diff --git a/packages/adapter/src/lib/adapter/adapter.ts b/packages/adapter/src/lib/adapter/adapter.ts
index 3e5ce6ac5..d88c5db49 100644
--- a/packages/adapter/src/lib/adapter/adapter.ts
+++ b/packages/adapter/src/lib/adapter/adapter.ts
@@ -11799,8 +11799,14 @@ export class AdapterClass extends EventEmitter {
             for (const instObj of instanceObj.instanceObjects) {
                 const obj: IoPackageInstanceObject & { state?: unknown } = instObj;
 
+                const allowedTopLevelTypes: ioBroker.ObjectType[] = ['meta', 'device'];
+
                 // the object comes from non-checked io-package, so treat the id as unknown
-                if (!obj || typeof (obj._id as unknown) !== 'string' || (!obj._id && obj.type !== 'meta')) {
+                if (
+                    !obj ||
+                    typeof (obj._id as unknown) !== 'string' ||
+                    (obj._id === '' && !allowedTopLevelTypes.includes(obj.type))
+                ) {
                     this._logger.error(
                         `${this.namespaceLog} ${this.namespace} invalid instance object: ${JSON.stringify(obj)}`
                     );