diff --git a/ct/etherpad.sh b/ct/etherpad.sh
index 2412c921d..f5a63852d 100755
--- a/ct/etherpad.sh
+++ b/ct/etherpad.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ var_ram="${var_ram:-2048}"
 var_disk="${var_disk:-8}"
 var_os="${var_os:-debian}"
 var_version="${var_version:-13}"
-var_arm64="${var_arm64:-no}"
+var_arm64="${var_arm64:-yes}"
 var_unprivileged="${var_unprivileged:-1}"
 
 header_info "$APP"