diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.full b/docker/Dockerfile.full
index 73bcb0a048..d4daf67182 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.full
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.full
@@ -60,24 +60,18 @@ RUN apt-get -y install \
 # armv7l does not have wheels for any of these
 # and compile times would forever, if it works at all.
 # furthermore, it's possible to run 32bit docker on 64bit arm,
-# which causes all sorts of weird behavior.
-# RUN if [ "$(uname -m)" = "armv7l" ] || [ "$(uname -m)" = "aarch64" ]; \
-#     then \
-#         apt-get -y install \
-#         python3-matplotlib \
-#         python3-numpy \
-#         python3-opencv \
-#         python3-pil \
-#         python3-skimage; \
-#     fi
-
-# for consistency jsut always install it...
-RUN apt-get -y install \
+# which causes weird behavior in python which looks at the arch version
+# which still reports 64bit, even if running in 32bit docker.
+# this scenario is not supported and will be reported at runtime.
+RUN if [ "$(uname -m)" = "armv7l" ]; \
+    then \
+        apt-get -y install \
         python3-matplotlib \
         python3-numpy \
         python3-opencv \
         python3-pil \
-        python3-skimage
+        python3-skimage; \
+    fi
 
 # python pip
 RUN python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
diff --git a/docker/template/Dockerfile.full.header b/docker/template/Dockerfile.full.header
index 3202f56d79..19e252b9bd 100644
--- a/docker/template/Dockerfile.full.header
+++ b/docker/template/Dockerfile.full.header
@@ -59,23 +59,16 @@ RUN apt-get -y install \
 # furthermore, it's possible to run 32bit docker on 64bit arm,
 # which causes weird behavior in python which looks at the arch version
 # which still reports 64bit, even if running in 32bit docker.
-# RUN if [ "$(uname -m)" = "armv7l" ] || [ "$(uname -m)" = "aarch64" ]; \
-#     then \
-#         apt-get -y install \
-#         python3-matplotlib \
-#         python3-numpy \
-#         python3-opencv \
-#         python3-pil \
-#         python3-skimage; \
-#     fi
-
-# for consistency just always install it...
-RUN apt-get -y install \
+# this scenario is not supported and will be reported at runtime.
+RUN if [ "$(uname -m)" = "armv7l" ]; \
+    then \
+        apt-get -y install \
         python3-matplotlib \
         python3-numpy \
         python3-opencv \
         python3-pil \
-        python3-skimage
+        python3-skimage; \
+    fi
 
 # python pip
 RUN python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip