diff --git a/.gitlab/pipeline/check.yml b/.gitlab/pipeline/check.yml
index a282ec66fe71..f5a9cacf3739 100644
--- a/.gitlab/pipeline/check.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/pipeline/check.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ check-try-runtime:
     - time cargo check --locked -p parachain-template-node --features try-runtime
     # add after https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/pull/14502 is merged
     # experimental code may rely on try-runtime and vice-versa
-    # - time cargo check --locked --features try-runtime,experimental
+    - time cargo check --locked --features try-runtime,experimental
 
 cargo-fmt-manifest:
   stage: check
diff --git a/.gitlab/pipeline/test.yml b/.gitlab/pipeline/test.yml
index 23202005045b..ca8da4ea7566 100644
--- a/.gitlab/pipeline/test.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/pipeline/test.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ test-linux-stable:
         --release \
         --verbose \
         --no-fail-fast \
-        --features runtime-benchmarks,try-runtime \
+        --features runtime-benchmarks,try-runtime,experimental \
         --partition count:${CI_NODE_INDEX}/${CI_NODE_TOTAL}
     # run runtime-api tests with `enable-staging-api` feature on the 1st node
     - if [ ${CI_NODE_INDEX} == 1 ]; then time cargo nextest run -p sp-api-test --features enable-staging-api; fi