diff --git a/moment_kinetics/src/input_structs.jl b/moment_kinetics/src/input_structs.jl
index edcdb9a8a..2bf4cf57c 100644
--- a/moment_kinetics/src/input_structs.jl
+++ b/moment_kinetics/src/input_structs.jl
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ using TOML
 an option but known at compile time when a `time_info` struct is passed as a function
 argument.
 """
-struct time_info{Terrorsum <: Real, T_debug_output, T_electron, Trkimp, Timpzero}
+struct time_info{Terrorsum <: Real, T_debug_output, T_electron, Trkimp, Timpzero, Telectronprecon}
     n_variables::mk_int
     nstep::mk_int
     end_time::mk_float
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ struct time_info{Terrorsum <: Real, T_debug_output, T_electron, Trkimp, Timpzero
     implicit_ion_advance::Bool
     implicit_vpa_advection::Bool
     implicit_electron_ppar::Bool
+    electron_preconditioner_type::Telectronprecon
     constraint_forcing_rate::mk_float
     decrease_dt_iteration_threshold::mk_int
     increase_dt_iteration_threshold::mk_int
diff --git a/moment_kinetics/src/time_advance.jl b/moment_kinetics/src/time_advance.jl
index 219fd0ef9..b9b0981e4 100644
--- a/moment_kinetics/src/time_advance.jl
+++ b/moment_kinetics/src/time_advance.jl
@@ -409,6 +409,32 @@ function setup_time_info(t_input, n_variables, code_time, dt_reload,
     else
         error_sum_zero = 0.0
     end
+
+    implicit_electron_ppar = (t_input["implicit_electron_ppar"] !== false)
+    if implicit_electron_ppar
+        if t_input["implicit_electron_ppar"] === true
+            if block_size[] == 1
+                # No need to parallelise, so un-split LU solver should be most efficient.
+                electron_preconditioner_type = Val(:electron_lu)
+            else
+                # Want to parallelise preconditioner, so use ADI method.
+                electron_preconditioner_type = Val(:electron_adi)
+            end
+        else
+            electron_precon_types = Dict("lu" => :electron_lu, "adi" => :electron_adi)
+            if t_input["implicit_electron_ppar"] ∈ keys(electron_precon_types)
+                electron_preconditioner_type = Val(electron_precon_types[t_input["implicit_electron_ppar"]])
+            else
+                precon_keys = collect(keys(electron_precon_types))
+                error("Unrecognised option implicit_electron_ppar="
+                      * "\"$(t_input["implicit_electron_ppar"])\"  which should be "
+                      * "either false/true or a string giving the type of "
+                      * "preconditioner to use - one of $precon_keys.")
+            end
+        end
+    else
+        electron_preconditioner_type = Val(:none)
+    end
     if electron === nothing
         # Setting up time_info for electrons.
         # Store io_input as the debug_io variable so we can use it to open the debug
@@ -458,7 +484,8 @@ function setup_time_info(t_input, n_variables, code_time, dt_reload,
                      electron !== nothing && t_input["implicit_electron_advance"],
                      electron !== nothing && t_input["implicit_ion_advance"],
                      electron !== nothing && t_input["implicit_vpa_advection"],
-                     electron !== nothing && t_input["implicit_electron_ppar"],
+                     electron !== nothing && implicit_electron_ppar,
+                     electron_preconditioner_type,
                      mk_float(t_input["constraint_forcing_rate"]),
                      decrease_dt_iteration_threshold, increase_dt_iteration_threshold,
                      mk_float(cap_factor_ion_dt), t_input["write_after_fixed_step_count"],
@@ -667,13 +694,6 @@ function setup_time_advance!(pdf, fields, vz, vr, vzeta, vpa, vperp, z, r, gyrop
                                                                     input_dict, (z=z,);
                                                                     default_rtol=t_params.rtol / 10.0,
                                                                     default_atol=t_params.atol / 10.0)
-    if block_size[] == 1
-        # No need to parallelise, so un-split LU solver should be most efficient.
-        electron_preconditioner_type = Val(:electron_lu)
-    else
-        # Want to parallelise preconditioner, so use ADI method.
-        electron_preconditioner_type = Val(:electron_adi)
-    end
     nl_solver_electron_advance_params =
         setup_nonlinear_solve(t_params.implicit_electron_advance || composition.electron_physics ∈ (kinetic_electrons, kinetic_electrons_with_temperature_equation),
                               input_dict,
@@ -682,7 +702,7 @@ function setup_time_advance!(pdf, fields, vz, vr, vzeta, vpa, vperp, z, r, gyrop
                               default_rtol=t_params.rtol / 10.0,
                               default_atol=t_params.atol / 10.0,
                               electron_ppar_pdf_solve=true,
-                              preconditioner_type=electron_preconditioner_type)
+                              preconditioner_type=t_params.electron_preconditioner_type)
     nl_solver_ion_advance_params =
         setup_nonlinear_solve(t_params.implicit_ion_advance, input_dict,
                               (s=composition.n_ion_species, r=r, z=z, vperp=vperp,