diff --git a/kyu_8/strange_trip_to_the_market/solution.py b/kyu_8/strange_trip_to_the_market/solution.py
index c725592cd5c..c3d12fba354 100644
--- a/kyu_8/strange_trip_to_the_market/solution.py
+++ b/kyu_8/strange_trip_to_the_market/solution.py
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@ def is_loch_ness_monster(string: str) -> bool:
     """
     # A) it is a 400-foot tall beast from the paleolithic era;
     # B) it will ask you for tree fiddy.
-    return any(True for s in INDICATIONS if s in string.lower())
+    string = string.lower()
+    return any(True for s in INDICATIONS if s in string)