diff --git a/pkg/backends/alb/alb_502_test.go b/pkg/backends/alb/alb_502_test.go
index 2b32fe5be..7ff8a3c10 100644
--- a/pkg/backends/alb/alb_502_test.go
+++ b/pkg/backends/alb/alb_502_test.go
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-	mtypes "github.com/trickstercache/trickster/v2/pkg/backends/alb/mech/types"
 	"github.com/trickstercache/trickster/v2/pkg/backends/alb/mech/tsm"
+	mtypes "github.com/trickstercache/trickster/v2/pkg/backends/alb/mech/types"
 	"github.com/trickstercache/trickster/v2/pkg/backends/alb/names"
 	ao "github.com/trickstercache/trickster/v2/pkg/backends/alb/options"
 	"github.com/trickstercache/trickster/v2/pkg/backends/prometheus"
@@ -108,12 +108,12 @@ func TestALB502WithMultiplePrometheusBackends(t *testing.T) {
 		pool1, _, _ := albpool.NewHealthy([]http.Handler{handler1})
 		albpool.WaitHealthy(t, pool1, 1)
 
-		albOpts := &ao.Options{
+		albConfigs := &ao.TSMConfigs{
 			MechanismName: names.MechanismTSM,
 			OutputFormat:  providers.Prometheus,
 		}
 
-		tsmMech, err := tsm.New(albOpts, types.Lookup{providers.Prometheus: prometheus.NewClient})
+		tsmMech, err := tsm.New(albConfigs, types.Lookup{providers.Prometheus: prometheus.NewClient})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		tsmPM := tsmMech.(mtypes.PoolMechanism)
 		tsmPM.SetPool(pool1)
@@ -135,12 +135,12 @@ func TestALB502WithMultiplePrometheusBackends(t *testing.T) {
 		pool2, _, _ := albpool.NewHealthy([]http.Handler{handler1, handler2})
 		albpool.WaitHealthy(t, pool2, 2)
 
-		albOpts := &ao.Options{
+		albConfigs := &ao.TSMConfigs{
 			MechanismName: names.MechanismTSM,
 			OutputFormat:  providers.Prometheus,
 		}
 
-		tsmMech, err := tsm.New(albOpts, types.Lookup{providers.Prometheus: prometheus.NewClient})
+		tsmMech, err := tsm.New(albConfigs, types.Lookup{providers.Prometheus: prometheus.NewClient})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		tsmPM := tsmMech.(mtypes.PoolMechanism)
 		tsmPM.SetPool(pool2)
diff --git a/pkg/backends/alb/client.go b/pkg/backends/alb/client.go
index 88e47bd22..afeb5cc8e 100644
--- a/pkg/backends/alb/client.go
+++ b/pkg/backends/alb/client.go
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ func NewClient(name string, o *bo.Options, router http.Handler,
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
+
 		c.handler = m
 	}
 	return c, nil
diff --git a/pkg/backends/alb/mech/registry/registry.go b/pkg/backends/alb/mech/registry/registry.go
index e62d1656f..1b73b93eb 100644
--- a/pkg/backends/alb/mech/registry/registry.go
+++ b/pkg/backends/alb/mech/registry/registry.go
@@ -40,20 +40,34 @@ var registry = []types.RegistryEntry{
 
 var registryByName = compileSupportedByName(registry)
 
