diff --git a/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/abstract_phase_manager.ts b/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/abstract_phase_manager.ts
index 054218ae5a2..5abd9635446 100644
--- a/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/abstract_phase_manager.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/abstract_phase_manager.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ import {
 import {
   type PublicExecutionResult,
   type PublicExecutor,
+  type WorldStateDB,
   accumulateReturnValues,
   isPublicExecutionResult,
 } from '@aztec/simulator';
@@ -139,19 +140,39 @@ export type PhaseResult = {
   gasUsed?: Gas;
 };
 
+export interface PhaseConfig {
+  db: MerkleTreeOperations;
+  publicExecutor: PublicExecutor;
+  publicKernel: PublicKernelCircuitSimulator;
+  globalVariables: GlobalVariables;
+  historicalHeader: Header;
+  worldStateDB: WorldStateDB;
+  phase?: PublicKernelType;
+}
+
 export abstract class AbstractPhaseManager {
   protected hintsBuilder: HintsBuilder;
   protected log: DebugLogger;
-  constructor(
-    protected db: MerkleTreeOperations,
-    protected publicExecutor: PublicExecutor,
-    protected publicKernel: PublicKernelCircuitSimulator,
-    protected globalVariables: GlobalVariables,
-    protected historicalHeader: Header,
-    public phase: PublicKernelType,
-  ) {
-    this.hintsBuilder = new HintsBuilder(db);
-    this.log = createDebugLogger(`aztec:sequencer:${phase}`);
+
+  protected db: MerkleTreeOperations;
+  protected publicExecutor: PublicExecutor;
+  protected publicKernel: PublicKernelCircuitSimulator;
+  protected globalVariables: GlobalVariables;
+  protected historicalHeader: Header;
+  protected worldStateDB: WorldStateDB;
+  public phase: PublicKernelType;
+
+  constructor(config: PhaseConfig) {
+    this.db = config.db;
+    this.publicExecutor = config.publicExecutor;
+    this.publicKernel = config.publicKernel;
+    this.globalVariables = config.globalVariables;
+    this.historicalHeader = config.historicalHeader;
+    this.worldStateDB = config.worldStateDB;
+    this.phase = config.phase ?? PublicKernelType.SETUP;
+
+    this.hintsBuilder = new HintsBuilder(this.db);
+    this.log = createDebugLogger(`aztec:sequencer:${this.phase}`);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/app_logic_phase_manager.ts b/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/app_logic_phase_manager.ts
index 5d78b366766..e6c0b1e92a4 100644
--- a/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/app_logic_phase_manager.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/app_logic_phase_manager.ts
@@ -1,27 +1,15 @@
 import { PublicKernelType, type PublicProvingRequest, type Tx } from '@aztec/circuit-types';
-import { type GlobalVariables, type Header, type PublicKernelCircuitPublicInputs } from '@aztec/circuits.js';
+import { type PublicKernelCircuitPublicInputs } from '@aztec/circuits.js';
 import { type ProtocolArtifact } from '@aztec/noir-protocol-circuits-types';
-import { type PublicExecutor } from '@aztec/simulator';
-import { type MerkleTreeOperations } from '@aztec/world-state';
 
-import { AbstractPhaseManager, makeAvmProvingRequest } from './abstract_phase_manager.js';
-import { type WorldStateDB } from './public_db_sources.js';
-import { type PublicKernelCircuitSimulator } from './public_kernel_circuit_simulator.js';
+import { AbstractPhaseManager, type PhaseConfig, makeAvmProvingRequest } from './abstract_phase_manager.js';
 
