diff --git a/files/root/bin/autoupdate_fastd_keys.sh b/files/root/bin/autoupdate_fastd_keys.sh
index ae797d5..9be4f8f 100644
--- a/files/root/bin/autoupdate_fastd_keys.sh
+++ b/files/root/bin/autoupdate_fastd_keys.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 # Simple script to update fastd peers from git upstream
 # and only send HUP to fastd when changes happend.
 
+if [[ "$1" == "-v" ]]; then
+  VERBOSE=1
+fi
+
 # CONFIGURE THIS TO YOUR PEER DIRECTORY
 FASTD_PEERS=/etc/fastd/ffhh-mesh-vpn/peers
 
@@ -17,11 +21,11 @@ GIT_REVISION=$(getCurrentVersion)
 
 # Automagically commit local changes
 # This preserves local changes
-git commit -m "CRON: auto commit"
+git commit --quiet -m "CRON: auto commit" > /dev/null
 
 # Pull latest changes from upstream
-git fetch
-git merge origin/master -m "Auto Merge"
+git fetch --quiet
+git merge origin/master --quiet -m "Auto Merge"
 
 # Get new version hash
 GIT_NEW_REVISION=$(getCurrentVersion)
@@ -29,7 +33,7 @@ GIT_NEW_REVISION=$(getCurrentVersion)
 if [ $GIT_REVISION != $GIT_NEW_REVISION ]
 then
   # Version has changed we need to update
-  echo "Reload fastd peers"
+  test -n "$VERBOSE" && echo "Reload fastd peers"
   kill -HUP $(pidof fastd)
 fi
 
diff --git a/manifests/sysadmin.pp b/manifests/sysadmin.pp
index 5ac7be0..b5f3d9f 100644
--- a/manifests/sysadmin.pp
+++ b/manifests/sysadmin.pp
@@ -12,12 +12,22 @@ class ff_gw::sysadmin($zabbixserver = '127.0.0.1', $muninserver = '127.0.0.1', $
   # next important thing: set up apt repositories
   class { 'ff_gw::sysadmin::software': }
 
+  # remove cronjob
   cron {
     'ntpdate-debian':
+      ensure  => absent,
       command => '/usr/sbin/ntpdate-debian',
       user    => root,
       minute  => '0';
   }
+  # replace with a real NTP daemon
+  package { 'ntp':
+    ensure => present,
+  }
+  ~>
+  service { 'ntp':
+    ensure => true,
+  }
 
   # user accounts
   create_resources('account', $accounts)