diff --git a/tests/integration/test_requests.py b/tests/integration/test_requests.py
index 5153b3c..3613155 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_requests.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_requests.py
@@ -145,3 +145,7 @@ def test_session_and_connection_close(tmpdir, scheme):
 
         resp = session.get('http://httpbin.org/get', headers={'Connection': 'close'})
         resp = session.get('http://httpbin.org/get', headers={'Connection': 'close'})
+
+def test_https_with_cert_validation_disabled(tmpdir):
+    with vcr.use_cassette(str(tmpdir.join('cert_validation_disabled.yaml'))):
+        requests.get('https://httpbin.org', verify=False)
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_stubs.py b/tests/integration/test_stubs.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..941c6c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/test_stubs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import vcr
+import six.moves.http_client as httplib
+
+def _headers_are_case_insensitive():
+    conn = httplib.HTTPConnection('httpbin.org')
+    conn.request('GET', "/cookies/set?k1=v1")
+    r1 = conn.getresponse()
+    cookie_data1 = r1.getheader('set-cookie')
+    conn = httplib.HTTPConnection('httpbin.org')
+    conn.request('GET', "/cookies/set?k1=v1")
+    r2 = conn.getresponse()
+    cookie_data2 = r2.getheader('Set-Cookie')
+    return cookie_data1 == cookie_data2
+
+def test_case_insensitivity(tmpdir):
+    testfile = str(tmpdir.join('case_insensitivity.yml'))
+    # check if headers are case insensitive outside of vcrpy
+    outside = _headers_are_case_insensitive()
+    with vcr.use_cassette(testfile):
+        # check if headers are case insensitive inside of vcrpy
+        inside = _headers_are_case_insensitive()
+        # check if headers are case insensitive after vcrpy deserializes headers
+        inside2 = _headers_are_case_insensitive()
+
+    # behavior should be the same both inside and outside
+    assert outside == inside == inside2
diff --git a/vcr/stubs/__init__.py b/vcr/stubs/__init__.py
index 33c0fef..0922e33 100644
--- a/vcr/stubs/__init__.py
+++ b/vcr/stubs/__init__.py
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ class VCRHTTPResponse(HTTPResponse):
         return compat.get_header_items(message)
 
     def getheader(self, header, default=None):
-        headers = dict(((k, v) for k, v in self.getheaders()))
-        return headers.get(header, default)
+        headers = dict(((k.lower(), v) for k, v in self.getheaders()))
+        return headers.get(header.lower(), default)
 
 
 class VCRConnection: