diff --git a/src/clients/Elsa.Api.Client/Extensions/DictionaryExtensions.cs b/src/clients/Elsa.Api.Client/Extensions/DictionaryExtensions.cs
index e7a3b8f74..9fea97360 100644
--- a/src/clients/Elsa.Api.Client/Extensions/DictionaryExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/clients/Elsa.Api.Client/Extensions/DictionaryExtensions.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ public static class DictionaryExtensions
     /// </summary>
     public static T? TryGetValue<T>(this IDictionary<string, object> dictionary, string key, Func<T>? defaultValue = default, JsonSerializerOptions? serializerOptions = default)
     {
-        if (dictionary.TryGetValue(key, out var value) && value is not JsonElement { ValueKind: JsonValueKind.Undefined })
+        var caseInsensitiveDictionary = new Dictionary<string, object>(dictionary, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        
+        if (caseInsensitiveDictionary.TryGetValue(key, out var value) && value is not JsonElement { ValueKind: JsonValueKind.Undefined })
         {
             var convertedValue = value.ConvertTo<T>(new ObjectConverterOptions(serializerOptions));
 
@@ -33,7 +35,9 @@ public static class DictionaryExtensions
     /// </summary>
     public static object? TryGetValue(this IDictionary<string, object> dictionary, string key, Func<object>? defaultValue = default)
     {
-        if (dictionary.TryGetValue(key, out var value) && value is not JsonElement { ValueKind: JsonValueKind.Undefined })
+        var caseInsensitiveDictionary = new Dictionary<string, object>(dictionary, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        
+        if (caseInsensitiveDictionary.TryGetValue(key, out var value) && value is not JsonElement { ValueKind: JsonValueKind.Undefined })
             return value;
 
         if (defaultValue == null)
diff --git a/src/designer/designer_packages/elsa-workflows-designer/src/modules/flowchart/default-activity-template.tsx b/src/designer/designer_packages/elsa-workflows-designer/src/modules/flowchart/default-activity-template.tsx
index b39f51ae5..91c9531ee 100644
--- a/src/designer/designer_packages/elsa-workflows-designer/src/modules/flowchart/default-activity-template.tsx
+++ b/src/designer/designer_packages/elsa-workflows-designer/src/modules/flowchart/default-activity-template.tsx
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export class DefaultActivityTemplate {
           const activity: Activity = nodeMap[activityId];
           const ports = portProvider.getOutboundPorts({activityDescriptor, activity});
           const embeddedPorts = ports.filter(x => x.type == PortType.Embedded && x.isBrowsable !== false);
-          const canStartWorkflow = activity?.customProperties?.CanStartWorkflow ?? activity?.canStartWorkflow ?? false;
+          const canStartWorkflow: boolean = activity?.customProperties?.canStartWorkflow ?? activity?.customProperties?.CanStartWorkflow ?? activity?.canStartWorkflow ?? false;
           const icon = this.icon;
           const hasIcon = !!icon;
           const textColor = canStartWorkflow ? 'tw-text-white' : 'tw-text-gray-700';
diff --git a/src/designer/designer_packages/elsa-workflows-designer/src/modules/workflow-definitions/components/activity-properties/activity-properties-editor.tsx b/src/designer/designer_packages/elsa-workflows-designer/src/modules/workflow-definitions/components/activity-properties/activity-properties-editor.tsx
index fb8872ca2..0546169a2 100644
--- a/src/designer/designer_packages/elsa-workflows-designer/src/modules/workflow-definitions/components/activity-properties/activity-properties-editor.tsx
+++ b/src/designer/designer_packages/elsa-workflows-designer/src/modules/workflow-definitions/components/activity-properties/activity-properties-editor.tsx
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ export class ActivityPropertiesEditor {
     const activity: Activity = this.activity;
     const inputElement = e.target as HTMLInputElement;
 
