diff --git a/src/Azure/Azure.Quantum.Client/Machine/QuantumMachineFactory.cs b/src/Azure/Azure.Quantum.Client/Machine/QuantumMachineFactory.cs
index fd709cee94e..cd61dd5ce49 100644
--- a/src/Azure/Azure.Quantum.Client/Machine/QuantumMachineFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Azure/Azure.Quantum.Client/Machine/QuantumMachineFactory.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ public static class QuantumMachineFactory
             var machineName =
                 targetName is null
                 ? null
+                : targetName.StartsWith("qci.")
+                ? "Microsoft.Quantum.Providers.QCI.Targets.QCIQuantumMachine, Microsoft.Quantum.Providers.QCI"
                 : targetName.StartsWith("ionq.")
                 ? "Microsoft.Quantum.Providers.IonQ.Targets.IonQQuantumMachine, Microsoft.Quantum.Providers.IonQ"
                 : targetName.StartsWith("honeywell.")