diff --git a/.test-env b/.test-env
index df783a4f..c8732a95 100644
--- a/.test-env
+++ b/.test-env
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Configs for testing repo download:
 SDK_TESTING_URL="https://github.com/algorand/algorand-sdk-testing"
-SDK_TESTING_BRANCH="master"
+SDK_TESTING_BRANCH="simulate-request-log-option"
 SDK_TESTING_HARNESS="test-harness"
 
 INSTALL_ONLY=0
diff --git a/algosdk/atomic_transaction_composer.py b/algosdk/atomic_transaction_composer.py
index 31c281bf..0545437e 100644
--- a/algosdk/atomic_transaction_composer.py
+++ b/algosdk/atomic_transaction_composer.py
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ def __init__(
         simulate_response: Dict[str, Any],
         tx_ids: List[str],
         results: List[SimulateABIResult],
-        eval_overrides: Optional[SimulateEvalOverrides],
+        eval_overrides: Optional[SimulateEvalOverrides] = None,
     ) -> None:
         self.version = version
         self.would_succeed = would_succeed
diff --git a/tests/integration.tags b/tests/integration.tags
index 479c9b62..d2c62ff4 100644
--- a/tests/integration.tags
+++ b/tests/integration.tags
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@
 @send
 @send.keyregtxn
 @simulate
+@simulate.lift_log_limits
diff --git a/tests/steps/other_v2_steps.py b/tests/steps/other_v2_steps.py
index 63d42b09..06f1c3c8 100644
--- a/tests/steps/other_v2_steps.py
+++ b/tests/steps/other_v2_steps.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
     ApplicationLocalState,
     DryrunRequest,
     DryrunSource,
+    SimulateRequest,
 )
 from tests.steps.steps import algod_port, indexer_port
 from tests.steps.steps import token as daemon_token
@@ -1474,6 +1475,11 @@ def simulate_atc_failure(context, group, path, message):
     assert message in resp.failure_message
 
 
+@when("I make a new simulate request")
+def make_simulate_request(context):
+    context.simulate_request = SimulateRequest(txn_groups=[])
+
+
 @when("I prepare the transaction without signatures for simulation")
 def step_impl(context):
     context.stx = transaction.SignedTransaction(context.txn, None)