diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ContractController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ContractController.php
index 266d856ea..98f09d1ff 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ContractController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ContractController.php
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class ContractController extends Controller
 
         //Fetch all of the current contracts from the database
         $contractsTemp = Contract::where('end_date', '>=', $today)
-                             ->where(['type' => 'public'])->get()->toArray();
+                             ->where(['type' => 'Public'])->get()->toArray();
 
         //Count the number of bids, and add them to the arrays
         for($i = 0; $i < sizeof($contractsTemp); $i++) {
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ class ContractController extends Controller
 
         //Fetch all of the current contracts from the database
         $contractsTemp = Contract::where('end_date', '>=', $today)
-                             ->where(['type' => 'private'])->get();
+                             ->where(['type' => 'Private'])->get();
         
         //Count the number of bids, and add them to the arrays
         for($i = 0; $i < sizeof($contractsTemp); $i++) {
diff --git a/resources/views/contracts/admin/newcontract.blade.php b/resources/views/contracts/admin/newcontract.blade.php
index bfc743e6b..e416123a4 100644
--- a/resources/views/contracts/admin/newcontract.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/contracts/admin/newcontract.blade.php
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@
                         </div>
                         <div class="form-group">
                             {{ Form::label('type', 'Public Contract') }}
-                            {{ Form::radio('type', 'public', true) }}
+                            {{ Form::radio('type', 'Public', true) }}
                         </div>
                         <div class="form-group">
                             {{ Form::label('type', 'Private Contract') }}
-                            {{ Form::radio('type', 'private', false) }}
+                            {{ Form::radio('type', 'Private', false) }}
                         </div>
                     {{ Form::submit('Submit', ['class' => 'btn btn-primary']) }}
                     {!! Form::close() !!}
diff --git a/resources/views/contracts/includes/all.blade.php b/resources/views/contracts/includes/all.blade.php
index c454a2dcc..306b9059b 100644
--- a/resources/views/contracts/includes/all.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/contracts/includes/all.blade.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
                             {{ $contract['title'] }}
                         </div>
                         <div class="col-sm" align="center">
-                            Type: Public
+                            Type: {{ $contract['type'] }}
                         </div>
                         <div class="col-sm" align="right">
                             <a href="/contracts/display/newbid/{{ $contract['contract_id'] }}" class="btn btn-primary" role="button">Bid on Contract</a>