diff --git a/ct/journiv.sh b/ct/journiv.sh
index 1908875a0..9f231b48d 100644
--- a/ct/journiv.sh
+++ b/ct/journiv.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ var_ram="${var_ram:-2048}"
 var_disk="${var_disk:-12}"
 var_os="${var_os:-debian}"
 var_version="${var_version:-13}"
-#var_arm64="${var_arm64:-no}" # unset = ask the user; set yes/no only when verified
+var_arm64="${var_arm64:-yes}"
 var_unprivileged="${var_unprivileged:-1}"
 
 header_info "$APP"