diff --git a/src/Gemstone.Timeseries/Adapters/AdapterCollectionBase.cs b/src/Gemstone.Timeseries/Adapters/AdapterCollectionBase.cs
index d3415d713..00f55d6a1 100644
--- a/src/Gemstone.Timeseries/Adapters/AdapterCollectionBase.cs
+++ b/src/Gemstone.Timeseries/Adapters/AdapterCollectionBase.cs
@@ -829,7 +829,12 @@ public virtual bool TryCreateAdapter(DataRow adapterRow, out T adapter)
                 throw new InvalidOperationException("Specified adapter assembly does not exist");
 
             Assembly assembly = Assembly.LoadFrom(assemblyName);
-            adapter = (T)Activator.CreateInstance(assembly.GetType(typeName)!)!;
+            Type? adapterType = assembly.GetType(typeName);
+
+            if (!typeof(T).IsAssignableFrom(adapterType))
+                throw new InvalidOperationException("Adapter type is not compatible with the adapter collection");
+
+            adapter = (T)Activator.CreateInstance(adapterType)!;
 
             // Assign critical adapter properties
             adapter.Name = name;