diff --git a/examples/hybrid/driver.jl b/examples/hybrid/driver.jl
index 140b5fad43..c17149938e 100644
--- a/examples/hybrid/driver.jl
+++ b/examples/hybrid/driver.jl
@@ -99,27 +99,11 @@ else
     )
 end
 p = get_cache(ᶜlocal_geometry, ᶠlocal_geometry, Y, dt, upwinding_mode)
-if ode_algorithm <: Union{
-    OrdinaryDiffEq.OrdinaryDiffEqImplicitAlgorithm,
-    OrdinaryDiffEq.OrdinaryDiffEqAdaptiveImplicitAlgorithm,
-}
-    use_transform = !(ode_algorithm in (Rosenbrock23, Rosenbrock32))
-    W = SchurComplementW(Y, use_transform, jacobian_flags, test_implicit_solver)
-    jac_kwargs =
-        use_transform ? (; jac_prototype = W, Wfact_t = Wfact!) :
-        (; jac_prototype = W, Wfact = Wfact!)
-
-    alg_kwargs = (; linsolve = linsolve!)
-    if ode_algorithm <: Union{
-        OrdinaryDiffEq.OrdinaryDiffEqNewtonAlgorithm,
-        OrdinaryDiffEq.OrdinaryDiffEqNewtonAdaptiveAlgorithm,
-    }
-        alg_kwargs =
-            (; alg_kwargs..., nlsolve = NLNewton(; max_iter = max_newton_iters))
-    end
-else
-    jac_kwargs = alg_kwargs = (;)
-end
+
+include("ode_config.jl")
+
+ode_algo =
+    ode_configuration(FT; ode_name = string(ode_algorithm), max_newton_iters)
 
 if haskey(ENV, "OUTPUT_DIR")
     output_dir = ENV["OUTPUT_DIR"]
@@ -164,7 +148,7 @@ callback =
 problem = SplitODEProblem(
     ODEFunction(
         implicit_tendency!;
-        jac_kwargs...,
+        jac_kwargs(ode_algo, Y, jacobian_flags)...,
         tgrad = (∂Y∂t, Y, p, t) -> (∂Y∂t .= FT(0)),
     ),
     remaining_tendency!,
@@ -174,7 +158,7 @@ problem = SplitODEProblem(
 )
 integrator = OrdinaryDiffEq.init(
     problem,
-    ode_algorithm(; alg_kwargs...);
+    ode_algo;
     saveat = dt_save_to_sol == 0 ? [] : dt_save_to_sol,
     callback = callback,
     dt = dt,
diff --git a/examples/hybrid/ode_config.jl b/examples/hybrid/ode_config.jl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..20b6ac9e4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/hybrid/ode_config.jl
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+import DiffEqBase
+import OrdinaryDiffEq as ODE
+import ClimaTimeSteppers as CTS
+
+is_explicit_CTS_algo_type(alg_or_tableau) =
+    alg_or_tableau <: CTS.ERKAlgorithmName
+
+is_imex_CTS_algo_type(alg_or_tableau) =
+    alg_or_tableau <: CTS.IMEXARKAlgorithmName
+
+is_implicit_type(::typeof(ODE.IMEXEuler)) = true
+is_implicit_type(alg_or_tableau) =
+    alg_or_tableau <: Union{
+        ODE.OrdinaryDiffEqImplicitAlgorithm,
+        ODE.OrdinaryDiffEqAdaptiveImplicitAlgorithm,
+    } || is_imex_CTS_algo_type(alg_or_tableau)
+
+is_ordinary_diffeq_newton(::typeof(ODE.IMEXEuler)) = true
+is_ordinary_diffeq_newton(alg_or_tableau) =
+    alg_or_tableau <: Union{
+        ODE.OrdinaryDiffEqNewtonAlgorithm,
+        ODE.OrdinaryDiffEqNewtonAdaptiveAlgorithm,
+    }
+
+is_imex_CTS_algo(::CTS.IMEXAlgorithm) = true
+is_imex_CTS_algo(::DiffEqBase.AbstractODEAlgorithm) = false
+
+is_implicit(::ODE.OrdinaryDiffEqImplicitAlgorithm) = true
+is_implicit(::ODE.OrdinaryDiffEqAdaptiveImplicitAlgorithm) = true
+is_implicit(ode_algo) = is_imex_CTS_algo(ode_algo)
+
+is_rosenbrock(::ODE.Rosenbrock23) = true
+is_rosenbrock(::ODE.Rosenbrock32) = true
+is_rosenbrock(::DiffEqBase.AbstractODEAlgorithm) = false
+use_transform(ode_algo) =
+    !(is_imex_CTS_algo(ode_algo) || is_rosenbrock(ode_algo))
+
+function jac_kwargs(ode_algo, Y, jacobi_flags)
+    if is_implicit(ode_algo)
+        W = SchurComplementW(Y, use_transform(ode_algo), jacobi_flags)
+        if use_transform(ode_algo)
+            return (; jac_prototype = W, Wfact_t = Wfact!)
+        else
+            return (; jac_prototype = W, Wfact = Wfact!)
+        end
+    else
+        return NamedTuple()
+    end
+end
+
+function ode_configuration(
+    ::Type{FT};
+    ode_name::Union{String, Nothing} = nothing,
+    max_newton_iters = nothing,
+) where {FT}
+    if occursin(".", ode_name)
+        ode_name = split(ode_name, ".")[end]
+    end
+    ode_sym = Symbol(ode_name)
+    alg_or_tableau = if hasproperty(ODE, ode_sym)
+        @warn "apply_limiter flag is ignored for OrdinaryDiffEq algorithms"
+        getproperty(ODE, ode_sym)
+    else
+        getproperty(CTS, ode_sym)
+    end
+    @info "Using ODE config: `$alg_or_tableau`"
+
+    if is_explicit_CTS_algo_type(alg_or_tableau)
+        return CTS.ExplicitAlgorithm(alg_or_tableau())
+    elseif !is_implicit_type(alg_or_tableau)
+        return alg_or_tableau()
+    elseif is_ordinary_diffeq_newton(alg_or_tableau)
+        if max_newton_iters == 1
+            error("OridinaryDiffEq requires at least 2 Newton iterations")
+        end
+        # κ like a relative tolerance; its default value in ODE is 0.01
+        nlsolve = ODE.NLNewton(;
+            κ = max_newton_iters == 2 ? Inf : 0.01,
+            max_iter = max_newton_iters,
+        )
+        return alg_or_tableau(; linsolve = linsolve!, nlsolve)
+    elseif is_imex_CTS_algo_type(alg_or_tableau)
+        newtons_method = CTS.NewtonsMethod(; max_iters = max_newton_iters)
+        return CTS.IMEXAlgorithm(alg_or_tableau(), newtons_method)
+    else
+        return alg_or_tableau(; linsolve = linsolve!)
+    end
+end