diff --git a/hic0+.cir b/hic0+.cir
index b6e16f16c..3c8bebc0d 100644
--- a/hic0+.cir
+++ b/hic0+.cir
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // (compile "cat hic0+.cir | ../build-wip-adms3/src/ngspice -p")
 
 // load the adms shared library model
-admsmodel hicum0
+admsmodel hicum0 U
 
 source hic0.cir
diff --git a/spinit b/spinit
index 10a1ca1e2..59a956306 100644
--- a/spinit
+++ b/spinit
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 * libhicum0.so
-admsmodel hicum0
+admsmodel hicum0 U
diff --git a/src/frontend/com_dl.c b/src/frontend/com_dl.c
index cd35e18d0..3174d7056 100755
--- a/src/frontend/com_dl.c
+++ b/src/frontend/com_dl.c
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@
 
 #if ADMS >= 3 || 1
 void com_admsmodel(wordlist *wl){
-  wordlist *ww;
-  for(ww = wl;ww;ww = ww->wl_next)
-    if(load_vadev(wl->wl_word))
-      fprintf(cp_err,"Error: ADMS Library %s couldn't be loaded!\n",ww->wl_word);
-  return;
+    if(!wl || !wl->wl_next) {
+        fprintf(cp_err,"Error: admsmodel, usage ...\n");
+        return;
+    }
+    if(load_vadev_(wl->wl_word, wl->wl_next->wl_word))
+        fprintf(cp_err,"Error: ADMS Library %s couldn't be loaded!\n",wl->wl_word);
+    return;
 }
 #endif
 #ifdef XSPICE
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index c16e3b202..4d2912eac 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -417,8 +417,9 @@ struct dvec *EVTfindvec(char *node){
 }
 #endif /* XSPICE */
 
-int load_vadev(char *name){
+int load_vadev_(char *name, char *type){
   NG_IGNORE(name);
+  NG_IGNORE(type);
   return(1);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/spicelib/devices/dev.c b/src/spicelib/devices/dev.c
index aa117c116..0168c9844 100644
--- a/src/spicelib/devices/dev.c
+++ b/src/spicelib/devices/dev.c
@@ -179,6 +179,9 @@ struct admsaux *a_admsaux;
 
 unsigned int adms_candidates;
 
+extern void mark_adms(int type);
+extern void mark_adms_candidates(char c);
+
 void
 mark_adms_candidates(char c)
 {
@@ -243,6 +246,17 @@ relink_fixme(void) {
   return;
 }
 
+int load_vadev_(char *name, char *instance_letters)
+{
+    int type = load_vadev(name);
+    if(type < 0)
+        return -1;
+    mark_adms(type);
+    while(*instance_letters)
+        mark_adms_candidates(*instance_letters++);
+    return 0;
+}
+
 int load_vadev(char *name)
 {
   char *msg, libname[50];
@@ -299,10 +313,9 @@ int load_vadev(char *name)
           printf("    terminal[%d] %s\n", i, device->spicedev.DEVpublic.termNames[i]);
   }
 
-  mark_adms(DEVNUM);
   DEVices[DEVNUM++] = & (device->spicedev);
   relink_fixme();
-  return 0;
+  return DEVNUM-1;
 }
 #endif