+type funcs struct {
+	tsmMechanismFunc types.NewTSMMechanismFunc
+	mechanismFunc    types.NewMechanismFunc
+}
+
 // compileSupportedByName indexes registry entries by both Name and ShortName.
 // Panics on duplicate registration: silently last-write-wins would mask a
 // configuration error that only surfaces at request time.
-func compileSupportedByName(entries []types.RegistryEntry) map[types.Name]types.NewMechanismFunc {
-	out := make(map[types.Name]types.NewMechanismFunc, len(entries)*2)
-	add := func(name types.Name, fn types.NewMechanismFunc) {
+func compileSupportedByName(entries []types.RegistryEntry) map[types.Name]*funcs {
+	out := make(map[types.Name]*funcs, len(entries)*2)
+	add := func(name types.Name, fns *funcs) {
 		if _, exists := out[name]; exists {
 			panic("alb/mech/registry: duplicate mechanism name " + name)
 		}
-		out[name] = fn
+		out[name] = fns
 	}
+
 	for _, entry := range entries {
-		add(entry.ShortName, entry.New)
-		add(entry.Name, entry.New)
+		if entry.New == nil && entry.NewTSM != nil {
+			fns := &funcs{tsmMechanismFunc: entry.NewTSM}
+			add(entry.ShortName, fns)
+			add(entry.Name, fns)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		fns := &funcs{mechanismFunc: entry.New}
+		add(entry.ShortName, fns)
+		add(entry.Name, fns)
 	}
 	return out
 }
@@ -62,8 +76,14 @@ func New(name types.Name, opts *options.Options,
 	factories rt.Lookup,
 ) (types.Mechanism, error) {
 	if f, ok := registryByName[name]; ok && f != nil {
-		return f(opts, factories)
+		if name == tsm.Name || name == tsm.ShortName {
+			tsmConfigs := options.NewTSMConfigs(opts)
+			return f.tsmMechanismFunc(tsmConfigs, factories)
+		}
+
+		return f.mechanismFunc(opts, factories)
 	}
+
 	return nil, errors.ErrUnsupportedMechanism
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/backends/alb/mech/tsm/time_series_merge.go b/pkg/backends/alb/mech/tsm/time_series_merge.go
index e4b02c694..ebe2f2d48 100644
--- a/pkg/backends/alb/mech/tsm/time_series_merge.go
+++ b/pkg/backends/alb/mech/tsm/time_series_merge.go
@@ -96,23 +96,23 @@ type stripKeysSnapshot struct {
 }
 
 func RegistryEntry() types.RegistryEntry {
-	return types.RegistryEntry{Name: Name, ShortName: ShortName, New: New}
+	return types.RegistryEntry{Name: Name, ShortName: ShortName, NewTSM: New}
 }
 
-func New(o *options.Options, factories rt.Lookup) (types.Mechanism, error) {
+func New(conf *options.TSMConfigs, factories rt.Lookup) (types.Mechanism, error) {
 	out := &handler{
-		tsmOptions:            o.TSMOptions,
-		maxCaptureBytes:       o.MaxCaptureBytes,
-		maxFanoutCaptureBytes: o.MaxFanoutCaptureBytes,
+		tsmOptions:            conf.TimeSeriesMergeOptions,
+		maxCaptureBytes:       conf.MaxCaptureBytes,
+		maxFanoutCaptureBytes: conf.MaxFanoutCaptureBytes,
 	}
 	// this validates the merge configuration for the ALB client as it sets it up
 	// First, verify the output format is a support merge provider
-	if !providers.IsSupportedTimeSeriesMergeProvider(o.OutputFormat) {
+	if !providers.IsSupportedTimeSeriesMergeProvider(conf.OutputFormat) {
 		return nil, errors.ErrInvalidTimeSeriesMergeProvider
 	}
 
