diff --git a/cli/__snapshots__/download_spec.js b/cli/__snapshots__/download_spec.js
index 35abbc69e6..0603417dbf 100644
--- a/cli/__snapshots__/download_spec.js
+++ b/cli/__snapshots__/download_spec.js
@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
+exports['latest desktop url 1'] = `
+https://download.cypress.io/desktop?os=OS&arch=ARCH
+`
+
+exports['specific version desktop url 1'] = `
+https://download.cypress.io/desktop/0.20.2?os=OS&arch=ARCH
+`
+
 exports['download status errors 1'] = `
 Error: The Cypress App could not be downloaded.
 
 Please check network connectivity and try again:
 ----------
 
-URL: https://download.cypress.io/desktop?os=mac
+URL: https://download.cypress.io/desktop?os=OS&arch=ARCH
 404 - Not Found
 ----------
 
diff --git a/cli/__snapshots__/errors_spec.js b/cli/__snapshots__/errors_spec.js
index 32f04a65ea..0dc839783d 100644
--- a/cli/__snapshots__/errors_spec.js
+++ b/cli/__snapshots__/errors_spec.js
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 exports['errors individual has the following errors 1'] = [
-  'missingXvfb',
-  'missingApp',
-  'missingDependency',
-  'versionMismatch',
-  'unexpected',
-  'failedDownload',
-  'failedUnzip',
+  "missingXvfb",
+  "missingApp",
+  "missingDependency",
+  "versionMismatch",
+  "unexpected",
+  "failedDownload",
+  "failedUnzip"
 ]
 
 exports['errors .errors.formErrorText returns fully formed text message 1'] = `
diff --git a/cli/__snapshots__/run_spec.js b/cli/__snapshots__/run_spec.js
index f643337bac..47f5035860 100644
--- a/cli/__snapshots__/run_spec.js
+++ b/cli/__snapshots__/run_spec.js
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 exports['exec run .processRunOptions passes --browser option 1'] = [
-  '--run-project',
+  "--run-project",
   null,
-  '--browser',
-  'test browser',
+  "--browser",
+  "test browser"
 ]
 
 exports['exec run .processRunOptions passes --record option 1'] = [
-  '--run-project',
+  "--run-project",
   null,
-  '--record',
-  'my record id',
+  "--record",
+  "my record id"
 ]
 
 exports['exec run .processRunOptions does not remove --record option when using --browser 1'] = [
-  '--run-project',
+  "--run-project",
   null,
-  '--record',
-  'foo',
-  '--browser',
-  'test browser',
+  "--record",
+  "foo",
+  "--browser",
+  "test browser"
 ]
diff --git a/cli/lib/tasks/download.js b/cli/lib/tasks/download.js
index 1600b0e7aa..001e251465 100644
--- a/cli/lib/tasks/download.js
+++ b/cli/lib/tasks/download.js
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ const getOs = () => {
 }
 
 const prepend = (urlPath) => {
-  return `${url.resolve(baseUrl, urlPath)}?os=${getOs()}`
+  const endpoint = url.resolve(baseUrl, urlPath)
+  const osName = getOs()
+  const arch = os.arch()
+  return `${endpoint}?os=${osName}&arch=${arch}`
 }
 
 const getUrl = (version) => {
@@ -154,4 +157,5 @@ const start = (options) => {
 
 module.exports = {
   start,
+  getUrl,
 }
diff --git a/cli/test/lib/tasks/download_spec.js b/cli/test/lib/tasks/download_spec.js
index 32d964a45e..17b925c190 100644
--- a/cli/test/lib/tasks/download_spec.js
+++ b/cli/test/lib/tasks/download_spec.js
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ require('../../spec_helper')
 const os = require('os')
 const nock = require('nock')
 const snapshot = require('snap-shot-it')
+const la = require('lazy-ass')
+const is = require('check-more-types')
 
 const fs = require(`${lib}/fs`)
 const logger = require(`${lib}/logger`)
@@ -33,6 +35,23 @@ describe('download', function () {
     stdout.restore()
   })
 
+  context('download url', () => {
+    it('returns url', () => {
+      const url = download.getUrl()
+      la(is.url(url), url)
+    })
+
+    it('returns latest desktop url', () => {
+      const url = download.getUrl()
+      snapshot('latest desktop url', normalize(url))
+    })
+
+    it('returns specific desktop version url', () => {
+      const url = download.getUrl('0.20.2')
+      snapshot('specific version desktop url', normalize(url))
+    })
+  })
+
   it('sets options.version to response x-version', function () {
     nock('https://aws.amazon.com')
     .get('/some.zip')
diff --git a/cli/test/support/normalize.js b/cli/test/support/normalize.js
index 7236817666..17ba02e161 100644
--- a/cli/test/support/normalize.js
+++ b/cli/test/support/normalize.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const stripAnsi = require('strip-ansi')
 
 const excessWhitespaceRe = /(\s{3,})/
 const datesRe = /(\d+:\d+:\d+)/g
+const downloadQueryRe = /(\?os=(mac|linux64|win)&arch=(x64|ia32))/
 
 module.exports = (str) => {
   // strip dates and ansi codes
@@ -10,5 +11,6 @@ module.exports = (str) => {
     str
     .replace(datesRe, 'xx:xx:xx')
     .replace(excessWhitespaceRe, ' ')
+    .replace(downloadQueryRe, '?os=OS&arch=ARCH')
   )
 }