diff --git a/bin/rdme.js b/bin/rdme.js
index eba9ca571..c2f787a46 100755
--- a/bin/rdme.js
+++ b/bin/rdme.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env node
+#!/usr/bin/env NODE_OPTIONS=--no-warnings node
+// ^ we need this env variable above to hide the ExperimentalWarnings
+// source: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/10802#issuecomment-573376999
 // eslint-disable-next-line import/extensions
 import '../dist/src/cli.js';