diff --git a/addp b/addp
index 529a8b3..545becc 100755
--- a/addp
+++ b/addp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 [ "$1" = "usage" ] && echo '    addz "THING I NEED TO DO +project @context"' && echo "      add an item with z priority" && exit 0
 shift
 
-pri="$1"
+pri="$(tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]' <<< $1)"
 shift
 
 "$TODO_FULL_SH" command add "($pri) $@"