diff --git a/pkg/driver/docker_driver.go b/pkg/driver/docker_driver.go
index 720e5a63..02be8e85 100644
--- a/pkg/driver/docker_driver.go
+++ b/pkg/driver/docker_driver.go
@@ -23,9 +23,7 @@ import (
 
 // DockerDriver is capable of running Docker invocation images using Docker itself.
 type DockerDriver struct {
-	config map[string]string
-	// If true, this will not actually run Docker
-	Simulate                   bool
+	config                     map[string]string
 	dockerCli                  command.Cli
 	dockerConfigurationOptions []DockerConfigurationOption
 	containerOut               io.Writer
@@ -50,6 +48,7 @@ func (d *DockerDriver) AddConfigurationOptions(opts ...DockerConfigurationOption
 // Config returns the Docker driver configuration options
 func (d *DockerDriver) Config() map[string]string {
 	return map[string]string{
+		"SIMULATE":            "If enabled (0|1), this will actually prevent Docker from running",
 		"VERBOSE":             "Increase verbosity. true, false are supported values",
 		"PULL_ALWAYS":         "Always pull image, even if locally available (0|1)",
 		"DOCKER_DRIVER_QUIET": "Make the Docker driver quiet (only print container stdout/stderr)",
@@ -131,7 +130,7 @@ func (d *DockerDriver) exec(op *Operation) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if d.Simulate {
+	if d.config["SIMULATE"] == "1" {
 		return nil
 	}
 	if d.config["PULL_ALWAYS"] == "1" {
diff --git a/pkg/driver/driver_test.go b/pkg/driver/driver_test.go
index 3c3400f1..9d07fce9 100644
--- a/pkg/driver/driver_test.go
+++ b/pkg/driver/driver_test.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func TestDockerDriver_Run(t *testing.T) {
 	d, err := Lookup("docker")
 
 	// Don't actually run Docker
-	d.(*DockerDriver).Simulate = true
+	d.(*DockerDriver).SetConfig(map[string]string{"SIMULATE": "1"})
 
 	is := assert.New(t)
 	is.NoError(err)