diff --git a/src/cache/cache.jl b/src/cache/cache.jl
index 4e7cd73b0da..2ab1ae28420 100644
--- a/src/cache/cache.jl
+++ b/src/cache/cache.jl
@@ -129,9 +129,11 @@ function build_cache(Y, atmos, params, surface_setup, dt, start_date)
     net_energy_flux_toa = [Geometry.WVector(FT(0))]
     net_energy_flux_sfc = [Geometry.WVector(FT(0))]
 
-    limiter =
-        isnothing(atmos.numerics.limiter) ? nothing :
-        atmos.numerics.limiter(similar(Y.c, FT))
+    limiter = if isnothing(atmos.numerics.limiter)
+        nothing
+    elseif atmos.numerics.limiter isa QuasiMonotoneLimiter
+        Limiters.QuasiMonotoneLimiter(similar(Y.c, FT))
+    end
 
     numerics = (; limiter)
 
diff --git a/src/solver/type_getters.jl b/src/solver/type_getters.jl
index f4e35e213a2..54c9473eade 100644
--- a/src/solver/type_getters.jl
+++ b/src/solver/type_getters.jl
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ function get_numerics(parsed_args)
         Val(Symbol(parsed_args["edmfx_sgsflux_upwinding"]))
 
     limiter =
-        parsed_args["apply_limiter"] ? Limiters.QuasiMonotoneLimiter : nothing
+        parsed_args["apply_limiter"] ? CA.QuasiMonotoneLimiter : nothing
 
     # wrap each upwinding mode in a Val for dispatch
     numerics = AtmosNumerics(;
diff --git a/src/solver/types.jl b/src/solver/types.jl
index e1b8cc8afc1..314d88c0fa5 100644
--- a/src/solver/types.jl
+++ b/src/solver/types.jl
@@ -270,6 +270,8 @@ abstract type AbstractTimesteppingMode end
 struct Explicit <: AbstractTimesteppingMode end
 struct Implicit <: AbstractTimesteppingMode end
 
+struct QuasiMonotoneLimiter end # For dispatching to use the ClimaCore QuasiMonotoneLimiter.
+
 Base.@kwdef struct AtmosNumerics{
     EN_UP,
     TR_UP,