diff --git a/control-plane/vm-setup/create-control-plane-vms.sh b/control-plane/vm-setup/create-control-plane-vms.sh
index 5d61db8..cd38d8e 100755
--- a/control-plane/vm-setup/create-control-plane-vms.sh
+++ b/control-plane/vm-setup/create-control-plane-vms.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ create_vm_dir() {
 
 # Download Talos kernel and initramfs
 download_kernal_file() {
-    local initramfs_path="$VM_DIR/initramfs-arm64.xz"
+    local kernel_path="$VM_DIR/vmlinuz-arm64"
     
     if [[ ! -f "$kernel_path" ]]; then
         curl -L -o "$kernel_path" "$KERNEL_URL"