diff --git a/cmd/yawol-controller/main.go b/cmd/yawol-controller/main.go
index d01cdf1a..3e02fdab 100644
--- a/cmd/yawol-controller/main.go
+++ b/cmd/yawol-controller/main.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"flag"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stackitcloud/yawol/controllers/yawol-controller/loadbalancer"
@@ -68,6 +69,9 @@ func main() {
 	var yawolletRequeueTime int
 	var lbmDeletionGracePeriod time.Duration
 
+	var ntpServers string
+	var ntpPool string
+
 	var openstackTimeout time.Duration
 
 	// settings for leases
@@ -108,6 +112,9 @@ func main() {
 		"Grace period before deleting a load balancer machine AFTER the machine has first been identified as unready.",
 	)
 
+	flag.StringVar(&ntpPool, "ntp-pool", "", "A NTP Pool which is used in LBMs.")
+	flag.StringVar(&ntpServers, "ntp-servers", "", "A comma separated list of NTP Servers which are used in LBMs.")
+
 	flag.DurationVar(&openstackTimeout, "openstack-timeout", 20*time.Second, "Timeout for all requests against Openstack.")
 
 	flag.IntVar(&leasesDurationInt, "leases-duration", 60,
@@ -288,6 +295,8 @@ func main() {
 			Metrics:             &helpermetrics.LoadBalancerMachineMetrics,
 			OpenstackTimeout:    openstackTimeout,
 			YawolletRequeueTime: yawolletRequeueTime,
+			NTPServers:          strings.Split(ntpServers, ","),
+			NTPPool:             ntpPool,
 			DiscoveryClient:     discoveryClient,
 			RateLimiter:         rateLimiter,
 		}).SetupWithManager(loadBalancerMachineMgr); err != nil {
diff --git a/controllers/yawol-controller/loadbalancermachine/loadbalancermachine_controller.go b/controllers/yawol-controller/loadbalancermachine/loadbalancermachine_controller.go
index 6fd35989..279f398d 100644
--- a/controllers/yawol-controller/loadbalancermachine/loadbalancermachine_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/yawol-controller/loadbalancermachine/loadbalancermachine_controller.go
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ type LoadBalancerMachineReconciler struct { //nolint:revive // naming from kubeb
 	WorkerCount         int
 	OpenstackTimeout    time.Duration
 	YawolletRequeueTime int
+	NTPServers          []string
+	NTPPool             string
 	DiscoveryClient     *discovery.DiscoveryClient
 	RateLimiter         ratelimiter.RateLimiter
 }
@@ -685,6 +687,8 @@ func (r *LoadBalancerMachineReconciler) reconcileServer(
 		loadBalancerMachine,
 		vip,
 		r.YawolletRequeueTime,
+		r.NTPPool,
+		r.NTPServers,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/internal/helper/loadbalancermachine.go b/internal/helper/loadbalancermachine.go
index ea2dcc0d..34501f3a 100644
--- a/internal/helper/loadbalancermachine.go
+++ b/internal/helper/loadbalancermachine.go
@@ -251,6 +251,8 @@ func GenerateUserData(
 	loadbalancerMachine *yawolv1beta1.LoadBalancerMachine,
 	vip string,
 	yawolletRequeueTime int,
+	ntpPool string,
+	ntpServers []string,
 ) (string, error) {
 	var err error
 	const (
@@ -281,6 +283,11 @@ func GenerateUserData(
 	}
 	promtailConfigBase64 := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(promtailConfig))
 
+	var chronyConfig string
+	if ntpPool != "" || len(ntpServers) > 0 {
+		chronyConfig = generateChronyConfig(ntpPool, ntpServers)
+	}
+
 	sshOpenRC := openRCDel
 	sshOpenRCState := openRCStop
 	if loadbalancer.Spec.DebugSettings.Enabled {
@@ -300,9 +307,20 @@ func GenerateUserData(
 		yawolletArgs = yawolletArgs + "-requeue-time=" + strconv.Itoa(yawolletRequeueTime) + " "
 	}
 
-	return `
+	cloudInit := `
 #cloud-config
-write_files:
+write_files:`
+
+	if chronyConfig != "" {
+		cloudInit += `
+- encoding: b64
+content: ` + base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(chronyConfig)) + `
+owner: root:root
+path: /etc/chrony/chrony.conf
+permissions: '0644'`
+	}
+
+	cloudInit += `
 - encoding: b64
   content: ` + kubeconfigBase64 + `
   owner: yawol:yawol
@@ -334,7 +352,26 @@ runcmd:
   - [ /sbin/rc-service, keepalived, restart ]
   - [ /sbin/rc-service, envoy, restart ]
   - [ /sbin/rc-service, yawollet, restart ]
-`, nil
+`
+
+	return cloudInit, nil
+}
+
+func generateChronyConfig(ntpPool string, ntpServers []string) string {
+	var chronyConfig string
+	if len(ntpServers) > 0 {
+		for _, ntpServer := range ntpServers {
+			chronyConfig += fmt.Sprintf("server %s iburst\n", ntpServer)
+		}
+	}
+	if ntpPool != "" {
+		// most likely you use pool or server but as the chrony config is valid with both we just add both.
+		chronyConfig += fmt.Sprintf("pool %s iburst\n", ntpPool)
+	}
+	chronyConfig += `driftfile /var/lib/chrony/chrony.drift
+rtcsync
+cmdport 0`
+	return chronyConfig
 }
 
 func generateKeepalivedConfig(vip string) string {