diff --git a/kinode/packages/app_store/app_store/src/lib.rs b/kinode/packages/app_store/app_store/src/lib.rs
index eae005c6..63010047 100644
--- a/kinode/packages/app_store/app_store/src/lib.rs
+++ b/kinode/packages/app_store/app_store/src/lib.rs
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ pub enum Resp {
 }
 
 fn fetch_logs(eth_provider: &eth::Provider, filter: &eth::Filter) -> Vec<eth::Log> {
+    #[cfg(not(feature = "simulation-mode"))]
     loop {
         match eth_provider.get_logs(filter) {
             Ok(res) => return res,
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ fn fetch_logs(eth_provider: &eth::Provider, filter: &eth::Filter) -> Vec<eth::Lo
 
 #[allow(unused_variables)]
 fn subscribe_to_logs(eth_provider: &eth::Provider, filter: eth::Filter) {
+    #[cfg(not(feature = "simulation-mode"))]
     loop {
         match eth_provider.subscribe(1, filter.clone()) {
             Ok(()) => break,
@@ -97,6 +99,7 @@ fn subscribe_to_logs(eth_provider: &eth::Provider, filter: eth::Filter) {
             }
         }
     }
+    #[cfg(not(feature = "simulation-mode"))]
     println!("subscribed to logs successfully");
 }
 
diff --git a/kinode/packages/kns_indexer/kns_indexer/src/lib.rs b/kinode/packages/kns_indexer/kns_indexer/src/lib.rs
index 5b1f0605..312af8c0 100644
--- a/kinode/packages/kns_indexer/kns_indexer/src/lib.rs
+++ b/kinode/packages/kns_indexer/kns_indexer/src/lib.rs
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ sol! {
 }
 
 fn subscribe_to_logs(eth_provider: &eth::Provider, from_block: u64, filter: eth::Filter) {
+    #[cfg(not(feature = "simulation-mode"))]
     loop {
         match eth_provider.subscribe(1, filter.clone().from_block(from_block)) {
             Ok(()) => break,
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ fn subscribe_to_logs(eth_provider: &eth::Provider, from_block: u64, filter: eth:
             }
         }
     }
+    #[cfg(not(feature = "simulation-mode"))]
     println!("subscribed to logs successfully");
 }