diff --git a/aztec-up/bin/aztec-wallet b/aztec-up/bin/aztec-wallet
index 675b8bfeda6..998e51157c1 100755
--- a/aztec-up/bin/aztec-wallet
+++ b/aztec-up/bin/aztec-wallet
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ set -euo pipefail
 
 export SKIP_PORT_ASSIGNMENT=1
 export WALLET_DATA_DIRECTORY=$(dirname $0)/wallet-data
-export ENV_VARS_TO_INJECT="WALLET_DATA_DIRECTORY SSH_AUTH_SOCK"
+export BB_WORKING_DIRECTORY=$(dirname $0)/bb-workdir
+export BB_BINARY_PATH=$(which bb)
+export ENV_VARS_TO_INJECT="WALLET_DATA_DIRECTORY SSH_AUTH_SOCK PXE_PROVER_ENABLED BB_BINARY_PATH BB_WORKING_DIRECTORY"
 
+mkdir -p $BB_WORKING_DIRECTORY
 mkdir -p $WALLET_DATA_DIRECTORY
 
 $(dirname $0)/.aztec-run aztecprotocol/cli-wallet $@
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diff --git a/yarn-project/cli-wallet/src/bin/index.ts b/yarn-project/cli-wallet/src/bin/index.ts
index 1147134a56f..cda770c1ae3 100644
--- a/yarn-project/cli-wallet/src/bin/index.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/cli-wallet/src/bin/index.ts
@@ -86,11 +86,28 @@ async function main() {
         .env('AZTEC_NODE_URL')
         .default(`http://${LOCALHOST}:8080`),
     )
+    .addOption(
+      new Option('-b, --bb-binary-path <string>', 'Path to the BB binary')
+        .env('BB_BINARY_PATH')
+        .default(`$HOME/.bb/bb`),
+    )
+    .addOption(
+      new Option('-w, --bb-working-directory <string>', 'Path to the BB working directory')
+        .env('BB_WORKING_DIRECTORY')
+        .default(`$HOME/.bb-workdir`),
+    )
     .hook('preSubcommand', async command => {
       const { dataDir, remotePxe, nodeUrl } = command.optsWithGlobals();
+
       if (!remotePxe) {
         debugLogger.info('Using local PXE service');
-        await pxeWrapper.init(nodeUrl, join(dataDir, 'pxe'));
+        const subcommand = command.args[0];
+        const isProfiling = command.args.includes('--profile');
+        const enableProving = subcommand === 'simulate' && isProfiling;
+
+        await pxeWrapper.init(nodeUrl, join(dataDir, 'pxe'), {
+          proverEnabled: enableProving,
+        });
       }
       db.init(AztecLmdbStore.open(dataDir));
     });
diff --git a/yarn-project/cli-wallet/src/utils/pxe_wrapper.ts b/yarn-project/cli-wallet/src/utils/pxe_wrapper.ts
index 4fcf026373a..f0621737fb7 100644
--- a/yarn-project/cli-wallet/src/utils/pxe_wrapper.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/cli-wallet/src/utils/pxe_wrapper.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { type PXE, createAztecNodeClient } from '@aztec/circuit-types';
-import { createPXEService, getPXEServiceConfig } from '@aztec/pxe';
+import { type PXEServiceConfig, createPXEService, getPXEServiceConfig } from '@aztec/pxe';
 
 /*
  * Wrapper class for PXE service, avoids initialization issues due to
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ export class PXEWrapper {
     return PXEWrapper.pxe;
   }
 
-  async init(nodeUrl: string, dataDir: string) {
+  async init(nodeUrl: string, dataDir: string, overridePXEServiceConfig?: Partial<PXEServiceConfig>) {
     const aztecNode = createAztecNodeClient(nodeUrl);
-    const pxeConfig = getPXEServiceConfig();
+    const pxeConfig = Object.assign(getPXEServiceConfig(), overridePXEServiceConfig);
     pxeConfig.dataDirectory = dataDir;
     PXEWrapper.pxe = await createPXEService(aztecNode, pxeConfig);
   }