diff --git a/examples/co2injection_pvs_ni_ecfv.cpp b/examples/co2injection_pvs_ni_ecfv.cpp
index d65bdfc03..ad33106e8 100644
--- a/examples/co2injection_pvs_ni_ecfv.cpp
+++ b/examples/co2injection_pvs_ni_ecfv.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ NEW_TYPE_TAG(Co2InjectionPvsNiEcfvProblem, INHERITS_FROM(PvsModel, Co2InjectionB
 SET_TAG_PROP(Co2InjectionPvsNiEcfvProblem, SpatialDiscretizationSplice, EcfvDiscretization);
 
 SET_BOOL_PROP(Co2InjectionPvsNiEcfvProblem, EnableEnergy, true);
+
+//! Use automatic differentiation to linearize the system of PDEs
+SET_TAG_PROP(Co2InjectionPvsNiEcfvProblem, LocalLinearizerSplice, AutoDiffLocalLinearizer);
 }}
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)