--- old/ntpd	2016-12-19 18:11:58.022663976 -0600
+++ new/ntpd	2016-12-19 18:12:56.618663852 -0600
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 	# this.  If ntpd seems to disappear after a while assume TICKADJ
 	# above is set to a totally incorrect value.
 	echo -n "Starting ntpd: "
-	start-stop-daemon --start -x /usr/sbin/ntpd -- -u ntp:ntp -p /var/run/ntp.pid "$@"
+	start-stop-daemon -N -20 --start -x /usr/sbin/ntpd -- -u ntp:ntp -p /var/run/ntp.pid "$@"
 	echo "done"
 }
 stopdaemon(){