diff --git a/docs/reference/experiments.md b/docs/reference/experiments.md
index 869ebcdb..3fddd3e9 100644
--- a/docs/reference/experiments.md
+++ b/docs/reference/experiments.md
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@ The following is a list of currently available experiments. We'll remove experim
 * `bolt-install`: enables creating, installing, and running Bolt projects that manage their app manifest on app settings (remote manifest).
     * `slack create` and `slack init` now set manifest source to "app settings" (remote) for Bolt JS & Bolt Python projects ([PR#96](https://github.com/slackapi/slack-cli/pull/96)).
     * `slack run` supports creating and installing Bolt Framework apps that have the manifest source set to "app settings (remote)" ([PR#111](https://github.com/slackapi/slack-cli/pull/111)).
+    * `--experiment bolt-install` is now enabled by default ([PR#112](https://github.com/slackapi/slack-cli/pull/112)).
 * `read-only-collaborators`: enables creating and modifying collaborator permissions via the `slack collaborator` commands.
 
 ## Experiments changelog
 
 Below is a list of updates related to experiments.
 
+* **June 2025**: Enabled the `bolt-install` experiment by default to support using `slack run` with apps that have a manifest source set to "app settings" (remote).
 * **May 2025**: Added the experiment `bolt-install` to enable creating, installing, and running Bolt projects that manage their app manifest on app settings (remote manifest).
 * **February 2025**: Added full Bolt framework support to the Slack CLI and removed the features from behind the experiment flag. See the changelog announcement [here](https://docs.slack.dev/changelog/2025/02/27/slack-cli-release).
 * **August 2024**: Added the `bolt` experiment for the `slack create` command.
diff --git a/internal/experiment/experiment.go b/internal/experiment/experiment.go
index 1f8708ad..65878654 100644
--- a/internal/experiment/experiment.go
+++ b/internal/experiment/experiment.go
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ var AllExperiments = []Experiment{
 // EnabledExperiments is a list of experiments that are permanently enabled
 var EnabledExperiments = []Experiment{
 	BoltFrameworks,
+	BoltInstall,
 }
 
 // Includes checks that a supplied experiment is included within AllExperiments
diff --git a/internal/pkg/apps/install_test.go b/internal/pkg/apps/install_test.go
index 2acc46e2..1eedbc2b 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/apps/install_test.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/apps/install_test.go
@@ -885,11 +885,11 @@ func TestInstallLocalApp(t *testing.T) {
 				TeamName: &mockTeamDomain,
 				UserID:   &mockUserID,
 			},
-			mockAPICreateError:  slackerror.New(slackerror.ErrAppCreate),
-			mockAPIUpdateError:  slackerror.New(slackerror.ErrAppAdd),
-			mockAPIInstallError: slackerror.New(slackerror.ErrAppInstall),
-			mockBoltExperiment:  true,
-			mockManifestSource:  config.ManifestSourceRemote,
+			mockAPICreateError:        slackerror.New(slackerror.ErrAppCreate),
+			mockAPIUpdateError:        slackerror.New(slackerror.ErrAppAdd),
+			mockBoltExperiment:        true,
+			mockBoltInstallExperiment: false,
+			mockManifestSource:        config.ManifestSourceRemote,
 			expectedApp: types.App{
 				AppID:  "A004",
 				IsDev:  true,
diff --git a/internal/pkg/create/create.go b/internal/pkg/create/create.go
index ec10801b..bde5121d 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/create/create.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/create/create.go
@@ -467,9 +467,11 @@ func InstallProjectDependencies(
 	// When the BoltInstall experiment is enabled, set non-ROSI projects to ManifestSourceRemote.
 	if clients.Config.WithExperimentOn(experiment.BoltInstall) {
 		// TODO: should check if Slack hosted project, but the SDKConfig has not been initialized yet.
-		isDenoProject := strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(clients.Runtime.Name()), "deno")
-		if !isDenoProject {
-			manifestSource = config.ManifestSourceRemote
+		if clients.Runtime != nil {
+			isDenoProject := strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(clients.Runtime.Name()), "deno")
+			if !isDenoProject {
+				manifestSource = config.ManifestSourceRemote
+			}
 		}
 	}