diff --git a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/cards/repository/CardInfo.java b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/cards/repository/CardInfo.java
index 7b9b62305f..d369bac186 100644
--- a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/cards/repository/CardInfo.java
+++ b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/cards/repository/CardInfo.java
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ public class CardInfo {
 
     @DatabaseField(indexName = "name_index")
     protected String name;
+    /**
+     * lower_name exists to speed up importing decks, specifically to provide an indexed column.
+     * H2 does not support expressions in indices, so we need a physical column.
+     */
+    @DatabaseField(indexName = "lower_name_index")
+    protected String lower_name;
     @DatabaseField(indexName = "setCode_cardNumber_index")
     protected String cardNumber;
     @DatabaseField(indexName = "setCode_cardNumber_index")
@@ -107,6 +113,7 @@ public class CardInfo {
 
     public CardInfo(Card card) {
         this.name = card.getName();
+        this.lower_name = name.toLowerCase();
         this.cardNumber = card.getCardNumber();
         this.setCode = card.getExpansionSetCode();
         this.className = card.getClass().getCanonicalName();
diff --git a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/cards/repository/CardRepository.java b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/cards/repository/CardRepository.java
index 8582970702..9df069865e 100644
--- a/Mage/src/main/java/mage/cards/repository/CardRepository.java
+++ b/Mage/src/main/java/mage/cards/repository/CardRepository.java
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ public enum CardRepository {
 
             TableUtils.createTableIfNotExists(connectionSource, CardInfo.class);
             cardDao = DaoManager.createDao(connectionSource, CardInfo.class);
-
             eventSource.fireRepositoryDbLoaded();
         } catch (SQLException ex) {
             Logger.getLogger(CardRepository.class).error("Error creating card repository - ", ex);
@@ -490,7 +489,7 @@ public enum CardRepository {
         try {
             String sqlName = name.toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH).replaceAll("'", "''");
             GenericRawResults<CardInfo> rawResults = cardDao.queryRaw(
-                    "select * from " + CardRepository.VERSION_ENTITY_NAME + " where lower(name) = '" + sqlName + '\'',
+                    "select * from " + CardRepository.VERSION_ENTITY_NAME + " where lower_name = '" + sqlName + '\'',
                     cardDao.getRawRowMapper());
             List<CardInfo> result = new ArrayList<>();
             for (CardInfo cardinfo : rawResults) {