 /**
  * The phase manager responsible for performing the fee preparation phase.
  */
 export class AppLogicPhaseManager extends AbstractPhaseManager {
-  constructor(
-    db: MerkleTreeOperations,
-    publicExecutor: PublicExecutor,
-    publicKernel: PublicKernelCircuitSimulator,
-    globalVariables: GlobalVariables,
-    historicalHeader: Header,
-    protected worldStateDB: WorldStateDB,
-    phase: PublicKernelType = PublicKernelType.APP_LOGIC,
-  ) {
-    super(db, publicExecutor, publicKernel, globalVariables, historicalHeader, phase);
+  constructor(config: PhaseConfig, public override phase: PublicKernelType = PublicKernelType.APP_LOGIC) {
+    super(config);
   }
 
   override async handle(
diff --git a/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/phase_manager_factory.ts b/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/phase_manager_factory.ts
index 7c42be49b9b..a5dbe868a53 100644
--- a/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/phase_manager_factory.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/phase_manager_factory.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
 import { PublicKernelType, type Tx } from '@aztec/circuit-types';
-import { type GlobalVariables, type Header, type PublicKernelCircuitPublicInputs } from '@aztec/circuits.js';
-import { type PublicExecutor } from '@aztec/simulator';
-import { type MerkleTreeOperations } from '@aztec/world-state';
+import { type PublicKernelCircuitPublicInputs } from '@aztec/circuits.js';
 
-import { type AbstractPhaseManager } from './abstract_phase_manager.js';
+import { type AbstractPhaseManager, type PhaseConfig } from './abstract_phase_manager.js';
 import { AppLogicPhaseManager } from './app_logic_phase_manager.js';
-import { type WorldStateDB } from './public_db_sources.js';
-import { type PublicKernelCircuitSimulator } from './public_kernel_circuit_simulator.js';
 import { SetupPhaseManager } from './setup_phase_manager.js';
 import { TailPhaseManager } from './tail_phase_manager.js';
 import { TeardownPhaseManager } from './teardown_phase_manager.js';
@@ -24,36 +20,14 @@ export class CannotTransitionToSetupError extends Error {
 }
 
 export class PhaseManagerFactory {
-  public static phaseFromTx(
-    tx: Tx,
-    db: MerkleTreeOperations,
-    publicExecutor: PublicExecutor,
-    publicKernel: PublicKernelCircuitSimulator,
-    globalVariables: GlobalVariables,
-    historicalHeader: Header,
-    worldStateDB: WorldStateDB,
-  ): AbstractPhaseManager | undefined {
+  public static phaseFromTx(tx: Tx, config: PhaseConfig): AbstractPhaseManager | undefined {
     const data = tx.data.forPublic!;
     if (data.needsSetup) {
-      return new SetupPhaseManager(db, publicExecutor, publicKernel, globalVariables, historicalHeader, worldStateDB);
+      return new SetupPhaseManager(config);
     } else if (data.needsAppLogic) {
-      return new AppLogicPhaseManager(
-        db,
-        publicExecutor,
-        publicKernel,
-        globalVariables,
-        historicalHeader,
-        worldStateDB,
-      );
+      return new AppLogicPhaseManager(config);
     } else if (data.needsTeardown) {
-      return new TeardownPhaseManager(
-        db,
-        publicExecutor,
-        publicKernel,
-        globalVariables,
-        historicalHeader,
-        worldStateDB,
-      );
+      return new TeardownPhaseManager(config);
     } else {
       return undefined;
     }
@@ -62,12 +36,7 @@ export class PhaseManagerFactory {
   public static phaseFromOutput(
     output: PublicKernelCircuitPublicInputs,
     currentPhaseManager: AbstractPhaseManager,
-    db: MerkleTreeOperations,
-    publicExecutor: PublicExecutor,
-    publicKernel: PublicKernelCircuitSimulator,
-    globalVariables: GlobalVariables,
-    historicalHeader: Header,
-    worldStateDB: WorldStateDB,
+    config: PhaseConfig,
   ): AbstractPhaseManager | undefined {
     if (output.needsSetup) {
       throw new CannotTransitionToSetupError();
@@ -75,28 +44,14 @@ export class PhaseManagerFactory {
       if (currentPhaseManager.phase === PublicKernelType.APP_LOGIC) {
         throw new PhaseDidNotChangeError(currentPhaseManager.phase);
       }
-      return new AppLogicPhaseManager(
-        db,
-        publicExecutor,
-        publicKernel,
-        globalVariables,
-        historicalHeader,
-        worldStateDB,
-      );
+      return new AppLogicPhaseManager(config);
     } else if (output.needsTeardown) {
       if (currentPhaseManager.phase === PublicKernelType.TEARDOWN) {
         throw new PhaseDidNotChangeError(currentPhaseManager.phase);
       }
-      return new TeardownPhaseManager(
-        db,
-        publicExecutor,
-        publicKernel,
-        globalVariables,
-        historicalHeader,
-        worldStateDB,
-      );
+      return new TeardownPhaseManager(config);
     } else if (currentPhaseManager.phase !== PublicKernelType.TAIL) {
-      return new TailPhaseManager(db, publicExecutor, publicKernel, globalVariables, historicalHeader, worldStateDB);
+      return new TailPhaseManager(config);
     } else {
       return undefined;
     }
diff --git a/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/public_processor.ts b/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/public_processor.ts
index 0e36df968c1..67faee6463d 100644
--- a/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/public_processor.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/public_processor.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import { Attributes, type TelemetryClient, type Tracer, trackSpan } from '@aztec
 import { type ContractDataSource } from '@aztec/types/contracts';
 import { type MerkleTreeOperations } from '@aztec/world-state';
 
