diff --git a/lib/zinnia.js b/lib/zinnia.js
index 93d8576d..07acb279 100644
--- a/lib/zinnia.js
+++ b/lib/zinnia.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import pRetry from 'p-retry'
 import timers from 'node:timers/promises'
 import { join } from 'node:path'
 
-const ZINNIA_DIST_TAG = 'v0.20.3'
+const ZINNIA_DIST_TAG = 'v0.22.2'
 const SUBNETS = [
   {
     subnet: 'spark',
diff --git a/test/checker.js b/test/checker.js
index 8c2f2a67..e0ec520c 100644
--- a/test/checker.js
+++ b/test/checker.js
@@ -24,6 +24,16 @@ describe('Checker', () => {
     assert.strictEqual(ps.exitCode, null)
     stopChecker()
   })
+  it('runs Spark Checker', async () => {
+    const ps = startChecker()
+    await Promise.race([
+      once(ps, 'exit'),
+      streamMatch(ps.stdout, 'SPARK started reporting retrievals'),
+    ])
+    // Assert that the process did not exit prematurely
+    assert.strictEqual(ps.exitCode, null)
+    stopChecker()
+  })
   it('runs experimental subnets', () => {
     it('runs Arweave & Walrus', async () => {
       const ps = startChecker(['--experimental'])