diff --git a/usr/lib/init/services/ntpd.service b/usr/lib/init/services/ntpd.service
index dc87560..75278b0 100644
--- a/usr/lib/init/services/ntpd.service
+++ b/usr/lib/init/services/ntpd.service
@@ -5,11 +5,14 @@
 . /usr/lib/init/init-funcs.sh
 #------------------------------------
 
-NTPD_OPTS=""
+NTPD_OPTS="-N -p pool.ntp.org -n"
+if [ -f /etc/ntp.conf ]; then
+    NTPD_OPTS="-N -n"
+fi
 
 start() {
     notify "Starting ntpd"
-    /usr/bin/ntpd $NTPD_OPTS
+    /usr/bin/ntpd $NTPD_OPTS &
     check $? "start ntpd"
     echo $(pgrep ntpd) > /var/run/ntpd.pid
     return $?