 	// next, get the factory function required to create a backend handler for the supplied format
-	f, ok := factories[o.OutputFormat]
+	f, ok := factories[conf.OutputFormat]
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, errors.ErrInvalidTimeSeriesMergeProvider
 	}
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func New(o *options.Options, factories rt.Lookup) (types.Mechanism, error) {
 	}
 	// set the merge paths in the ALB client
 	out.mergePaths = mc2.MergeablePaths()
-	out.outputFormat = o.OutputFormat
+	out.outputFormat = conf.OutputFormat
 	return out, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/backends/alb/mech/tsm/time_series_merge_ctor_test.go b/pkg/backends/alb/mech/tsm/time_series_merge_ctor_test.go
index 56787eece..8354f51a9 100644
--- a/pkg/backends/alb/mech/tsm/time_series_merge_ctor_test.go
+++ b/pkg/backends/alb/mech/tsm/time_series_merge_ctor_test.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func TestRegistryEntry(t *testing.T) {
 	if entry.Name != Name || entry.ShortName != ShortName {
 		t.Fatalf("RegistryEntry = %+v, want Name=%q ShortName=%q", entry, Name, ShortName)
 	}
-	if entry.New == nil {
+	if entry.NewTSM == nil {
 		t.Fatal("RegistryEntry.New is nil")
 	}
 }
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func TestNew(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("invalid output format", func(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Parallel()
-		_, err := New(&options.Options{OutputFormat: "not-a-provider"}, nil)
+		_, err := New(&options.TSMConfigs{OutputFormat: "not-a-provider"}, nil)
 		if !errors.Is(err, alberr.ErrInvalidTimeSeriesMergeProvider) {
 			t.Fatalf("New() error = %v, want ErrInvalidTimeSeriesMergeProvider", err)
 		}
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func TestNew(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("missing factory", func(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Parallel()
-		_, err := New(&options.Options{OutputFormat: providers.Prometheus}, rt.Lookup{})
+		_, err := New(&options.TSMConfigs{OutputFormat: providers.Prometheus}, rt.Lookup{})
 		if !errors.Is(err, alberr.ErrInvalidTimeSeriesMergeProvider) {
 			t.Fatalf("New() error = %v, want ErrInvalidTimeSeriesMergeProvider", err)
 		}
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func TestNew(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("valid prometheus provider", func(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Parallel()
 		m, err := New(
-			&options.Options{OutputFormat: providers.Prometheus},
+			&options.TSMConfigs{OutputFormat: providers.Prometheus},
 			rt.Lookup{providers.Prometheus: prometheus.NewClient},
 		)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/backends/alb/mech/types/types.go b/pkg/backends/alb/mech/types/types.go
index 0191d4b7a..f17cec23b 100644
--- a/pkg/backends/alb/mech/types/types.go
+++ b/pkg/backends/alb/mech/types/types.go
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ type Name = string
 // provided Options
 type NewMechanismFunc func(*options.Options, types.Lookup) (Mechanism, error)
 
+// NewTSMMechanismFUn defines a function that returns a Time Series Merge mechanism
+type NewTSMMechanismFunc func(*options.TSMConfigs, types.Lookup) (Mechanism, error)
+
 // Mechanism represents a specific ALB Implementation (e.g., a Round Robiner).
 // Pool-aware mechanisms additionally implement PoolMechanism; callers that
 // need to drive a pool must type-assert before invoking pool methods.
@@ -54,4 +57,5 @@ type RegistryEntry struct {
 	Name      Name
 	ShortName Name
 	New       NewMechanismFunc
+	NewTSM    NewTSMMechanismFunc
 }
diff --git a/pkg/backends/alb/mech/types/types_interfaces_test.go b/pkg/backends/alb/mech/types/types_interfaces_test.go
index 73f8f7d9e..ef7bd77a1 100644
--- a/pkg/backends/alb/mech/types/types_interfaces_test.go
+++ b/pkg/backends/alb/mech/types/types_interfaces_test.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func TestPoolMechanismMembership(t *testing.T) {
 			return m
 		}, false},
 		{"tsm", func(t *testing.T) types.Mechanism {
-			o := &options.Options{OutputFormat: providers.Prometheus}
+			o := &options.TSMConfigs{OutputFormat: providers.Prometheus}
 			factories := rt.Lookup{providers.Prometheus: prometheus.NewClient}
 			m, err := tsm.New(o, factories)
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/backends/alb/options/options.go b/pkg/backends/alb/options/options.go
index 7551fe1b5..f2f925391 100644
--- a/pkg/backends/alb/options/options.go
+++ b/pkg/backends/alb/options/options.go
@@ -141,6 +141,24 @@ var (
 	ErrOutputFormatOnlyForTSM = errors.New("'output_format' option is only valid for provider 'alb' and mechanism 'tsmerge'")
 )
 
+type TSMConfigs struct {
+	TimeSeriesMergeOptions
+	MaxCaptureBytes       int
+	MaxFanoutCaptureBytes int
+	OutputFormat          string
+	MechanismName         string
+}
+
+func NewTSMConfigs(o *Options) *TSMConfigs {
+	return &TSMConfigs{
+		TimeSeriesMergeOptions: o.TSMOptions,
+		MaxCaptureBytes:        o.MaxCaptureBytes,
+		MaxFanoutCaptureBytes:  o.MaxFanoutCaptureBytes,
+		OutputFormat:           o.OutputFormat,
+		MechanismName:          o.MechanismName,
+	}
+}
+
 // NewErrInvalidALBOptions returns an invalid ALB Options error
 func NewErrInvalidALBOptions(backendName string) error {
 	return &InvalidALBOptionsError{