.members.count > 0
        self.members.update_all("course_group_id = 0")
diff --git a/app/views/courses/_member_list.html.erb b/app/views/courses/_member_list.html.erb
index 9281634bd..58a0da0b2 100644
--- a/app/views/courses/_member_list.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/courses/_member_list.html.erb
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 <% if User.current.logged? && User.current.member_of_course?(@course) && @group  %>
       <% if !@canShowCode %>
           <%= join_in_course_group(@course.course_groups,@group, User.current) %>
-      <% end %>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
-    <span style="font-size: 18px; float: left; margin-right: 35px">
+      <% end %>
+    <span style="font-size: 12px; float: left; margin-right: 5px">
       <%= l(:label_current_group)%>:&nbsp;
       <%= @group.name %>
     </span>