diff --git a/imcsdk/imcsession.py b/imcsdk/imcsession.py
index edac85e7..a1224fa9 100755
--- a/imcsdk/imcsession.py
+++ b/imcsdk/imcsession.py
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ def _validate_connection(self):
         return False
 
     def _validate_model(self, model):
-        valid_model_prefixes = ["UCSC", "UCS-E", "UCSS", "HX"]
+        valid_model_prefixes = ["UCSC", "UCS-E", "UCSS", "HX", "APIC"]
         valid_models = ["R460-4640810", "C260-BASE-2646"]
 
         if model in valid_models: