There is a way, yes, as you can see in this post: Error - specTypeId is not a measurable spec identifier? - #17 by scott.tomlinson
Technically and officially we don’t support this behavior as it’s not been tested, but theoretically it should cause no harm. It’s a use at your own risk kind of thing.
Note that the fix is not yet out, and we are targeting 2.18 for it right now if it’s not too complex