diff --git a/vm/k3s-vm.sh b/vm/k3s-vm.sh
index da2f90d5..64dbc030 100644
--- a/vm/k3s-vm.sh
+++ b/vm/k3s-vm.sh
@@ -469,9 +469,26 @@ else
   qm resize $VMID scsi0 ${DEFAULT_DISK_SIZE} >/dev/null
 fi
 
+case "$(dpkg --print-architecture)" in
+amd64)
+  K9S_ARCH="amd64"
+  ;;
+arm64)
+  K9S_ARCH="arm64"
+  ;;
+*)
+  K9S_ARCH="amd64"
+  ;;
+esac
+K9S_URL="https://github.com/derailed/k9s/releases/latest/download/k9s_Linux_${K9S_ARCH}.tar.gz"
+msg_info "Downloading k9s archive (${K9S_ARCH})"
+curl -fsSL "$K9S_URL" -o /tmp/k9s.tar.gz
+msg_ok "Downloaded k9s archive"
+
 msg_info "Add in Image K3s, Helm & k9s"
 virt-customize -q -a "${FILE}" \
   --hostname "${HN}" \
+  --upload /tmp/k9s.tar.gz:/tmp/k9s.tar.gz \
   --install curl,wget,tar,ca-certificates,gnupg,iptables \
   --run-command 'curl -sfL https://get.k3s.io | sh -s - --write-kubeconfig-mode 644' \
   --run-command 'ln -sf /usr/local/bin/k3s /usr/local/bin/kubectl' \
@@ -479,11 +496,12 @@ virt-customize -q -a "${FILE}" \
   --run-command 'tar -xzf /tmp/helm.tar.gz -C /tmp' \
   --run-command 'mv /tmp/linux-amd64/helm /usr/local/bin/helm' \
   --run-command 'chmod +x /usr/local/bin/helm' \
-  --run-command 'wget -q https://github.com/derailed/k9s/releases/latest/download/k9s_Linux_amd64.tar.gz -O /tmp/k9s.tar.gz' \
   --run-command 'tar -xzf /tmp/k9s.tar.gz -C /usr/local/bin k9s' \
   --run-command 'chmod +x /usr/local/bin/k9s' \
   --run-command 'echo "export KUBECONFIG=/etc/rancher/k3s/k3s.yaml" >> /root/.bashrc' >/dev/null
 
+rm -f /tmp/k9s.tar.gz
+
 msg_ok "Added in Image K3s, Helm & k9s"
 
 if [[ "$INSTALL_ARGOCD_BOOTSTRAP" == "1" ]]; then