diff --git a/adapters/powershell/psDscAdapter/win_psDscAdapter.psm1 b/adapters/powershell/psDscAdapter/win_psDscAdapter.psm1
index 2317e5e0a..8ce5ebfd6 100644
--- a/adapters/powershell/psDscAdapter/win_psDscAdapter.psm1
+++ b/adapters/powershell/psDscAdapter/win_psDscAdapter.psm1
@@ -628,7 +628,13 @@ function GetTypeInstanceFromModule {
         [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
         [string] $classname
     )
-    $instance = & (Import-Module $modulename -PassThru) ([scriptblock]::Create("'$classname' -as 'type'"))
+    try {
+        $instance = & (Import-Module $modulename -PassThru) ([scriptblock]::Create("'$classname' -as 'type'"))
+    } catch {
+        if ($_.FullyQualifiedErrorId -eq "CommandNotFoundException") {
+            $instance = & (Import-Module $modulename -PassThru -Force) ([scriptblock]::Create("'$classname' -as 'type'"))
+        }
+    }
     return $instance
 }