diff --git a/templates/chronyd.sysconfig.j2 b/templates/chronyd.sysconfig.j2
index 600487f..3945744 100644
--- a/templates/chronyd.sysconfig.j2
+++ b/templates/chronyd.sysconfig.j2
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {{ ansible_managed | comment }}
 {{ "system_role:timesync" | comment(prefix="", postfix="") }}
 
-OPTIONS=""
+OPTIONS="-u chrony"