diff --git a/desktop_env/providers/vmware/manager.py b/desktop_env/providers/vmware/manager.py
index 8f73520..3bb6017 100644
--- a/desktop_env/providers/vmware/manager.py
+++ b/desktop_env/providers/vmware/manager.py
@@ -29,13 +29,11 @@ UBUNTU_X86_URL = "https://huggingface.co/datasets/xlangai/ubuntu_osworld/resolve
 WINDOWS_X86_URL = "https://huggingface.co/datasets/xlangai/windows_osworld/resolve/main/Windows-x86.zip"
 
 # Determine the platform and CPU architecture to decide the correct VM image to download
-if platform.system() == 'Darwin':  # macOS
-    # if os.uname().machine == 'arm64':  # Apple Silicon
-    URL = UBUNTU_ARM_URL
-# else:
-#     url = UBUNTU_X86_URL
-elif platform.machine().lower() in ['amd64', 'x86_64']:
+# sometimes the system is 'Darwin' but the machine is x86-based.​​ 
+if platform.machine().lower() in ['amd64', 'x86_64']:
     URL = UBUNTU_X86_URL
+elif platform.system() == 'Darwin':  # macOS
+    URL = UBUNTU_ARM_URL
 else:
     raise Exception("Unsupported platform or architecture")
 
@@ -125,12 +123,12 @@ def _install_vm(vm_name, vms_dir, downloaded_file_name, os_type, original_vm_nam
         # Download the virtual machine image
         logger.info("Downloading the virtual machine image...")
         downloaded_size = 0
-
+        # sometimes the system is 'Darwin' but the machine is x86-based.​​ 
         if os_type == "Ubuntu":
-            if platform.system() == 'Darwin':
-                URL = UBUNTU_ARM_URL
-            elif platform.machine().lower() in ['amd64', 'x86_64']:
+            if platform.machine().lower() in ['amd64', 'x86_64']:
                 URL = UBUNTU_X86_URL
+            elif platform.system() == 'Darwin':
+                URL = UBUNTU_ARM_URL
         elif os_type == "Windows":
             if platform.machine().lower() in ['amd64', 'x86_64']:
                 URL = WINDOWS_X86_URL