diff --git a/lib/tests/test.js b/lib/tests/test.js
index f83f276e..9345f8f7 100644
--- a/lib/tests/test.js
+++ b/lib/tests/test.js
@@ -99,7 +99,42 @@ class Test {
     if (!this.sim) {
       this.sim = getSimulator();
     }
-    this.web3.setProvider(this.sim.provider(this.simOptions));
+
+    let simProvider = this.sim.provider(this.simOptions);
+
+    // Here we patch the sendAsync method on the provider. The goal behind this is to force pure/constant/view calls to become
+    // transactions, so that we can pull in execution traces and account for those executions in code coverage.
+    //
+    // Instead of a simple call, here's what happens:
+    //
+    // 1) A transaction is sent with the same payload, and a pre-defined gas price;
+    // 2) We wait for the transaction to be mined by asking for the receipt;
+    // 3) Once we get the receipt back, we dispatch the real call and pass the original callback;
+    //
+    // This will still allow tests to get the return value from the call and run contracts unmodified.
+    simProvider.realSendAsync = simProvider.sendAsync.bind(simProvider);
+    simProvider.sendAsync = function(payload, cb) {
+      if(payload.method !== 'eth_call') {
+        return simProvider.realSendAsync(payload, cb);
+      }
+
+      let newParams = Object.assign({}, payload.params[0], {gasPrice: '0x77359400'});
+      let newPayload = {
+          id: payload.id + 1,
+          method: 'eth_sendTransaction',
+          params: [newParams],
+          jsonrpc: payload.jsonrpc
+      };
+
+      simProvider.realSendAsync(newPayload, (_err, response) => {
+        let txHash = response.result;
+        self.web3.eth.getTransactionReceipt(txHash, (_err, _res) => {
+          simProvider.realSendAsync(payload, cb);
+        });
+      });
+    };
+
+    this.web3.setProvider(simProvider);
     callback();
   }