diff --git a/tutorials/bios-boot-tutorial/bios-boot-tutorial.py b/tutorials/bios-boot-tutorial/bios-boot-tutorial.py
index 321160429fc..50b26ddd587 100755
--- a/tutorials/bios-boot-tutorial/bios-boot-tutorial.py
+++ b/tutorials/bios-boot-tutorial/bios-boot-tutorial.py
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ def startNode(nodeIndex, account):
         '    --private-key \'["' + account['pub'] + '","' + account['pvt'] + '"]\''
         '    --plugin eosio::http_plugin'
         '    --plugin eosio::chain_api_plugin'
-        '    --plugin eosio::producer_plugin' +
+        '    --plugin eosio::producer_plugin'
+        '    --plugin eosio::producer_api_plugin' +
         otherOpts)
     with open(dir + 'stderr', mode='w') as f:
         f.write(cmd + '\n\n')
@@ -284,6 +285,8 @@ def stepStartWallet():
 def stepStartBoot():
     startNode(0, {'name': 'eosio', 'pvt': args.private_key, 'pub': args.public_key})
     sleep(1.5)
+def stepActiveProtocolFeatures():
+    run('curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:8000/v1/producer/schedule_protocol_feature_activations -d \'{"protocol_features_to_activate": ["0ec7e080177b2c02b278d5088611686b49d739925a92d9bfcacd7fc6b74053bd"]}\'')
 def stepInstallSystemContracts():
     run(args.cleos + 'set contract eosio.token ' + args.contracts_dir + '/eosio.token/')
     run(args.cleos + 'set contract eosio.msig ' + args.contracts_dir + '/eosio.msig/')
@@ -334,6 +337,7 @@ def stepLog():
     ('w', 'wallet',             stepStartWallet,            True,    "Start keosd, create wallet, fill with keys"),
     ('b', 'boot',               stepStartBoot,              True,    "Start boot node"),
     ('s', 'sys',                createSystemAccounts,       True,    "Create system accounts (eosio.*)"),
+    ('f', 'features',           stepActiveProtocolFeatures, True,    "Activite polotools features"),
     ('c', 'contracts',          stepInstallSystemContracts, True,    "Install system contracts (token, msig)"),
     ('t', 'tokens',             stepCreateTokens,           True,    "Create tokens"),
     ('S', 'sys-contract',       stepSetSystemContract,      True,    "Set system contract"),