diff --git a/ext/BraketSimulatorPythonExt/BraketSimulatorPythonExt.jl b/ext/BraketSimulatorPythonExt/BraketSimulatorPythonExt.jl
index 802923e..2550a80 100644
--- a/ext/BraketSimulatorPythonExt/BraketSimulatorPythonExt.jl
+++ b/ext/BraketSimulatorPythonExt/BraketSimulatorPythonExt.jl
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ function simulate(
     PythonCall.GC.disable()
     if length(jl_specs) == 1
         result     = simulate(simulator, jl_specs[1], args[1:end-1]...; inputs = jl_inputs, shots=shots, kwargs...)
-        py_result  = Py(result, task_specs[1])
+        py_result  = Py(result)
     else # this is a batch! use a Braket.jl LocalSimulator to take advantage of thread migration
         local_sim   = Braket.LocalSimulator(simulator) 
         task_batch  = simulate(local_sim, jl_specs, args[1:end-1]...; inputs = jl_inputs, shots=shots, kwargs...)
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ function simulate(
         # now have to convert back to GateModelTaskResult from GateModelQuantumTaskResult
         processed_results = map(zip(raw_results, task_specs)) do (result, task_spec)
             header = Braket.braketSchemaHeader("braket.task_result.gate_model_task_result", "1")
-            return Py(Braket.GateModelTaskResult(header, result.measurements, result.measurement_probabilities, result.result_types, result.measured_qubits, result.task_metadata, result.additional_metadata), task_spec)
+            return Py(Braket.GateModelTaskResult(header, result.measurements, result.measurement_probabilities, result.result_types, result.measured_qubits, result.task_metadata, result.additional_metadata))
         end
         py_result = pylist(processed_results)
     end
diff --git a/ext/BraketSimulatorPythonExt/translation.jl b/ext/BraketSimulatorPythonExt/translation.jl
index 7208c2b..125c65e 100644
--- a/ext/BraketSimulatorPythonExt/translation.jl
+++ b/ext/BraketSimulatorPythonExt/translation.jl
@@ -570,12 +570,14 @@ function Py(ir::Program)
     return braket[].ir.jaqcd.program_v1.Program(instructions=pylist(ir.instructions), results=res, basis_rotation_instructions=bris)
 end
 
-function Py(r::GateModelTaskResult, action)
+function Py(r::GateModelTaskResult)
     py_measurements  = (isnothing(r.measurements) || isempty(r.measurements)) ? PythonCall.pybuiltins.None : pylist(pylist(meas) for meas in r.measurements)
     py_probabilities = !isnothing(r.measurementProbabilities) ? pydict(Dict(pystr(k)=>v for (k,v) in r.measurementProbabilities)) : PythonCall.pybuiltins.None
     py_qubits        = !isnothing(r.measuredQubits) ? pylist(r.measuredQubits) : PythonCall.pybuiltins.None
     py_results       = pylist(Py(rtv) for rtv in r.resultTypes)
     py_task_mtd      = braket[].task_result.task_metadata_v1.TaskMetadata(id=pystr(r.taskMetadata.id), shots=Py(r.taskMetadata.shots), deviceId=pystr(r.taskMetadata.deviceId))
-    py_addl_mtd      = braket[].task_result.additional_metadata.AdditionalMetadata(action=action)
+    # we create a placeholder OpenQASM3 Program here -- this is replaced by the "true" action in the Python wrapper
+    dummy_action     = braket[].ir.openqasm.program_v1.Program(source=pystr(""))
+    py_addl_mtd      = braket[].task_result.additional_metadata.AdditionalMetadata(action=dummy_action)
     return braket[].task_result.GateModelTaskResult(measurements=py_measurements, measurementProbabilities=py_probabilities, resultTypes=py_results, measuredQubits=py_qubits, taskMetadata=py_task_mtd, additionalMetadata=py_addl_mtd)
 end