diff --git a/examples/chronyd.service b/examples/chronyd.service
index 4fb930e..398f51e 100644
--- a/examples/chronyd.service
+++ b/examples/chronyd.service
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ ConditionCapability=CAP_SYS_TIME
 Type=forking
 PIDFile=/run/chrony/chronyd.pid
 EnvironmentFile=-/etc/sysconfig/chronyd
-ExecStart=/usr/sbin/chronyd $OPTIONS
+ExecStartPre=mkdir -p /var/lib/chrony
+ExecStartPre=install -m 744 -o ntp -g ntp -d /var/lib/chrony
+ExecStart=/usr/sbin/chronyd $OPTIONS -u ntp -F 2
 
 CapabilityBoundingSet=~CAP_AUDIT_CONTROL CAP_AUDIT_READ CAP_AUDIT_WRITE
 CapabilityBoundingSet=~CAP_BLOCK_SUSPEND CAP_KILL CAP_LEASE CAP_LINUX_IMMUTABLE
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