-import { type AbstractPhaseManager } from './abstract_phase_manager.js';
+import { type AbstractPhaseManager, type PhaseConfig } from './abstract_phase_manager.js';
 import { PhaseManagerFactory } from './phase_manager_factory.js';
 import { WorldStateDB } from './public_db_sources.js';
 import { RealPublicKernelCircuitSimulator } from './public_kernel.js';
@@ -229,15 +229,16 @@ export class PublicProcessor {
     const timer = new Timer();
     let returnValues: NestedProcessReturnValues[] = [];
     const publicProvingRequests: PublicProvingRequest[] = [];
-    let phase: AbstractPhaseManager | undefined = PhaseManagerFactory.phaseFromTx(
-      tx,
-      this.db,
-      this.publicExecutor,
-      this.publicKernel,
-      this.globalVariables,
-      this.historicalHeader,
-      this.worldStateDB,
-    );
+
+    const phaseManagerConfig: PhaseConfig = {
+      db: this.db,
+      publicExecutor: this.publicExecutor,
+      publicKernel: this.publicKernel,
+      globalVariables: this.globalVariables,
+      historicalHeader: this.historicalHeader,
+      worldStateDB: this.worldStateDB,
+    };
+    let phase: AbstractPhaseManager | undefined = PhaseManagerFactory.phaseFromTx(tx, phaseManagerConfig);
     this.log.debug(`Beginning processing in phase ${phase?.phase} for tx ${tx.getTxHash()}`);
 
     let publicKernelPublicInput = tx.data.toPublicKernelCircuitPublicInputs();
@@ -266,16 +267,13 @@ export class PublicProcessor {
       lastKernelArtifact = output.lastKernelArtifact;
       finalKernelOutput = output.finalKernelOutput;
       revertReason ??= output.revertReason;
-      phase = PhaseManagerFactory.phaseFromOutput(
-        publicKernelPublicInput,
-        phase,
-        this.db,
-        this.publicExecutor,
-        this.publicKernel,
-        this.globalVariables,
-        this.historicalHeader,
-        this.worldStateDB,
-      );
+
+      // Update the phase manager config with the current phase
+      const phaseConfig = {
+        ...phaseManagerConfig,
+        phase: phase.phase,
+      };
+      phase = PhaseManagerFactory.phaseFromOutput(publicKernelPublicInput, phase, phaseConfig);
     }
 
