diff --git a/src/aws-cli/install.sh b/src/aws-cli/install.sh
index 1f6af54bd..0776e79b6 100755
--- a/src/aws-cli/install.sh
+++ b/src/aws-cli/install.sh
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ apt_get_update()
 
 # Checks if packages are installed and installs them if not
 check_packages() {
+    if ! command -v dpkg &> /dev/null; then return; fi # system doesn't have dpkg. YOLO mode. we still have `set -e`
     if ! dpkg -s "$@" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
         apt_get_update
         apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends "$@"
@@ -93,12 +94,13 @@ install() {
     if [ "${VERSION}" != "latest" ]; then
         local versionStr=-${VERSION}
     fi
-    architecture=$(dpkg --print-architecture)
-    case "${architecture}" in
-        amd64) architectureStr=x86_64 ;;
-        arm64) architectureStr=aarch64 ;;
+    # Detect architecture without relying on dpkg (works on Alpine and non-debian systems)
+    arch=$(uname -m)
+    case "${arch}" in
+        x86_64|amd64) architectureStr=x86_64 ;;
+        aarch64|arm64) architectureStr=aarch64 ;;
         *)
-            echo "AWS CLI does not support machine architecture '$architecture'. Please use an x86-64 or ARM64 machine."
+            echo "AWS CLI does not support machine architecture '${arch}'. Please use an x86-64 or ARM64 machine."
             exit 1
     esac
     local scriptUrl=https://awscli.amazonaws.com/awscli-exe-linux-${architectureStr}${versionStr}.zip