diff --git a/qiskit_ibm_runtime/fake_provider/fake_backend.py b/qiskit_ibm_runtime/fake_provider/fake_backend.py
index b28086a58..b74521471 100644
--- a/qiskit_ibm_runtime/fake_provider/fake_backend.py
+++ b/qiskit_ibm_runtime/fake_provider/fake_backend.py
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ def _get_conf_dict_from_json(self) -> dict:
         conf_dict = self._load_json(self.conf_filename)  # type: ignore
         decode_backend_configuration(conf_dict)
         conf_dict["backend_name"] = self.backend_name
+        # Set simulator to True cause config comes from real system and has it False
+        conf_dict["simulator"] = True
         return conf_dict
 
     def _set_props_dict_from_json(self) -> None: