diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 53e78907..4423b4a9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -130,7 +130,9 @@ For the JSON output, the following event types exist:
 Set the flag `--experimental` to run subnets not yet considered safe for
 production use. _Run this at your own risk!_
 
-No subnets currently in experimental mode.
+Checker Modules currently in experimental mode:
+
+- [Arweave](https://github.com/CheckerNetwork/arweave-checker/)
 
 ### `$ checker --help`
 
diff --git a/commands/checker.js b/commands/checker.js
index 3db4d281..27cb798e 100644
--- a/commands/checker.js
+++ b/commands/checker.js
@@ -95,10 +95,6 @@ export const checker = async ({ json, recreateCheckerIdOnError, experimental })
     }
   })
 
-  if (experimental) {
-    console.error('No experimental subnets available at this point')
-  }
-
   const contracts = []
 
   const fetchRequest = new ethers.FetchRequest(
@@ -129,7 +125,8 @@ export const checker = async ({ json, recreateCheckerIdOnError, experimental })
           source: activity.source || 'Zinnia'
         })
       },
-      onMetrics: m => metrics.submit('zinnia', m)
+      onMetrics: m => metrics.submit('zinnia', m),
+      experimental
     }),
     runPingLoop({ CHECKER_ID }),
     runMachinesLoop({ CHECKER_ID }),
diff --git a/lib/zinnia.js b/lib/zinnia.js
index 00938088..dff24d97 100644
--- a/lib/zinnia.js
+++ b/lib/zinnia.js
@@ -11,12 +11,14 @@ const ZINNIA_DIST_TAG = 'v0.20.3'
 const SUBNETS = [
   {
     subnet: 'spark',
-    ipnsKey: 'k51qzi5uqu5dlej5gtgal40sjbowuau5itwkr6mgyuxdsuhagjxtsfqjd6ym3g'
+    ipnsKey: 'k51qzi5uqu5dlej5gtgal40sjbowuau5itwkr6mgyuxdsuhagjxtsfqjd6ym3g',
+    experimental: false
+  },
+  {
+    subnet: 'arweave',
+    ipnsKey: 'k51qzi5uqu5dgwm6tk4gibgfqbqjopwdtlphvyczrixay6oesadjdxt1eorimg',
+    experimental: true
   }
-  // , {
-  //   subnet: 'arweave',
-  //   ipnsKey: 'k51qzi5uqu5dgwm6tk4gibgfqbqjopwdtlphvyczrixay6oesadjdxt1eorimg'
-  // }
 ]
 const {
   TARGET_ARCH = os.arch(),
@@ -231,7 +233,8 @@ export async function run ({
   subnetSourcesDir,
   onActivity,
   onMetrics,
-  isUpdated = false
+  isUpdated = false,
+  experimental = false
 }) {
   const zinniadExe = getRuntimeExecutable({ runtime: 'zinnia', executable: 'zinniad' })
 
@@ -263,8 +266,9 @@ export async function run ({
   const { signal } = controller
   const childProcesses = []
 
-  for (const { subnet } of SUBNETS) {
-    if (!matchesSubnetFilter(subnet)) continue
+  for (const { subnet, experimental: subnetIsExperimental } of SUBNETS) {
+    const skipExperimentalSubnet = !experimental && subnetIsExperimental
+    if (!matchesSubnetFilter(subnet) || skipExperimentalSubnet) continue
 
     // all paths are relative to `runtimeBinaries`
     const childProcess = execa(
@@ -358,7 +362,8 @@ export async function run ({
     subnetSourcesDir,
     onActivity,
     onMetrics,
-    isUpdated: true
+    isUpdated: true,
+    experimental
   })
 }
 
diff --git a/test/checker.js b/test/checker.js
index 3a382fcb..90769671 100644
--- a/test/checker.js
+++ b/test/checker.js
@@ -19,14 +19,13 @@ describe('Checker', () => {
     assert.strictEqual(ps.exitCode, null)
     stopChecker()
   })
-  // No experimental subnets available at this point
-  // it('runs experimental subnets', () => {
-  //   it('runs Bacalhau', async () => {
-  //     const ps = startChecker(['--experimental'])
-  //     await streamMatch(ps.stdout, 'Bacalhau subnet started.')
-  //     stopChecker()
-  //   })
-  // })
+  it('runs experimental subnets', () => {
+    it('runs Arweave', async () => {
+      const ps = startChecker(['--experimental'])
+      await streamMatch(ps.stdout, 'Arweave subnet started.')
+      stopChecker()
+    })
+  })
   it('outputs events', async () => {
     const ps = startChecker()
     await Promise.all([