diff --git a/contracts/examples/adder/interact/src/basic_interact.rs b/contracts/examples/adder/interact/src/basic_interact.rs
index efdfc5d996..2acff49ecb 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/adder/interact/src/basic_interact.rs
+++ b/contracts/examples/adder/interact/src/basic_interact.rs
@@ -62,8 +62,9 @@ pub struct AdderInteract {
 
 impl AdderInteract {
     pub async fn init(config: Config) -> Self {
-        let mut interactor = Interactor::new(config.gateway_uri(), config.use_chain_simulator())
+        let mut interactor = Interactor::new(config.gateway_uri())
             .await
+            .use_chain_simulator(config.use_chain_simulator())
             .with_tracer(INTERACTOR_SCENARIO_TRACE_PATH)
             .await;
 
diff --git a/contracts/examples/multisig/interact/src/multisig_interact.rs b/contracts/examples/multisig/interact/src/multisig_interact.rs
index 4006686c63..ab66377b24 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/multisig/interact/src/multisig_interact.rs
+++ b/contracts/examples/multisig/interact/src/multisig_interact.rs
@@ -86,8 +86,9 @@ struct MultisigInteract {
 impl MultisigInteract {
     async fn init() -> Self {
         let config = Config::load_config();
-        let mut interactor = Interactor::new(config.gateway_uri(), config.use_chain_simulator())
+        let mut interactor = Interactor::new(config.gateway_uri())
             .await
+            .use_chain_simulator(config.use_chain_simulator())
             .with_tracer(INTERACTOR_SCENARIO_TRACE_PATH)
             .await;
         interactor.set_current_dir_from_workspace("contracts/examples/multisig/interact");
diff --git a/contracts/examples/ping-pong-egld/dapp/src/interactor.rs b/contracts/examples/ping-pong-egld/dapp/src/interactor.rs
index 659a05cce6..843540649e 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/ping-pong-egld/dapp/src/interactor.rs
+++ b/contracts/examples/ping-pong-egld/dapp/src/interactor.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ pub struct ContractInteract {
 impl ContractInteract {
     pub async fn new() -> Self {
         let config = Config::new();
-        let mut interactor = DappInteractor::new(&config.gateway, false).await;
+        let mut interactor = DappInteractor::new(&config.gateway).await;
         interactor.set_current_dir_from_workspace("contracts/examples/ping-pong-egld/dapp");
         let wallet_address = interactor.register_wallet(test_wallets::mike()).await;
 
diff --git a/contracts/examples/ping-pong-egld/interactor/src/interact.rs b/contracts/examples/ping-pong-egld/interactor/src/interact.rs
index c2366de032..3ebee775b1 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/ping-pong-egld/interactor/src/interact.rs
+++ b/contracts/examples/ping-pong-egld/interactor/src/interact.rs
@@ -116,8 +116,9 @@ pub struct PingPongEgldInteract {
 
 impl PingPongEgldInteract {
     pub async fn init(config: Config) -> Self {
-        let mut interactor = Interactor::new(config.gateway_uri(), config.use_chain_simulator())
+        let mut interactor = Interactor::new(config.gateway_uri())
             .await
+            .use_chain_simulator(config.use_chain_simulator())
             .with_tracer(INTERACTOR_SCENARIO_TRACE_PATH)
             .await;
 
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/basic-features/interact/src/bf_interact.rs b/contracts/feature-tests/basic-features/interact/src/bf_interact.rs
index b54ef876d4..665fa24fc8 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/basic-features/interact/src/bf_interact.rs
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/basic-features/interact/src/bf_interact.rs
@@ -61,8 +61,9 @@ pub struct BasicFeaturesInteract {
 
 impl BasicFeaturesInteract {
     pub async fn init(config: Config) -> Self {
-        let mut interactor = Interactor::new(config.gateway_uri(), config.use_chain_simulator())
+        let mut interactor = Interactor::new(config.gateway_uri())
             .await
+            .use_chain_simulator(config.use_chain_simulator())
             .with_tracer(INTERACTOR_SCENARIO_TRACE_PATH)
             .await;
         interactor
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/interact/src/comp_interact_controller.rs b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/interact/src/comp_interact_controller.rs
index ca0e7ffb5e..8e480b76c1 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/interact/src/comp_interact_controller.rs
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/interact/src/comp_interact_controller.rs
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ pub struct ComposabilityInteract {
 impl ComposabilityInteract {
     pub async fn init() -> Self {
         let config = Config::load_config();
-        let mut interactor = Interactor::new(config.gateway_uri(), config.use_chain_simulator())
+        let mut interactor = Interactor::new(config.gateway_uri())
             .await
+            .use_chain_simulator(config.use_chain_simulator())
             .with_tracer(INTERACTOR_SCENARIO_TRACE_PATH)
             .await;
         interactor.set_current_dir_from_workspace("contracts/feature-tests/composability/interact");
diff --git a/framework/snippets/src/interactor/interactor_base.rs b/framework/snippets/src/interactor/interactor_base.rs
index ea204adbc6..604051d7a0 100644
--- a/framework/snippets/src/interactor/interactor_base.rs
+++ b/framework/snippets/src/interactor/interactor_base.rs
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ where
     GatewayProxy: GatewayAsyncService,
 {
     /// Not yet changed for backwards compatibility.
-    pub async fn new(gateway_uri: &str, use_chain_simulator: bool) -> Self {
+    pub async fn new(gateway_uri: &str) -> Self {
         let proxy = GatewayProxy::from_uri(gateway_uri);
         let network_config = proxy.request(NetworkConfigRequest).await.unwrap();
         Self {
             proxy,
-            use_chain_simulator,
+            use_chain_simulator: false,
             network_config,
             sender_map: HashMap::new(),
             waiting_time_ms: 0,
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ where
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn use_chain_simulator(mut self, use_chain_simulator: bool) -> Self {
+        self.use_chain_simulator = use_chain_simulator;
+        self
+    }
+
     pub async fn register_wallet(&mut self, wallet: Wallet) -> Address {
         let address = wallet.to_address();
 
diff --git a/tools/interactor-system-func-calls/src/system_sc_interact.rs b/tools/interactor-system-func-calls/src/system_sc_interact.rs
index 4300210269..97d3005c97 100644
--- a/tools/interactor-system-func-calls/src/system_sc_interact.rs
+++ b/tools/interactor-system-func-calls/src/system_sc_interact.rs
@@ -229,8 +229,9 @@ struct SysFuncCallsInteract {
 impl SysFuncCallsInteract {
     async fn init() -> Self {
         let config = Config::load_config();
-        let mut interactor =
-            Interactor::new(config.gateway_uri(), config.use_chain_simulator()).await;
+        let mut interactor = Interactor::new(config.gateway_uri())
+            .await
+            .use_chain_simulator(config.use_chain_simulator());
 
         interactor.set_current_dir_from_workspace("tools/interactor-system-func-calls");
         let wallet_address = interactor.register_wallet(test_wallets::alice()).await;