diff --git a/debian/resources/php.sh b/debian/resources/php.sh
index 1bd77fd..923a52a 100755
--- a/debian/resources/php.sh
+++ b/debian/resources/php.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@ verbose "Configuring PHP"
 
 #change the version of php for debian stretch
 if [ ."$os_codename" = ."stretch" ]; then
-       php_version=7.0
+       if [ ."$cpu_architecture" = ."arm" ]; then
+              php_version=7.2
+       else
+              php_version=7.0
+       fi 
 fi
 
 #update config if source is being used