     if (!finalKernelOutput) {
diff --git a/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/setup_phase_manager.test.ts b/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/setup_phase_manager.test.ts
index 58333097a03..d05ce394ba2 100644
--- a/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/setup_phase_manager.test.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/setup_phase_manager.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { type TreeInfo, mockTx } from '@aztec/circuit-types';
+import { PublicKernelType, type TreeInfo, mockTx } from '@aztec/circuit-types';
 import { GlobalVariables, Header } from '@aztec/circuits.js';
 import { type PublicExecutor } from '@aztec/simulator';
 import { type MerkleTreeOperations } from '@aztec/world-state';
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { type MerkleTreeOperations } from '@aztec/world-state';
 import { it } from '@jest/globals';
 import { type MockProxy, mock } from 'jest-mock-extended';
 
+import { type PhaseConfig } from './abstract_phase_manager.js';
 import { type WorldStateDB } from './public_db_sources.js';
 import { type PublicKernelCircuitSimulator } from './public_kernel_circuit_simulator.js';
 import { SetupPhaseManager } from './setup_phase_manager.js';
@@ -34,14 +35,16 @@ describe('setup_phase_manager', () => {
     root = Buffer.alloc(32, 5);
     db.getTreeInfo.mockResolvedValue({ root } as TreeInfo);
     publicKernel = mock<PublicKernelCircuitSimulator>();
-    phaseManager = new TestSetupPhaseManager(
+    const config: PhaseConfig = {
       db,
       publicExecutor,
       publicKernel,
-      GlobalVariables.empty(),
-      Header.empty(),
+      globalVariables: GlobalVariables.empty(),
+      historicalHeader: Header.empty(),
+      phase: PublicKernelType.SETUP,
       worldStateDB,
-    );
+    };
+    phaseManager = new TestSetupPhaseManager(config);
   });
 
   it('does not extract non-revertible calls when none exist', function () {
diff --git a/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/setup_phase_manager.ts b/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/setup_phase_manager.ts
index 4fd1d02986b..6018938467e 100644
--- a/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/setup_phase_manager.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/setup_phase_manager.ts
@@ -1,27 +1,15 @@
 import { PublicKernelType, type PublicProvingRequest, type Tx } from '@aztec/circuit-types';
-import { type GlobalVariables, type Header, type PublicKernelCircuitPublicInputs } from '@aztec/circuits.js';
+import { type PublicKernelCircuitPublicInputs } from '@aztec/circuits.js';
 import { type ProtocolArtifact } from '@aztec/noir-protocol-circuits-types';
-import { type PublicExecutor } from '@aztec/simulator';
-import { type MerkleTreeOperations } from '@aztec/world-state';
 
-import { AbstractPhaseManager, makeAvmProvingRequest } from './abstract_phase_manager.js';
-import { type WorldStateDB } from './public_db_sources.js';
-import { type PublicKernelCircuitSimulator } from './public_kernel_circuit_simulator.js';
+import { AbstractPhaseManager, type PhaseConfig, makeAvmProvingRequest } from './abstract_phase_manager.js';
 
 /**
  * The phase manager responsible for performing the fee preparation phase.
  */
 export class SetupPhaseManager extends AbstractPhaseManager {
-  constructor(
-    db: MerkleTreeOperations,
-    publicExecutor: PublicExecutor,
-    publicKernel: PublicKernelCircuitSimulator,
-    globalVariables: GlobalVariables,
-    historicalHeader: Header,
-    protected worldStateDB: WorldStateDB,
-    phase: PublicKernelType = PublicKernelType.SETUP,
-  ) {
-    super(db, publicExecutor, publicKernel, globalVariables, historicalHeader, phase);
+  constructor(config: PhaseConfig, public override phase: PublicKernelType = PublicKernelType.SETUP) {
+    super(config);
   }
 