-    activity.customProperties.CanStartWorkflow = inputElement.checked;
+    activity.customProperties.canStartWorkflow = inputElement.checked;
 
     this.updateActivity();
   }
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ export class ActivityPropertiesEditor {
     const {activity} = this.renderContext;
     const activityId = activity.id;
     const displayText: string = activity.metadata?.displayText ?? '';
-    const canStartWorkflow: boolean = activity.customProperties?.CanStartWorkflow ?? activity.canStartWorkflow ?? false;
+    const canStartWorkflow: boolean = activity.customProperties?.canStartWorkflow ?? activity?.customProperties?.CanStartWorkflow ?? activity.canStartWorkflow ?? false;
     const key = `${activityId}`;
 
     return <div key={key}>
diff --git a/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Core/Extensions/ActivityPropertyExtensions.cs b/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Core/Extensions/ActivityPropertyExtensions.cs
index bb10d2536..c085429bd 100644
--- a/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Core/Extensions/ActivityPropertyExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Core/Extensions/ActivityPropertyExtensions.cs
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ namespace Elsa.Extensions;
 /// </summary>
 public static class ActivityPropertyExtensions
 {
-    private const string CanStartWorkflowPropertyName = "CanStartWorkflow";
-    private const string RunAsynchronouslyPropertyName = "RunAsynchronously";
-    private const string SourcePropertyName = "Source";
+    private static readonly string[] CanStartWorkflowPropertyName = {"canStartWorkflow", "CanStartWorkflow", };
+    private static readonly string[] RunAsynchronouslyPropertyName = {"runAsynchronously", "RunAsynchronously" };
+    private static readonly string[] SourcePropertyName = {"source", "Source"};
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets a flag indicating whether this activity can be used for starting a workflow.
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public static class ActivityPropertyExtensions
     /// <summary>
     /// Sets a flag indicating whether this activity can be used for starting a workflow.
     /// </summary>
-    public static void SetCanStartWorkflow(this IActivity activity, bool value) => activity.CustomProperties[CanStartWorkflowPropertyName] = value;
+    public static void SetCanStartWorkflow(this IActivity activity, bool value) => activity.CustomProperties[CanStartWorkflowPropertyName[0]] = value;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets a flag indicating if this activity should execute synchronously or asynchronously.
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public static class ActivityPropertyExtensions
     /// By default, activities with an <see cref="Workflows.Core.Models.ActivityKind"/> of <see cref="Workflows.Core.Models.ActivityKind.Action"/>, <see cref="Workflows.Core.Models.ActivityKind.Task"/> or <see cref="Workflows.Core.Models.ActivityKind.Trigger"/>
     /// will execute synchronously, while activities of the <see cref="Workflows.Core.Models.ActivityKind.Job"/> kind will execute asynchronously.
     /// </summary>
-    public static void SetRunAsynchronously(this IActivity activity, bool value) => activity.CustomProperties[RunAsynchronouslyPropertyName] = value;
+    public static void SetRunAsynchronously(this IActivity activity, bool value) => activity.CustomProperties[RunAsynchronouslyPropertyName[0]] = value;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets the source file and line number where this activity was instantiated, if any.
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public static class ActivityPropertyExtensions
     /// <summary>
     /// Sets the source file and line number where this activity was instantiated, if any.
     /// </summary>
-    public static void SetSource(this IActivity activity, string value) => activity.CustomProperties[SourcePropertyName] = value;
+    public static void SetSource(this IActivity activity, string value) => activity.CustomProperties[SourcePropertyName[0]] = value;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Sets the source file and line number where this activity was instantiated, if any.
diff --git a/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Core/Extensions/DictionaryExtensions.cs b/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Core/Extensions/DictionaryExtensions.cs
index 55f1cac5b..3698b239c 100644
--- a/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Core/Extensions/DictionaryExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Core/Extensions/DictionaryExtensions.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ namespace Elsa.Extensions;
 public static class DictionaryExtensions
 {
     public static bool TryGetValue<T>(this IDictionary<string, object> dictionary, string key, out T value) => dictionary.TryGetValue<string, T>(key, out value);
+    public static bool TryGetValue<T>(this IDictionary<string, object> dictionary, IEnumerable<string> keys, out T value) => dictionary.TryGetValue<string, T>(keys, out value);
     public static bool TryGetValue<T>(this IDictionary<object, object> dictionary, string key, out T value) => dictionary.TryGetValue<object, T>(key, out value);
 
