diff --git a/lib/sdk-installer.js b/lib/sdk-installer.js
index 099b2661f..21d5c3a00 100644
--- a/lib/sdk-installer.js
+++ b/lib/sdk-installer.js
@@ -71,17 +71,16 @@ function installAndroidSdk(apiLevel, target, arch, emulatorBuild, ndkVersion, cm
         }
         console.log('Installing latest build tools, platform tools, and platform.');
         yield exec.exec(`sh -c \\"sdkmanager --install 'build-tools;${BUILD_TOOLS_VERSION}' platform-tools 'platforms;android-${apiLevel}' > /dev/null"`);
+        console.log('Installing latest emulator.');
+        yield exec.exec(`sh -c \\"sdkmanager --install emulator > /dev/null"`);
         if (emulatorBuild) {
             console.log(`Installing emulator build ${emulatorBuild}.`);
-            yield exec.exec(`curl -fo emulator.zip https://dl.google.com/android/repository/emulator-${isOnMac ? 'darwin' : 'linux'}-${emulatorBuild}.zip`);
-            yield io.rmRF(`${process.env.ANDROID_SDK_ROOT}/emulator`);
-            yield exec.exec(`unzip -q emulator.zip -d ${process.env.ANDROID_SDK_ROOT}`);
+            // TODO find out the correct download URLs for all build ids
+            const downloadUrlSuffix = Number(emulatorBuild.charAt(0)) > 6 ? `_x64-${emulatorBuild}` : `-${emulatorBuild}`;
+            yield exec.exec(`curl -fo emulator.zip https://dl.google.com/android/repository/emulator-${isOnMac ? 'darwin' : 'linux'}${downloadUrlSuffix}.zip`);
+            yield exec.exec(`unzip -o -q emulator.zip -d ${process.env.ANDROID_SDK_ROOT}`);
             yield io.rmRF('emulator.zip');
         }
-        else {
-            console.log('Installing latest emulator.');
-            yield exec.exec(`sh -c \\"sdkmanager --install emulator > /dev/null"`);
-        }
         console.log('Installing system images.');
         yield exec.exec(`sh -c \\"sdkmanager --install 'system-images;android-${apiLevel};${target};${arch}' > /dev/null"`);
         if (ndkVersion) {
diff --git a/src/sdk-installer.ts b/src/sdk-installer.ts
index 40738ba5b..b6f8111ad 100644
--- a/src/sdk-installer.ts
+++ b/src/sdk-installer.ts
@@ -49,15 +49,17 @@ export async function installAndroidSdk(apiLevel: number, target: string, arch:
   console.log('Installing latest build tools, platform tools, and platform.');
 
   await exec.exec(`sh -c \\"sdkmanager --install 'build-tools;${BUILD_TOOLS_VERSION}' platform-tools 'platforms;android-${apiLevel}' > /dev/null"`);
+
+  console.log('Installing latest emulator.');
+  await exec.exec(`sh -c \\"sdkmanager --install emulator > /dev/null"`);
+
   if (emulatorBuild) {
     console.log(`Installing emulator build ${emulatorBuild}.`);
-    await exec.exec(`curl -fo emulator.zip https://dl.google.com/android/repository/emulator-${isOnMac ? 'darwin' : 'linux'}-${emulatorBuild}.zip`);
-    await io.rmRF(`${process.env.ANDROID_SDK_ROOT}/emulator`);
-    await exec.exec(`unzip -q emulator.zip -d ${process.env.ANDROID_SDK_ROOT}`);
+    // TODO find out the correct download URLs for all build ids
+    const downloadUrlSuffix = Number(emulatorBuild.charAt(0)) > 6 ? `_x64-${emulatorBuild}` : `-${emulatorBuild}`;
+    await exec.exec(`curl -fo emulator.zip https://dl.google.com/android/repository/emulator-${isOnMac ? 'darwin' : 'linux'}${downloadUrlSuffix}.zip`);
+    await exec.exec(`unzip -o -q emulator.zip -d ${process.env.ANDROID_SDK_ROOT}`);
     await io.rmRF('emulator.zip');
-  } else {
-    console.log('Installing latest emulator.');
-    await exec.exec(`sh -c \\"sdkmanager --install emulator > /dev/null"`);
   }
   console.log('Installing system images.');
   await exec.exec(`sh -c \\"sdkmanager --install 'system-images;android-${apiLevel};${target};${arch}' > /dev/null"`);