diff --git a/gns3server/modules/vpcs/vpcs_vm.py b/gns3server/modules/vpcs/vpcs_vm.py
index 8413bc5e..3e57659d 100644
--- a/gns3server/modules/vpcs/vpcs_vm.py
+++ b/gns3server/modules/vpcs/vpcs_vm.py
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ class VPCSVM(BaseVM):
     @asyncio.coroutine
     def _check_vpcs_version(self):
         """
-        Checks if the VPCS executable version is >= 0.8b.
+        Checks if the VPCS executable version is >= 0.8b or == 0.6.1.
         """
         try:
             output = yield from subprocess_check_output(self.vpcs_path, "-v", cwd=self.working_dir)
@@ -205,8 +205,8 @@ class VPCSVM(BaseVM):
             if match:
                 version = match.group(1)
                 self._vpcs_version = parse_version(version)
-                if self._vpcs_version < parse_version("0.8b"):
-                    raise VPCSError("VPCS executable version must be >= 0.8b")
+                if self._vpcs_version < parse_version("0.8b") and self._vpcs_version != parse_version("0.6.1"):
+                    raise VPCSError("VPCS executable version must be >= 0.8b or 0.6.1")
             else:
                 raise VPCSError("Could not determine the VPCS version for {}".format(self.vpcs_path))
         except (OSError, subprocess.SubprocessError) as e:
diff --git a/tests/modules/vpcs/test_vpcs_vm.py b/tests/modules/vpcs/test_vpcs_vm.py
index 86994c1b..f133a525 100644
--- a/tests/modules/vpcs/test_vpcs_vm.py
+++ b/tests/modules/vpcs/test_vpcs_vm.py
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ def test_vm_check_vpcs_version(loop, vm, manager):
         assert vm._vpcs_version == parse_version("0.9")
 
 
+def test_vm_check_vpcs_version_0_6_1(loop, vm, manager):
+    with asyncio_patch("gns3server.modules.vpcs.vpcs_vm.subprocess_check_output", return_value="Welcome to Virtual PC Simulator, version 0.6.1"):
+        loop.run_until_complete(asyncio.async(vm._check_vpcs_version()))
+        assert vm._vpcs_version == parse_version("0.6.1")
+
+
 def test_vm_invalid_vpcs_version(loop, manager, vm):
     with asyncio_patch("gns3server.modules.vpcs.vpcs_vm.subprocess_check_output", return_value="Welcome to Virtual PC Simulator, version 0.1"):
         with pytest.raises(VPCSError):