--- a/examples/chronyd.service
+++ b/examples/chronyd.service
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Type=notify
 PIDFile=/run/chrony/chronyd.pid
 Environment="OPTIONS="
 EnvironmentFile=-/etc/sysconfig/chronyd
-ExecStart=/usr/sbin/chronyd -n $OPTIONS
+ExecStart=/usr/sbin/chronyd -n $OPTIONS -u ntp -F 2
 
 CapabilityBoundingSet=~CAP_AUDIT_CONTROL CAP_AUDIT_READ CAP_AUDIT_WRITE
 CapabilityBoundingSet=~CAP_BLOCK_SUSPEND CAP_KILL CAP_LEASE CAP_LINUX_IMMUTABLE