diff --git a/examples/hybrid/driver.jl b/examples/hybrid/driver.jl
index 11e8e31108..1722591178 100644
--- a/examples/hybrid/driver.jl
+++ b/examples/hybrid/driver.jl
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import ClimaAtmos as CA
 import Random
 Random.seed!(1234)
+import CUDA
+CUDA.allowscalar(false)
 
 if !(@isdefined config)
     config = CA.AtmosConfig()