diff --git a/dist/setup/index.js b/dist/setup/index.js
index 69415049..939d0864 100644
--- a/dist/setup/index.js
+++ b/dist/setup/index.js
@@ -99615,9 +99615,9 @@ function useCpythonVersion(version, architecture, updateEnvironment, checkLatest
                     // Check for x32 or x86 and append the '-32' suffix
                     // Check for x32 or x86 and append the '-32' suffix
                     if (architecture === 'x32' || architecture === 'x86') {
-                        arch = `32`; // Always add '-32' for both x32 and x86 architectures
+                        arch = `-32`; // Always add '-32' for both x32 and x86 architectures
                     }
-                    const userScriptsDir = path.join(process.env['APPDATA'] || '', 'Python', `Python${major}${minor}-${arch}`, // Add architecture-specific folder (e.g., Python310-64 or Python310-32)
+                    const userScriptsDir = path.join(process.env['APPDATA'] || '', 'Python', `Python${major}${minor}${arch}`, // Add architecture-specific folder (e.g., Python310-64 or Python310-32)
                     'Scripts');
                     // Add the dynamically constructed path to the environment PATH variable
                     core.addPath(userScriptsDir);
diff --git a/src/find-python.ts b/src/find-python.ts
index d6d3ba61..032cd6d0 100644
--- a/src/find-python.ts
+++ b/src/find-python.ts
@@ -145,13 +145,13 @@ export async function useCpythonVersion(
         // Check for x32 or x86 and append the '-32' suffix
         // Check for x32 or x86 and append the '-32' suffix
         if (architecture === 'x32' || architecture === 'x86') {
-          arch = `32`; // Always add '-32' for both x32 and x86 architectures
+          arch = `-32`; // Always add '-32' for both x32 and x86 architectures
         }
 
         const userScriptsDir = path.join(
           process.env['APPDATA'] || '',
           'Python',
-          `Python${major}${minor}-${arch}`, // Add architecture-specific folder (e.g., Python310-64 or Python310-32)
+          `Python${major}${minor}${arch}`, // Add architecture-specific folder (e.g., Python310-64 or Python310-32)
           'Scripts'
         );