diff --git a/cmd/certs.go b/cmd/certs.go
index 98a8fc2f7..f3e98c2af 100644
--- a/cmd/certs.go
+++ b/cmd/certs.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func newCertsCmd(cfg *openevec.EdenSetupArgs) *cobra.Command {
 		Short: "manage certs",
 		Long:  `Managed certificates for Adam and EVE.`,
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-			if err := eden.GenerateEveCerts(cfg.Eden.CertsDir, cfg.Adam.CertsDomain, cfg.Adam.CertsIP, cfg.Adam.CertsEVEIP, cfg.Eve.CertsUUID, cfg.Eve.DevModel, cfg.Eve.Ssid, cfg.Eve.Password, grubOptions, cfg.Adam.APIv1); err != nil {
+			if err := eden.GenerateEveCerts(cfg.Eden.CertsDir, cfg.Adam.CertsDomain, cfg.Adam.CertsIP, cfg.Adam.CertsEVEIP, cfg.Eve.CertsUUID, cfg.Eve.DevModel, cfg.Eve.Ssid, cfg.Eve.Arch, cfg.Eve.Password, grubOptions, cfg.Adam.APIv1); err != nil {
 				log.Errorf("cannot GenerateEveCerts: %s", err)
 			} else {
 				log.Info("GenerateEveCerts done")
diff --git a/pkg/eden/eden.go b/pkg/eden/eden.go
index 40e0f72ce..7d8d8d435 100644
--- a/pkg/eden/eden.go
+++ b/pkg/eden/eden.go
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ func StatusEServer() (status string, err error) {
 }
 
 // GenerateEveCerts function generates certs for EVE
-func GenerateEveCerts(certsDir, domain, ip, eveIP, uuid, devModel, ssid, password string, grubOptions []string, apiV1 bool) (err error) {
+func GenerateEveCerts(certsDir, domain, ip, eveIP, uuid, devModel, ssid, arch, password string, grubOptions []string, apiV1 bool) (err error) {
 	model, err := models.GetDevModelByName(devModel)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("GenerateEveCerts: %s", err)
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ func GenerateEveCerts(certsDir, domain, ip, eveIP, uuid, devModel, ssid, passwor
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	if model.DevModelType() == defaults.DefaultQemuModel && viper.GetString("eve.arch") == "arm64" {
+	if model.DevModelType() == defaults.DefaultQemuModel && arch == "arm64" {
 		// we need to properly set console for qemu arm64
 		grubOptions = append(grubOptions, "set_global dom0_console \"console=ttyAMA0,115200 $dom0_console\"")
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/openevec/eden.go b/pkg/openevec/eden.go
index 3ae55b73f..75dbb5ba3 100644
--- a/pkg/openevec/eden.go
+++ b/pkg/openevec/eden.go
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ func setupConfigDir(cfg EdenSetupArgs, eveConfigDir, softSerial, zedControlURL s
 		}
 		if zedControlURL == "" {
 			if err := eden.GenerateEveCerts(cfg.Eden.CertsDir, cfg.Adam.CertsDomain, cfg.Adam.CertsIP, cfg.Adam.CertsEVEIP, cfg.Eve.CertsUUID,
-				cfg.Eve.DevModel, cfg.Eve.Ssid, wifiPSK, grubOptions, cfg.Adam.APIv1); err != nil {
+				cfg.Eve.DevModel, cfg.Eve.Ssid, cfg.Eve.Arch, wifiPSK, grubOptions, cfg.Adam.APIv1); err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("cannot GenerateEveCerts: %w", err)
 			}
 			log.Info("GenerateEveCerts done")