diff --git a/src/secops/chronicle/log_ingest.py b/src/secops/chronicle/log_ingest.py
index cb0e79f..b86ca53 100644
--- a/src/secops/chronicle/log_ingest.py
+++ b/src/secops/chronicle/log_ingest.py
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ def ingest_log(
         APIError: If the API request fails
     """
     # Validate log type
-    if not is_valid_log_type(client, log_type) and not force_log_type:
+    if not force_log_type and not is_valid_log_type(client, log_type):
         raise ValueError(
             f"Invalid log type: {log_type}. "
             "Use force_log_type=True to override."
diff --git a/tests/chronicle/test_log_ingest.py b/tests/chronicle/test_log_ingest.py
index ba36629..f804108 100644
--- a/tests/chronicle/test_log_ingest.py
+++ b/tests/chronicle/test_log_ingest.py
@@ -435,7 +435,70 @@ def test_ingest_log_force_log_type(
         assert "operation" in result
 
 
-def test_ingest_log_with_custom_forwarder(chronicle_client, mock_ingest_response):
+def test_ingest_log_force_log_type_skips_validation(
+    chronicle_client, mock_forwarders_list_response, mock_ingest_response
+):
+    """Verify force_log_type=True skips is_valid_log_type API call."""
+    test_log = {"test": "log", "message": "Test message"}
+
+    with (
+        patch.object(
+            chronicle_client.session,
+            "get",
+            return_value=mock_forwarders_list_response,
+        ),
+        patch.object(
+            chronicle_client.session, "post", return_value=mock_ingest_response
+        ),
+        patch("secops.chronicle.log_ingest.is_valid_log_type") as mock_validate,
+    ):
+        result = ingest_log(
+            client=chronicle_client,
+            log_type="CUSTOM_LOG_TYPE",
+            log_message=json.dumps(test_log),
+            force_log_type=True,
+        )
+
+        assert "operation" in result
+        mock_validate.assert_not_called()
+
+
+def test_ingest_log_force_log_type_with_api_error_simulation(
+    chronicle_client, mock_forwarders_list_response, mock_ingest_response
+):
+    """Verify force_log_type bypasses validation that would raise APIError."""
+    test_log = {"test": "log", "message": "Test message"}
+
+    def validation_raises_error(*args, **kwargs):
+        raise APIError("Permission denied: requires Admin access")
+
+    with (
+        patch.object(
+            chronicle_client.session,
+            "get",
+            return_value=mock_forwarders_list_response,
+        ),
+        patch.object(
+            chronicle_client.session, "post", return_value=mock_ingest_response
+        ),
+        patch(
+            "secops.chronicle.log_ingest.is_valid_log_type",
+            side_effect=validation_raises_error,
+        ),
+    ):
+        result = ingest_log(
+            client=chronicle_client,
+            log_type="CUSTOM_LOG_TYPE",
+            log_message=json.dumps(test_log),
+            force_log_type=True,
+        )
+
+        assert "operation" in result
+
+
+def test_ingest_log_with_custom_forwarder(
+    chronicle_client, mock_ingest_response
+):
     """Test log ingestion with a custom forwarder ID."""
     test_log = {"test": "log", "message": "Test message"}