diff --git a/functions/additional.function b/functions/additional.function
index 8611113..ebc9f44 100644
--- a/functions/additional.function
+++ b/functions/additional.function
@@ -822,6 +822,14 @@ mkdir -p $HOME/Downloads/old-hamrs
 mv $HOME/Downloads/hamrs* $HOME/Downloads/old-hamrs
 fi
 
+#as of Feb 2022 there is no 64 bit version of HAMRS. The following will allow it to run
+if [ `getconf LONG_BIT` = '64' ]; then
+sudo dpkg --add-architecture armhf 
+sudo apt-get update
+sudo apt install -y libasound2:armhf zlib1g-dev:armhf fuse:armhf libglib2.0-0:armhf libnss3:armhf libatk1.0-0:armhf \
+libatk-bridge2.0-0:armhf libx11-xcb1:armhf libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0:armhf libgtk-3-0:armhf libdrm2:armhf libgbm1:armhf
+fi
+
 cd ${HOME}/Downloads
 DL=$(curl https://www.hamrs.app | grep armv7 | sed 's/^.*href="//;s/">//')
 wget ${DL}