diff --git a/canary/enabler.go b/canary/enabler.go
index 1626d716..7224d069 100644
--- a/canary/enabler.go
+++ b/canary/enabler.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type EnablerOptions struct {
-	Iterations int
+	Iterations uint
 	MinDwell   time.Duration
 	MaxDwell   time.Duration
 	MinPacing  time.Duration
@@ -18,15 +18,15 @@ type EnablerOptions struct {
 }
 
 type Enabler struct {
-	id           uint
+	Id           uint
 	opt          *EnablerOptions
 	root         env_core.Root
-	Environments chan<- *sdk.Environment
+	Environments chan *sdk.Environment
 }
 
 func NewEnabler(id uint, opt *EnablerOptions, root env_core.Root) *Enabler {
 	return &Enabler{
-		id:           id,
+		Id:           id,
 		opt:          opt,
 		root:         root,
 		Environments: make(chan *sdk.Environment, opt.Iterations),
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func NewEnabler(id uint, opt *EnablerOptions, root env_core.Root) *Enabler {
 
 func (e *Enabler) Run() {
 	defer close(e.Environments)
-	defer logrus.Infof("#%d stopping", e.id)
+	defer logrus.Infof("#%d stopping", e.Id)
 	e.dwell()
 	e.iterate()
 }
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ func (e *Enabler) dwell() {
 }
 
 func (e *Enabler) iterate() {
-	for i := 0; i < e.opt.Iterations; i++ {
+	for i := uint(0); i < e.opt.Iterations; i++ {
 		env, err := sdk.EnableEnvironment(e.root, &sdk.EnableRequest{
-			Host:        fmt.Sprintf("canary_%d_%d", e.id, i),
+			Host:        fmt.Sprintf("canary_%d_%d", e.Id, i),
 			Description: "canary.Enabler",
 		})
 		if err == nil {
diff --git a/cmd/zrok/testCanaryEnabler.go b/cmd/zrok/testCanaryEnabler.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8f2cf7f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/zrok/testCanaryEnabler.go
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"github.com/openziti/zrok/canary"
+	"github.com/openziti/zrok/environment"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"math/rand"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	testCanaryCmd.AddCommand(newTestCanaryEnabler().cmd)
+}
+
+type testCanaryEnabler struct {
+	cmd         *cobra.Command
+	enablers    uint
+	iterations  uint
+	minPreDelay time.Duration
+	maxPreDelay time.Duration
+	minDwell    time.Duration
+	maxDwell    time.Duration
+	minPacing   time.Duration
+	maxPacing   time.Duration
+}
+
+func newTestCanaryEnabler() *testCanaryEnabler {
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "enabler",
+		Short: "Enable a canary enabling environments",
+		Args:  cobra.NoArgs,
+	}
+	command := &testCanaryEnabler{cmd: cmd}
+	cmd.Run = command.run
+	cmd.Flags().UintVarP(&command.enablers, "enablers", "e", 1, "Number of concurrent enablers to start")
+	cmd.Flags().UintVarP(&command.iterations, "iterations", "i", 1, "Number of iterations")
+	cmd.Flags().DurationVar(&command.minDwell, "min-dwell", 1*time.Second, "Minimum dwell time")
+	cmd.Flags().DurationVar(&command.maxDwell, "max-dwell", 1*time.Second, "Maximum dwell time")
+	cmd.Flags().DurationVar(&command.minPacing, "min-pacing", 0, "Minimum pacing time")
+	cmd.Flags().DurationVar(&command.maxPacing, "max-pacing", 0, "Maximum pacing time")
+	return command
+}
+
+func (cmd *testCanaryEnabler) run(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
+	root, err := environment.LoadRoot()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	var enablers []*canary.Enabler
+	for i := uint(0); i < cmd.enablers; i++ {
+		preDelay := cmd.maxPreDelay.Milliseconds()
+		preDelayDelta := cmd.maxPreDelay.Milliseconds() - cmd.minPreDelay.Milliseconds()
+		if preDelayDelta > 0 {
+			preDelay = int64(rand.Intn(int(preDelayDelta))) + cmd.minPreDelay.Milliseconds()
+			time.Sleep(time.Duration(preDelay) * time.Millisecond)
+		}
+
+		enablerOpts := &canary.EnablerOptions{
+			Iterations: cmd.iterations,
+			MinDwell:   cmd.minDwell,
+			MaxDwell:   cmd.maxDwell,
+			MinPacing:  cmd.minPacing,
+			MaxPacing:  cmd.maxPacing,
+		}
+		enabler := canary.NewEnabler(i, enablerOpts, root)
+		enablers = append(enablers, enabler)
+		go enabler.Run()
+	}
+
+	for _, enabler := range enablers {
+	enablerLoop:
+		for {
+			select {
+			case env, ok := <-enabler.Environments:
+				if !ok {
+					break enablerLoop
+				}
+				logrus.Infof("enabler #%d: %v", enabler.Id, env.ZitiIdentity)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/sdk/golang/sdk/environment.go b/sdk/golang/sdk/environment.go
index 25c1ce0a..cc6b1a8a 100644
--- a/sdk/golang/sdk/environment.go
+++ b/sdk/golang/sdk/environment.go
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 func EnableEnvironment(env env_core.Root, request *EnableRequest) (*Environment, error) {
-	if env.IsEnabled() {
-		return nil, errors.New("environment is already enabled!")
-	}
-
 	zrok, err := env.Client()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not create zrok client")