diff --git a/chrootInstall.sh b/chrootInstall.sh
index 234563f..3ef40c6 100755
--- a/chrootInstall.sh
+++ b/chrootInstall.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/"$timezone" /etc/localtime
 locale-gen
 curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rwinkhart/artix-install-script/main/programs/ntp-rclocal/ntp.start -o /etc/local.d/ntp.start
 chmod 755 /etc/local.d/ntp.start
-touch /etc/local.d/.ntpsync
+echo "0" > /etc/local.d/.ntpsync
 
 # networkmanager configuration 
 pacman -S networkmanager-openrc --noconfirm