diff --git a/content/rancher/v2.x/en/installation/options/air-gap-helm2/populate-private-registry/_index.md b/content/rancher/v2.x/en/installation/options/air-gap-helm2/populate-private-registry/_index.md
index 8a99f3152f0..b96ca100b47 100644
--- a/content/rancher/v2.x/en/installation/options/air-gap-helm2/populate-private-registry/_index.md
+++ b/content/rancher/v2.x/en/installation/options/air-gap-helm2/populate-private-registry/_index.md
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ D. Populate the private registry
 
 These steps expect you to use a Linux workstation that has internet access, access to your private registry, and at least 20 GB of disk space.
 
+If you will use ARM64 hosts, the registry must support manifests. As of April 2020, Amazon Elastic Container Registry does not support manifests.
+
 ### A. Find the required assets for your Rancher version
 
 1. Browse to our [releases page](https://github.com/rancher/rancher/releases) and find the Rancher v2.x.x release that you want to install. Don't download releases marked `rc` or `Pre-release`, as they are not stable for production environments. Click **Assets*.*
@@ -120,6 +122,8 @@ These steps expect you to use a Windows Server 1809 workstation that has interne
 
 The workstation must have Docker 18.02+ in order to support manifests, which are required when provisioning Windows clusters.
 
+Your registry must support manifests. As of April 2020, Amazon Elastic Container Registry does not support manifests.
+
 ### A. Find the required assets for your Rancher version
 
 1. Browse to our [releases page](https://github.com/rancher/rancher/releases) and find the Rancher v2.x.x release that you want to install. Don't download releases marked `rc` or `Pre-release`, as they are not stable for production environments.
diff --git a/content/rancher/v2.x/en/installation/other-installation-methods/air-gap/populate-private-registry/_index.md b/content/rancher/v2.x/en/installation/other-installation-methods/air-gap/populate-private-registry/_index.md
index 10b996b98dc..6cef213e1ae 100644
--- a/content/rancher/v2.x/en/installation/other-installation-methods/air-gap/populate-private-registry/_index.md
+++ b/content/rancher/v2.x/en/installation/other-installation-methods/air-gap/populate-private-registry/_index.md
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ For Rancher servers that will only provision Linux clusters, these are the steps
 
 These steps expect you to use a Linux workstation that has internet access, access to your private registry, and at least 20 GB of disk space.
 
+If you will use ARM64 hosts, the registry must support manifests. As of April 2020, Amazon Elastic Container Registry does not support manifests.
+
 ### 1. Find the required assets for your Rancher version
 
 1. Go to our [releases page,](https://github.com/rancher/rancher/releases) find the Rancher v2.x.x release that you want to install, and click **Assets.** Note: Don't use releases marked `rc` or `Pre-release`, as they are not stable for production environments.
@@ -125,6 +127,8 @@ These steps expect you to use a Windows Server 1809 workstation that has interne
 
 The workstation must have Docker 18.02+ in order to support manifests, which are required when provisioning Windows clusters.
 
+Your registry must support manifests. As of April 2020, Amazon Elastic Container Registry does not support manifests.
+
 ### A. Find the required assets for your Rancher version
 
 1. Browse to our [releases page](https://github.com/rancher/rancher/releases) and find the Rancher v2.x.x release that you want to install. Don't download releases marked `rc` or `Pre-release`, as they are not stable for production environments.