diff --git a/symmetric/symmetric-util/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/util/FormatUtils.java b/symmetric/symmetric-util/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/util/FormatUtils.java
index 1572783b84..d723226a8c 100644
--- a/symmetric/symmetric-util/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/util/FormatUtils.java
+++ b/symmetric/symmetric-util/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/util/FormatUtils.java
@@ -108,6 +108,18 @@ public static boolean isMixedCase(String text) {
         }
         return upper && lower;
     }
+    
+    public static boolean isWildCardMatch(String text, String pattern, boolean ignoreCase) {
+        boolean match = isWildCardMatch(text, pattern);
+        if (ignoreCase && !match) {
+            match = isWildCardMatch(text.toLowerCase(), pattern);
+            if (!match) {
+                match = isWildCardMatch(text.toUpperCase(), pattern);
+            }
+        }
+        return match;
+    }
+
 
     public static boolean isWildCardMatch(String text, String pattern) {
         boolean match = true;