diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 913d2d6144d..fd35b7b524e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -182,6 +182,8 @@ cargo build --features try-runtime --release && cp target/release/substrate .
 try-runtime \
     --runtime /path-to-substrate/target/release/wbuild/my-runtime.wasm \
     on-runtime-upgrade \
+    # if you'd like pre_upgrade & post_upgrade checks to run
+    --disable-mbm-checks \
     live --uri ws://localhost:9999
 ```