diff --git a/kinode/packages/app_store/app_store/src/lib.rs b/kinode/packages/app_store/app_store/src/lib.rs
index 0fad6620..808f60c8 100644
--- a/kinode/packages/app_store/app_store/src/lib.rs
+++ b/kinode/packages/app_store/app_store/src/lib.rs
@@ -156,7 +156,10 @@ fn init(our: Address) {
         state = State::new(CONTRACT_ADDRESS.to_string()).unwrap();
     }
 
+    #[cfg(not(feature = "simulation-mode"))]
     println!("indexing on contract address {}", state.contract_address);
+    #[cfg(feature = "simulation-mode")]
+    println!("simulation mode: not indexing packages");
 
     // create new provider for sepolia with request-timeout of 60s
     // can change, log requests can take quite a long time.
diff --git a/kinode/packages/kns_indexer/kns_indexer/src/lib.rs b/kinode/packages/kns_indexer/kns_indexer/src/lib.rs
index 33faa818..799dcc7e 100644
--- a/kinode/packages/kns_indexer/kns_indexer/src/lib.rs
+++ b/kinode/packages/kns_indexer/kns_indexer/src/lib.rs
@@ -120,7 +120,10 @@ call_init!(init);
 fn init(our: Address) {
     let (chain_id, contract_address) = (10, KNS_OPTIMISM_ADDRESS.to_string());
 
+    #[cfg(not(feature = "simulation-mode"))]
     println!("indexing on contract address {}", contract_address);
+    #[cfg(feature = "simulation-mode")]
+    println!("simulation mode: not indexing KNS");
 
     // if we have state, load it in
     let state: State = match get_typed_state(|bytes| Ok(bincode::deserialize::<State>(bytes)?)) {