   override async handle(
diff --git a/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/tail_phase_manager.ts b/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/tail_phase_manager.ts
index 19de912dd19..8adf8cd5b43 100644
--- a/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/tail_phase_manager.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/tail_phase_manager.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import { type PublicKernelRequest, PublicKernelType, type Tx } from '@aztec/circuit-types';
 import {
-  type GlobalVariables,
-  type Header,
   type KernelCircuitPublicInputs,
   MAX_NULLIFIERS_PER_TX,
   MAX_PUBLIC_DATA_UPDATE_REQUESTS_PER_TX,
@@ -10,24 +8,12 @@ import {
   mergeAccumulatedData,
 } from '@aztec/circuits.js';
 import { type ProtocolArtifact } from '@aztec/noir-protocol-circuits-types';
-import { type PublicExecutor } from '@aztec/simulator';
-import { type MerkleTreeOperations } from '@aztec/world-state';
 
-import { AbstractPhaseManager } from './abstract_phase_manager.js';
-import { type WorldStateDB } from './public_db_sources.js';
-import { type PublicKernelCircuitSimulator } from './public_kernel_circuit_simulator.js';
+import { AbstractPhaseManager, type PhaseConfig } from './abstract_phase_manager.js';
 
 export class TailPhaseManager extends AbstractPhaseManager {
-  constructor(
-    db: MerkleTreeOperations,
-    publicExecutor: PublicExecutor,
-    publicKernel: PublicKernelCircuitSimulator,
-    globalVariables: GlobalVariables,
-    historicalHeader: Header,
-    protected worldStateDB: WorldStateDB,
-    phase: PublicKernelType = PublicKernelType.TAIL,
-  ) {
-    super(db, publicExecutor, publicKernel, globalVariables, historicalHeader, phase);
+  constructor(config: PhaseConfig, public override phase: PublicKernelType = PublicKernelType.TAIL) {
+    super(config);
   }
 
   override async handle(
diff --git a/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/teardown_phase_manager.ts b/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/teardown_phase_manager.ts
index 85ba32ebd8d..96bb188295b 100644
--- a/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/teardown_phase_manager.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/simulator/src/public/teardown_phase_manager.ts
@@ -1,35 +1,17 @@
 import { PublicKernelType, type PublicProvingRequest, type Tx } from '@aztec/circuit-types';
-import {
-  type Fr,
-  type Gas,
-  type GlobalVariables,
-  type Header,
-  type PublicKernelCircuitPublicInputs,
-} from '@aztec/circuits.js';
+import { type Fr, type Gas, type PublicKernelCircuitPublicInputs } from '@aztec/circuits.js';
 import { type ProtocolArtifact } from '@aztec/noir-protocol-circuits-types';
-import { type PublicExecutor } from '@aztec/simulator';
-import { type MerkleTreeOperations } from '@aztec/world-state';
 
 import { inspect } from 'util';
 
-import { AbstractPhaseManager, makeAvmProvingRequest } from './abstract_phase_manager.js';
-import { type WorldStateDB } from './public_db_sources.js';
-import { type PublicKernelCircuitSimulator } from './public_kernel_circuit_simulator.js';
+import { AbstractPhaseManager, type PhaseConfig, makeAvmProvingRequest } from './abstract_phase_manager.js';
 
 /**
  * The phase manager responsible for performing the fee preparation phase.
  */
 export class TeardownPhaseManager extends AbstractPhaseManager {
-  constructor(
-    db: MerkleTreeOperations,
-    publicExecutor: PublicExecutor,
-    publicKernel: PublicKernelCircuitSimulator,
-    globalVariables: GlobalVariables,
-    historicalHeader: Header,
-    protected worldStateDB: WorldStateDB,
-    phase: PublicKernelType = PublicKernelType.TEARDOWN,
-  ) {
-    super(db, publicExecutor, publicKernel, globalVariables, historicalHeader, phase);
+  constructor(config: PhaseConfig, public override phase: PublicKernelType = PublicKernelType.TEARDOWN) {
+    super(config);
   }
 
   override async handle(