diff --git a/app/.classpath b/app/.classpath
index 6fad01c59..77e975316 100644
--- a/app/.classpath
+++ b/app/.classpath
@@ -21,9 +21,5 @@
 	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="lib/apple.jar"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="test/lib/junit-4.8.1.jar"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="lib/org-netbeans-swing-outline.jar"/>
-	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="/Users/fry/coconut/processing/java2/mode/org.eclipse.jdt.core_3.8.2.v20120814-155456.jar"/>
-	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="/Users/fry/coconut/processing/java2/mode/org.eclipse.text_3.5.200.v20120523-1310.jar"/>
-	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="/Users/fry/coconut/processing/java2/mode/org.eclipse.core.runtime_3.8.0.v20120521-2346.jar"/>
-	<classpathentry kind="lib" path="/Users/fry/coconut/processing/java2/mode/org.eclipse.equinox.common_3.6.100.v20120522-1841.jar"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="output" path="bin"/>
 </classpath>
diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/Base.java b/app/src/processing/app/Base.java
index 4d911bd92..9197e43bf 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/Base.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/Base.java
@@ -277,15 +277,19 @@ public class Base {
       ModeContribution.load(this, getContentFile("modes/javascript"),
                             "processing.mode.javascript.JavaScriptMode").getMode();
     
-    if (true) {
-      coreModes = new Mode[] { javaMode, androidMode, javaScriptMode };
+    coreModes = new Mode[] { javaMode, androidMode, javaScriptMode };
     
-    } else {
-      Mode debugMode = 
-        ModeContribution.load(this, getContentFile("modes/java2"),
-          "processing.mode.java2.DebugMode").getMode();
-      coreModes = new Mode[] { javaMode, androidMode, javaScriptMode, debugMode };
+    // check for the new mode in case it's available
+//    try {
+//      Class.forName("processing.mode.java2.DebugMode");
+    ModeContribution experimentalContrib =  
+      ModeContribution.load(this, getContentFile("modes/java2"), 
+        "processing.mode.java2.DebugMode");
+    if (experimentalContrib != null) {
+      Mode experimentalMode = experimentalContrib.getMode();
+      coreModes = new Mode[] { javaMode, androidMode, javaScriptMode, experimentalMode };
     }
+//    } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) { }
 
 //    for (Mode mode : coreModes) {  // already called by load() above
 //      mode.setupGUI();
diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/contrib/ModeContribution.java b/app/src/processing/app/contrib/ModeContribution.java
index 488ec86e2..072c6c9cb 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/contrib/ModeContribution.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/contrib/ModeContribution.java
@@ -68,13 +68,21 @@ public class ModeContribution extends InstalledContribution {
 
 
 //  static public ModeContribution load(Base base, File folder, String searchName) {
-  static public ModeContribution load(Base base, File folder, String searchName) {
+  static public ModeContribution load(Base base, File folder, 
+                                      String searchName) {
     try {
       return new ModeContribution(base, folder, searchName);
     } catch (IgnorableException ig) {
       Base.log(ig.getMessage());
     } catch (Exception e) {
-      e.printStackTrace();
+      if (searchName == null) {
+        e.printStackTrace();
+      } else {
+        // For the built-in modes, don't print the exception, just log it 
+        // for debugging. This should be impossible for most users to reach, 
+        // but it helps us load experimental mode when it's available.
+        Base.log("ModeContribution.load() failed for " + searchName, e);
+      }
     }
     return null;
   }