     public static bool TryGetValue<TKey, T>(this IDictionary<TKey, object> dictionary, TKey key, out T value)
@@ -19,6 +20,21 @@ public static class DictionaryExtensions
         value = ConvertValue<T>(item);
         return true;
     }
+    
+    public static bool TryGetValue<TKey, T>(this IDictionary<TKey, object> dictionary, IEnumerable<TKey> keys, out T value)
+    {
+        foreach (var key in keys)
+        {
+            if (dictionary.TryGetValue(key, out var item))
+            {
+                value = ConvertValue<T>(item);
+                return true;
+            }    
+        }
+        
+        value = default!;
+        return false;
+    }
 
     public static T? GetValue<TKey, T>(this IDictionary<TKey, T> dictionary, TKey key) => ConvertValue<T>(dictionary[key]);
     public static T? GetValue<T>(this IDictionary<string, object> dictionary, string key) => ConvertValue<T>(dictionary[key]);
@@ -26,6 +42,7 @@ public static class DictionaryExtensions
     public static T? GetValueOrDefault<TKey, T>(this IDictionary<TKey, object> dictionary, TKey key, Func<T?> defaultValueFactory) => TryGetValue<TKey, T>(dictionary, key, out var value) ? value : defaultValueFactory();
     public static T? GetValueOrDefault<TKey, T>(this IDictionary<TKey, object> dictionary, TKey key) => GetValueOrDefault<TKey, T>(dictionary, key, () => default);
     public static T? GetValueOrDefault<T>(this IDictionary<string, object> dictionary, string key, Func<T?> defaultValueFactory) => TryGetValue<T>(dictionary, key, out var value) ? value : defaultValueFactory();
+    public static T? GetValueOrDefault<T>(this IDictionary<string, object> dictionary, IEnumerable<string> keys, Func<T?> defaultValueFactory) => TryGetValue<T>(dictionary, keys, out var value) ? value : defaultValueFactory();
     public static T? GetValueOrDefault<T>(this IDictionary<string, object> dictionary, string key) => GetValueOrDefault<T>(dictionary, key, () => default);
     public static object? GetValueOrDefault(this IDictionary<string, object> dictionary, string key) => GetValueOrDefault<object>(dictionary, key, () => default);
 
diff --git a/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Core/Services/ActivityFactory.cs b/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Core/Services/ActivityFactory.cs
index 0b5bd9201..02c19bba4 100644
--- a/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Core/Services/ActivityFactory.cs
+++ b/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Core/Services/ActivityFactory.cs
@@ -16,21 +16,29 @@ public class ActivityFactory : IActivityFactory
         var canStartWorkflow = GetBoolean(context.Element, "canStartWorkflow");
         var runAsynchronously = GetBoolean(context.Element, "runAsynchronously");
         var activity = (IActivity)context.Element.Deserialize(type, context.SerializerOptions)!;
-        
+
         activity.SetCanStartWorkflow(canStartWorkflow);
         activity.SetRunAsynchronously(runAsynchronously);
-        
+
         return activity;
     }
-    
+
     private static bool GetBoolean(JsonElement element, string propertyName)
     {
-        if (element.TryGetProperty("customProperties", out var customPropertyElement))
+        var propertyNames = new[] { propertyName.Camelize(), propertyName.Pascalize() };
+
+        foreach (var name in propertyNames)
         {
-            if(customPropertyElement.TryGetProperty(propertyName.Pascalize(), out var canStartWorkflowElement))
-                return canStartWorkflowElement.GetBoolean();
+            if (element.TryGetProperty("customProperties", out var customPropertyElement))
+            {
+                if (customPropertyElement.TryGetProperty(name, out var canStartWorkflowElement))
+                    return canStartWorkflowElement.GetBoolean();
+            }
+
+            if (element.TryGetProperty(propertyName.Camelize(), out var property) && property.GetBoolean())
+                return true;
         }
-        
-        return element.TryGetProperty(propertyName.Camelize(), out var property) && property.GetBoolean();
+
+        return false;
     }
 }
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