diff --git a/tasks/configure_ntp.yml b/tasks/configure_ntp.yml
index f344ec8e1ca01ebf13d03d5e31cfaebd48926234..43c15d8c7dc140073ec7efe916bbbb5401cfee58 100644
--- a/tasks/configure_ntp.yml
+++ b/tasks/configure_ntp.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 ---
-# copy module modifies parent directory permissions, when file or directory is copied with owner and group different than root. It is also not idempotent and changes on subsequent runs.
 - name: configure NTP
   ansible.builtin.file:
-    path: "/etc/ntp.conf"
+    path: "{{ item }}"
     state: absent
+  loop:
+    - "/etc/cron.daily/ntp"
+    - "/etc/ntp.conf"