diff --git a/roles/ntp-client/tasks/main.yml b/roles/ntp-client/tasks/main.yml
index c968990b..0bc25d21 100644
--- a/roles/ntp-client/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ntp-client/tasks/main.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     path: /etc/default/ntp
     regexp: '^NTPD_OPTS'
     line: NTPD_OPTS='-g -x'
+  check_mode: no
 
 - name: Configure NTP
   template: