diff --git a/internal/common/arch.go b/internal/common/arch.go
index 5d2dd90..590b829 100644
--- a/internal/common/arch.go
+++ b/internal/common/arch.go
@@ -22,3 +22,23 @@ const (
 	ArchARM   Arch = "arm"
 	ArchARM64 Arch = "arm64"
 )
+
+var ValidArchs = []Arch{Arch386, ArchAMD64, ArchARM, ArchARM64}
+
+func IsValidArch(arch Arch) bool {
+	for _, va := range ValidArchs {
+		if arch == va {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func ArchFromString(arch string) Arch {
+	for _, va := range ValidArchs {
+		if arch == string(va) {
+			return va
+		}
+	}
+	return ""
+}
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index 9742aea..ccd846b 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -681,6 +681,11 @@ func checkConfig(config *Config) error {
 			if len(r.Containers) == 0 {
 				return errors.Errorf("task %q runtime: at least one container must be defined", task.Name)
 			}
+			if r.Arch != "" {
+				if !common.IsValidArch(r.Arch) {
+					return errors.Errorf("task %q runtime: invalid arch %q", task.Name, r.Arch)
+				}
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/config/config_test.go b/internal/config/config_test.go
index 968b8be..3cea1a5 100644
--- a/internal/config/config_test.go
+++ b/internal/config/config_test.go
@@ -61,6 +61,34 @@ func TestParseConfig(t *testing.T) {
                 `,
 			err: fmt.Errorf(`run "run01": task at index 0 is empty`),
 		},
+		{
+			name: "test empty runtime arch",
+			in: `
+                runs:
+                  - name: run01
+                    tasks:
+                      - name: task01
+                        runtime:
+                          type: pod
+                          containers:
+                            - image: busybox
+                `,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "test invalid runtime arch",
+			in: `
+                runs:
+                  - name: run01
+                    tasks:
+                      - name: task01
+                        runtime:
+                          type: pod
+                          arch: invalidarch
+                          containers:
+                            - image: busybox
+                `,
+			err: fmt.Errorf(`task "task01" runtime: invalid arch "invalidarch"`),
+		},
 		{
 			name: "test missing task dependency",
 			in: `