diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 510877c..52feb62 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # MediaDC - Docker mod for nextcloud
 
-This mod adds the required and optional packages the [MediaDC](https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/mediadc) nextcloud app needs to work.
+This mod adds the required and optional packages the [MediaDC](https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/mediadc) nextcloud app needs to work. Optional dependency Scipy is only installed on x86_64 as there are no wheels available for arm64v8.
 
 In nextcloud docker arguments, set an environment variable `DOCKER_MODS=linuxserver/mods:nextcloud-mediadc`
 
diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-nextcloud-mediadc-add-package/run b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-nextcloud-mediadc-add-package/run
index 2a2f420..d523686 100755
--- a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-nextcloud-mediadc-add-package/run
+++ b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-nextcloud-mediadc-add-package/run
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ if ! pip list 2> /dev/null | grep -q "pillow-heif" || ! pip list 2> /dev/null |
         ffmpeg \
         imagemagick \
         supervisor" >> /mod-repo-packages-to-install.list
+    if [ $(arch) = "x86_64" ]; then
+        echo "scipy" >> /mod-pip-packages-to-install.list
+    fi
     echo "\
         asn1crypto \
         cryptography \
@@ -14,8 +17,7 @@ if ! pip list 2> /dev/null | grep -q "pillow-heif" || ! pip list 2> /dev/null |
         pillow \
         pillow-heif \
         pynacl \
-        pywavelets \
-        scipy" >> /mod-pip-packages-to-install.list
+        pywavelets" >> /mod-pip-packages-to-install.list
 else
     echo "**** pillow-heif, hexhamming and pywavelets already installed, skipping ****"
 fi