diff --git a/roles/chrony/tasks/main.yml b/roles/chrony/tasks/main.yml
index 471207eda0..a075c33964 100644
--- a/roles/chrony/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/chrony/tasks/main.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 - name: disable and stop ntp
   service: name=ntpd state=stopped enabled=no
+  ignore_errors: true
   tags:
   - chrony
   - service