diff --git a/docs/io/visualization/generating_widgets.ipynb b/docs/io/visualization/generating_widgets.ipynb
index 2fbe0486591..4783339f3a7 100644
--- a/docs/io/visualization/generating_widgets.ipynb
+++ b/docs/io/visualization/generating_widgets.ipynb
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@
    ],
    "source": [
     "from tardis import run_tardis\n",
-    "sim = run_tardis('tardis_example.yml')"
+    "sim = run_tardis('tardis_example.yml', virtual_packet_logging=True)"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@
  ],
  "metadata": {
   "kernelspec": {
-   "display_name": "Python 3",
+   "display_name": "Python 3 (ipykernel)",
    "language": "python",
    "name": "python3"
   },
diff --git a/docs/io/visualization/sdec_plot.ipynb b/docs/io/visualization/sdec_plot.ipynb
index 87357185e37..9575b7fb1bf 100644
--- a/docs/io/visualization/sdec_plot.ipynb
+++ b/docs/io/visualization/sdec_plot.ipynb
@@ -1253,7 +1253,7 @@
    "source": [
     "from tardis import run_tardis\n",
     "\n",
-    "sim = run_tardis(\"tardis_example.yml\")"
+    "sim = run_tardis(\"tardis_example.yml\", virtual_packet_logging=True)"
    ]
   },
   {