diff --git a/localization/tasks/ntpd.yml b/localization/tasks/ntpd.yml
index 53bfe87a4bfbcdf2caf519aa04f4a4f8c87a402c..fe7922cef8c159c07e5fe16e6a06fc16e8b428dd 100644
--- a/localization/tasks/ntpd.yml
+++ b/localization/tasks/ntpd.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 ---
 # file: localization/tasks/ntpd.yml
 
+- name: ensure ntpd is installed
+  apt:
+    name: ntp
+    state: present
+  tags:
+    - ntpd
+
 - name: ensure there is no timesyncd running
   service:
     name: systemd-timesyncd
@@ -18,13 +25,6 @@
   tags:
     - ntpd
 
-- name: ensure ntpd is installed
-  apt:
-    name: ntp
-    state: present
-  tags:
-    - ntpd
-
 - name: ensure ntpd configured
   template:
     src: ntp.conf.j2