diff --git a/src/mako/lib/schema.mako b/src/mako/lib/schema.mako
index 9c0ae36607..f4d913b2ed 100644
--- a/src/mako/lib/schema.mako
+++ b/src/mako/lib/schema.mako
@@ -34,12 +34,13 @@ ${s.get('description', 'There is no detailed description.')}
 # Activities
 
 This type is used in activities, which are methods you may call on this type or where this type is involved in. 
-The list links the activity name, along with information about where it is used (one of ${util.put_and(util.IO_TYPES)}.
+The list links the activity name, along with information about where it is used (one of ${util.put_and(list('*%s*' % t 
+																							for t in util.IO_TYPES))}).
 
 ${''.join("* %s (%s)\n" % (util.activity_split(a)[1], iot and '|'.join(iot) or 'none') 
 													for a, iot in c.sta_map[s.id].iteritems())}
 % else:
 
-This schema type is not used in any activity, and only used as *part* of another schema.
+This type is not used in any activity, and only used as *part* of another schema.
 % endif
 </%def>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/mako/lib/util.py b/src/mako/lib/util.py
index fd01bd0b4f..cd59936f10 100644
--- a/src/mako/lib/util.py
+++ b/src/mako/lib/util.py
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ def schema_markers(s, c):
     else:
         # it should have at least one activity that matches it's type to qualify for the Resource trait
         for fqan, iot in activities.iteritems():
-            if activity_name_to_type_name(activity_split(fqan)[0]) == s.id:
+            if activity_name_to_type_name(activity_split(fqan)[0]).lower() == s.id.lower():
                 res.add('Resource')
             if IO_RESPONSE in iot:
                 res.add('ResponseResult')