diff --git a/pyro/simulation_null.py b/pyro/simulation_null.py
index 0baaea658..53d79fa45 100644
--- a/pyro/simulation_null.py
+++ b/pyro/simulation_null.py
@@ -185,6 +185,12 @@ def __init__(self, solver_name, problem_name, problem_func, rp, *,
         # plotting
         self.cm = "viridis"
 
+    def __str__(self):
+        ostr = "pyro Simulation:\n"
+        ostr += f"  solver: {self.solver_name}\n"
+        ostr += f"  problem: {self.problem_name}\n"
+        return ostr
+
     def finished(self):
         """
         is the simulation finished based on time or the number of steps