diff --git a/templates/400_process-debian.yaml.tt2 b/templates/400_process-debian.yaml.tt2
index c578111..de9107b 100644
--- a/templates/400_process-debian.yaml.tt2
+++ b/templates/400_process-debian.yaml.tt2
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ process:
   mariadbd:
     running: true
 
+  ntpd:
+    running: [% ntp.backend == 'ntpd' ? 'true' : 'false ' %]
+
   redis-server:
     running: true
 
@@ -26,7 +29,7 @@ process:
   # XXX: We need to truncate the process name to 15 characters (from the
   # actual "systemd-timesyncd"), which is the size of the comm string in Linux.
   systemd-timesyn:
-    running: true
+    running: [% ntp.backend == 'timesyncd' ? 'true' : 'false ' %]
 
   systemd-udevd:
     running: true
diff --git a/templates/500_init-daemons-dabian.yaml.tt2 b/templates/500_init-daemons-dabian.yaml.tt2
index 8d0bc67..c5fd500 100644
--- a/templates/500_init-daemons-dabian.yaml.tt2
+++ b/templates/500_init-daemons-dabian.yaml.tt2
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ service:
     enabled: true
     running: true
 
+  ntp.service:
+    enabled: [% ntp.backend == 'ntpd' ? 'true' : 'false ' %]
+    running: [% ntp.backend == 'ntpd' ? 'true' : 'false ' %]
+
   rsyslog.service:
     enabled: true
     running: true
@@ -88,8 +92,8 @@ service:
     running: true
 
   systemd-timesyncd.service:
-    enabled: true
-    running: true
+    enabled: [% ntp.backend == 'timesyncd' ? 'true' : 'false ' %]
+    running: [% ntp.backend == 'timesyncd' ? 'true' : 'false ' %]
 
   telegraf.service:
     enabled: false
diff --git a/templates/820_network-ports-debian.yaml.tt2 b/templates/820_network-ports-debian.yaml.tt2
index 9f0b932..88f22c8 100644
--- a/templates/820_network-ports-debian.yaml.tt2
+++ b/templates/820_network-ports-debian.yaml.tt2
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ port:
 
   # NTP (systemd-timesyncd does not listen)
   udp:123:
-    listening: false
+    listening: [% ntp.backend == 'timesyncd' ? 'false' : 'true ' %]
 
   # Check for a closed port, nothing there.
   tcp:7777: