diff --git a/cli/__snapshots__/download_spec.js b/cli/__snapshots__/download_spec.js
index eb89d7910848..847a98dda18b 100644
--- a/cli/__snapshots__/download_spec.js
+++ b/cli/__snapshots__/download_spec.js
@@ -40,3 +40,7 @@ https://download.cypress.io/desktop?platform=OS&arch=ARCH
 exports['specific version desktop url 1'] = `
 https://download.cypress.io/desktop/0.20.2?platform=OS&arch=ARCH
 `
+
+exports['desktop url with path params'] = `
+https://download.cypress.io/desktop/0.20.2/OS-ARCH/cypress.zip
+`
diff --git a/cli/lib/tasks/download.js b/cli/lib/tasks/download.js
index c7d60f9931ba..4c41a3ae312d 100644
--- a/cli/lib/tasks/download.js
+++ b/cli/lib/tasks/download.js
@@ -63,8 +63,9 @@ const getCA = () => {
 const prepend = (urlPath) => {
   const endpoint = url.resolve(getBaseUrl(), urlPath)
   const platform = os.platform()
+  const pathParams = util.getEnv('CYPRESS_DOWNLOAD_PATH_PARAMS')
 
-  return `${endpoint}?platform=${platform}&arch=${arch()}`
+  return pathParams ? `${endpoint}/${platform}-${arch()}/cypress.zip` : `${endpoint}?platform=${platform}&arch=${arch()}`;
 }
 
 const getUrl = (version) => {
diff --git a/cli/test/lib/tasks/download_spec.js b/cli/test/lib/tasks/download_spec.js
index 02d1c9aac015..965742abd191 100644
--- a/cli/test/lib/tasks/download_spec.js
+++ b/cli/test/lib/tasks/download_spec.js
@@ -65,6 +65,13 @@ describe('lib/tasks/download', function () {
       snapshot('specific version desktop url 1', normalize(url))
     })
 
+    it('returns url with path params', () => {
+      process.env.CYPRESS_DOWNLOAD_PATH_PARAMS = 'true'
+      const url = download.getUrl('0.20.2')
+
+      snapshot('desktop url with path params', normalize(url))
+    })
+
     it('returns input if it is already an https link', () => {
       const url = 'https://somewhere.com'
       const result = download.getUrl(url)