diff --git a/docs/io/visualization/generating_widgets.ipynb b/docs/io/visualization/generating_widgets.ipynb
index b5563b51339..7e7de3e8626 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)"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@
  ],
  "metadata": {
   "kernelspec": {
-   "display_name": "Python 3",
+   "display_name": "Python 3 (ipykernel)",
    "language": "python",
    "name": "python3"
   },
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@
    "name": "python",
    "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
    "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
-   "version": "3.8.8"
+   "version": "3.7.10"
   },
   "notify_time": "5",
   "toc": {
diff --git a/docs/io/visualization/sdec_plot.ipynb b/docs/io/visualization/sdec_plot.ipynb
index ff6e2c2e9a9..0b0898c0180 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)"
    ]
   },
   {