diff --git a/adafruit_apds9960/apds9960.py b/adafruit_apds9960/apds9960.py
index 2dc4733..b41d899 100644
--- a/adafruit_apds9960/apds9960.py
+++ b/adafruit_apds9960/apds9960.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 
 # Only one address is possible for the APDS9960, no alternates are available
 _APDS9960_I2C_ADDRESS = const(0x39)
-_DEVICE_ID = const(0xAB)
+_DEVICE_IDS = (const(0xAB), const(0xA8))
 
 # APDS9960_RAM        = const(0x00)
 _APDS9960_ENABLE = const(0x80)
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ def __init__(
 
         self.i2c_device = I2CDevice(i2c, _APDS9960_I2C_ADDRESS)
 
-        if self._read8(_APDS9960_ID) != _DEVICE_ID:
+        if self._read8(_APDS9960_ID) not in _DEVICE_IDS:
             raise RuntimeError()
 
         if reset: