diff --git a/internal/experiment/openvpn/endpoint.go b/internal/experiment/openvpn/endpoint.go
index 6c5157d52..67c359552 100644
--- a/internal/experiment/openvpn/endpoint.go
+++ b/internal/experiment/openvpn/endpoint.go
@@ -148,11 +148,11 @@ func (e *endpoint) AsInputURI() string {
 	return url.String()
 }
 
-// APIEnabledProviders is the list of providers that the stable API Endpoint knows about.
-// This array will be a subset of the keys in defaultOptionsByProvider, but it might make sense
-// to still register info about more providers that the API officially knows about.
+// APIEnabledProviders is the list of providers that the stable API Endpoint and/or this
+// experiment knows about.
 var APIEnabledProviders = []string{
 	"riseupvpn",
+	"oonivpn",
 }
 
 // isValidProvider returns true if the provider is found as key in the array of [APIEnabledProviders].
diff --git a/internal/experiment/openvpn/openvpn.go b/internal/experiment/openvpn/openvpn.go
index bc81da16b..17faa139c 100644
--- a/internal/experiment/openvpn/openvpn.go
+++ b/internal/experiment/openvpn/openvpn.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	testName        = "openvpn"
-	testVersion     = "0.1.4"
+	testVersion     = "0.1.5"
 	openVPNProtocol = "openvpn"
 )
 
diff --git a/internal/experiment/openvpn/richerinput.go b/internal/experiment/openvpn/richerinput.go
index 5743865e9..7fb3ad111 100644
--- a/internal/experiment/openvpn/richerinput.go
+++ b/internal/experiment/openvpn/richerinput.go
@@ -87,13 +87,18 @@ func (tl *targetLoader) Load(ctx context.Context) ([]model.ExperimentTarget, err
 	// If inputs and files are all empty and there are no options, let's use the backend
 	if len(tl.loader.StaticInputs) <= 0 && len(tl.loader.SourceFiles) <= 0 &&
 		reflectx.StructOrStructPtrIsZero(tl.options) {
-		return tl.loadFromBackend(ctx)
+		targets, err := tl.loadFromBackend(ctx)
+		if err == nil {
+			return targets, nil
+		}
 	}
 
+	tl.session.Logger().Warn("Error fetching OpenVPN targets from backend")
+
 	// Otherwise, attempt to load the static inputs from CLI and files
 	inputs, err := targetloading.LoadStatic(tl.loader)
 
-	// Handle the case where we couldn't load from CLI or files
+	// Handle the case where we couldn't load from CLI or files:
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -106,11 +111,34 @@ func (tl *targetLoader) Load(ctx context.Context) ([]model.ExperimentTarget, err
 			URL:    input,
 		})
 	}
+	if len(targets) > 0 {
+		return targets, nil
+	}
+
+	// Return the hardcoded endpoints.
+	return tl.loadFromDefaultEndpoints()
+}
+
+func (tl *targetLoader) loadFromDefaultEndpoints() ([]model.ExperimentTarget, error) {
+	tl.session.Logger().Info("Using default OpenVPN endpoints")
+	targets := []model.ExperimentTarget{}
+	if udp, err := defaultOONIOpenVPNTargetUDP(); err == nil {
+		targets = append(targets,
+			&Target{
+				Config: defaultOONIOpenVPNConfig,
+				URL:    udp,
+			})
+	}
+	if tcp, err := defaultOONIOpenVPNTargetTCP(); err == nil {
+		targets = append(targets,
+			&Target{
+				Config: defaultOONIOpenVPNConfig,
+				URL:    tcp,
+			})
+	}
 	return targets, nil
 }
 
-// TODO(https://github.com/ooni/probe/issues/2755): make the code that fetches experiment private
-// and let the common code export just the bare minimum to make this possible.
 func (tl *targetLoader) loadFromBackend(ctx context.Context) ([]model.ExperimentTarget, error) {
 	if tl.options.Provider == "" {
 		tl.options.Provider = defaultProvider
diff --git a/internal/experiment/openvpn/targets.go b/internal/experiment/openvpn/targets.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d76619897
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/experiment/openvpn/targets.go
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+package openvpn
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+)
+
+const defaultOpenVPNEndpoint = "openvpn-server1.ooni.io"
+
+// this is a safety toggle: it's on purpose that the experiment will receive no
+// input if the resolution fails. This also implies that we have no way of knowing if this
+// target has been blocked at the level of DNS.
+func resolveTarget() (string, error) {
+	ips, err := net.LookupIP(defaultOpenVPNEndpoint)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	if len(ips) == 0 {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("cannot resolve %v", defaultOpenVPNEndpoint)
+	}
+	return ips[0].String(), nil
+}
+
+func defaultOONITargetURL(ip string) string {
+	return "openvpn://oonivpn.corp/?address=" + ip + ":1194"
+}
+
+func defaultOONIOpenVPNTargetUDP() (string, error) {
+	ip, err := resolveTarget()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return defaultOONITargetURL(ip) + "&transport=udp", nil
+}
+
+func defaultOONIOpenVPNTargetTCP() (string, error) {
+	ip, err := resolveTarget()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return defaultOONITargetURL(ip) + "&transport=tcp", nil
+}
+
+var defaultOONIOpenVPNConfig = &Config{
+	Auth:        "SHA512",
+	Cipher:      "AES-256-GCM",
+	Compress:    "stub",
+	Provider:    "oonivpn",
+	Obfuscation: "none",
+	SafeCA:      "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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\nHov5K6t2+k9xsw0vFtdDIPm4SA==\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n",
+	SafeCert:    "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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\nRqTncboHHef0xRIvUleoOqQWPLnT\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n",
+	SafeKey:     "-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----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\nWxxmiOcxGxbRFFuPOxxoXaEa\n-----END PRIVATE KEY-----\n",
+}