diff --git a/THIRD_PARTY_LICENSES.txt b/THIRD_PARTY_LICENSES.txt
index a6b0aab38..b11d0b777 100644
--- a/THIRD_PARTY_LICENSES.txt
+++ b/THIRD_PARTY_LICENSES.txt
@@ -241,6 +241,12 @@ psutil
 * Source code: https://github.com/giampaolo/psutil
 * Project home: https://github.com/giampaolo/psutil
 
+py-cpuinfo
+* Copyright (c) 2014-2022 Matthew Brennan Jones <matthew.brennan.jones@gmail.com>
+* License: The MIT License (MIT)
+* Source code: https://github.com/workhorsy/py-cpuinfo
+* Project home: https://github.com/workhorsy/py-cpuinfo
+
 pyspark
 * Copyright 2014 and onwards The Apache Software Foundation.
 * License: Apache-2.0 LICENSE
diff --git a/ads/opctl/conda/cmds.py b/ads/opctl/conda/cmds.py
index cacc764b0..ec63e1a30 100644
--- a/ads/opctl/conda/cmds.py
+++ b/ads/opctl/conda/cmds.py
@@ -638,7 +638,10 @@ def _publish(
                 )
             except Exception:
                 raise RuntimeError(f"Could not pack environment {conda_slug}.")
+    NOT_ALLOWED_CHARS = "@#$%^&*/"
 
+    if any(chr in conda_slug for chr in NOT_ALLOWED_CHARS):
+        raise ValueError(f"Invalid conda_slug. Found {NOT_ALLOWED_CHARS} in slug name. Please use a different slug name.")
     pack_file = os.path.join(pack_folder_path, f"{conda_slug}.tar.gz")
     if not os.path.exists(pack_file):
         raise RuntimeError(f"Pack {pack_file} was not created.")
diff --git a/ads/opctl/conda/pack.py b/ads/opctl/conda/pack.py
index bcaeeff93..805ed1e96 100644
--- a/ads/opctl/conda/pack.py
+++ b/ads/opctl/conda/pack.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def main(pack_folder_path, manifest_file=None):
     )
     with open(manifest_path) as f:
         env = yaml.safe_load(f.read())
-
+    
     with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as td:
         process = subprocess.Popen(
             ["conda", "env", "export", "--prefix", pack_folder_path],
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ def main(pack_folder_path, manifest_file=None):
             stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
         )
         stdout, stderr = process.communicate()
-        if stderr:
+        
+        if process.returncode and stderr:
             print(stderr)
             raise Exception(
                 f"Error export environment information from {pack_folder_path}"
diff --git a/ads/opctl/docker/Dockerfile.job b/ads/opctl/docker/Dockerfile.job
index 3bc1f2482..55eb60baf 100644
--- a/ads/opctl/docker/Dockerfile.job
+++ b/ads/opctl/docker/Dockerfile.job
@@ -100,4 +100,4 @@ RUN rm -rf /tmp/*
 
 RUN mkdir -p /etc/datascience/operators
 
-USER datascience
+USER datascience
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ads/opctl/utils.py b/ads/opctl/utils.py
index 1ae64a6e1..54ffd9d93 100644
--- a/ads/opctl/utils.py
+++ b/ads/opctl/utils.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 from subprocess import Popen, PIPE, STDOUT
 from typing import Union, List, Tuple, Dict
 import yaml
+import re
 
 import ads
 from ads.common.oci_client import OCIClientFactory
@@ -160,7 +161,14 @@ def build_image(
             )
         proc = _build_custom_operator_image(gpu, source_folder, dst_image)
     else:
-        image, dockerfile, target = _get_image_name_dockerfile_target(image_type, gpu)
+        # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/66842004/get-the-processor-type-using-python-for-apple-m1-processor-gives-me-an-intel-pro
+        import cpuinfo
+        # Just get the manufacturer of the processors
+        manufacturer = cpuinfo.get_cpu_info().get('brand_raw')
+        arch = 'arm' if re.search("apple m\d ", manufacturer, re.IGNORECASE) else 'other'
+        print(f"The local machine's platform is {arch}.")
+        image, dockerfile, target = _get_image_name_dockerfile_target(image_type, gpu, arch)
+        print(f"dockerfile used is {dockerfile}")
         command = [
             "docker",
             "build",
@@ -186,14 +194,15 @@ def build_image(
         raise RuntimeError("Docker build failed.")
 
 
-def _get_image_name_dockerfile_target(type: str, gpu: bool) -> str:
+def _get_image_name_dockerfile_target(type: str, gpu: bool, arch: str) -> str:
     look_up = {
-        ("job-local", False): (ML_JOB_IMAGE, "Dockerfile.job", None),
-        ("job-local", True): (ML_JOB_GPU_IMAGE, "Dockerfile.job.gpu", None),
-        ("ads-ops-base", False): (OPS_IMAGE_BASE, "Dockerfile", "base"),
-        ("ads-ops-base", True): (OPS_IMAGE_GPU_BASE, "Dockerfile.gpu", "base"),
+        ("job-local", False, "arm"): (ML_JOB_IMAGE, "Dockerfile.job.arm", None),
+        ("job-local", False, "other"): (ML_JOB_IMAGE, "Dockerfile.job", None),
+        ("job-local", True, "other"): (ML_JOB_GPU_IMAGE, "Dockerfile.job.gpu", None),
+        ("ads-ops-base", False, "other"): (OPS_IMAGE_BASE, "Dockerfile", "base"),
+        ("ads-ops-base", True, "other"): (OPS_IMAGE_GPU_BASE, "Dockerfile.gpu", "base"),
     }
-    return look_up[(type, gpu)]
+    return look_up[(type, gpu, arch)]
 
 
 @runtime_dependency(module="docker", install_from=OptionalDependency.OPCTL)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 175953c4f..a21bd4bee 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ opctl = [
   "nbconvert",
   "nbformat",
   "oci-cli",
+  "py-cpuinfo",
 ]
 optuna = [
   "optuna==2.9.0",