diff --git a/src/ubuntu/install/squid/install/install_squid.sh b/src/ubuntu/install/squid/install/install_squid.sh
index 08164b7..0fb2fa6 100644
--- a/src/ubuntu/install/squid/install/install_squid.sh
+++ b/src/ubuntu/install/squid/install/install_squid.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ ARCH=$(arch | sed 's/aarch64/arm64/g' | sed 's/x86_64/amd64/g')
 
 # intall squid
 SQUID_COMMIT='6392f7dfb1040c67c0a5d5518abf508282523cc0'
+SQUID_DISTRO=${DISTRO}
+# currently all distros use the ubuntu build of squid except centos
+if [ ! "${SQUID_DISTRO}" == "centos" ] ; then
+  SQUID_DISTRO="ubuntu"
+fi
 wget -qO- "https://kasmweb-build-artifacts.s3.amazonaws.com/kasm-squid-builder/${SQUID_COMMIT}/output/kasm-squid-builder_${DISTRO}_${ARCH}.tar.gz" | tar -xzf - -C /
 
 # update squid conf with user info