diff --git a/roles/matrix-base/defaults/main.yml b/roles/matrix-base/defaults/main.yml
index 6800df86..c6ed430b 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-base/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/matrix-base/defaults/main.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ matrix_systemd_path: "/etc/systemd/system"
 matrix_cron_path: "/etc/cron.d"
 matrix_local_bin_path: "/usr/local/bin"
 
+matrix_ntpd_package: "ntp"
+matrix_ntpd_service: "{{ 'ntpd' if ansible_os_family == 'RedHat' or ansible_distribution == 'Archlinux' else 'ntp' }}"
+
 matrix_homeserver_url: "https://{{ matrix_server_fqn_matrix }}"
 
 matrix_identity_server_url: ~
diff --git a/roles/matrix-base/tasks/server_base/setup.yml b/roles/matrix-base/tasks/server_base/setup.yml
index 73abbec2..2425c82b 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-base/tasks/server_base/setup.yml
+++ b/roles/matrix-base/tasks/server_base/setup.yml
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
     state: started
     enabled: yes
 
-- name: Ensure ntpd is started and autoruns
+- name: "Ensure {{ matrix_ntpd_service }} is started and autoruns"
   service:
-    name: "{{ 'ntpd' if ansible_os_family == 'RedHat' or ansible_distribution == 'Archlinux' else 'ntp' }}"
+    name: "{{ matrix_ntpd_service }}"
     state: started
     enabled: yes
diff --git a/roles/matrix-base/tasks/server_base/setup_archlinux.yml b/roles/matrix-base/tasks/server_base/setup_archlinux.yml
index 144e8b75..3814305d 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-base/tasks/server_base/setup_archlinux.yml
+++ b/roles/matrix-base/tasks/server_base/setup_archlinux.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   pacman:
     name:
       - python-docker
-      - ntp
+      - "{{ matrix_ntpd_package }}"
       # TODO This needs to be verified. Which version do we need?
       - fuse3
       - python-dnspython
diff --git a/roles/matrix-base/tasks/server_base/setup_centos.yml b/roles/matrix-base/tasks/server_base/setup_centos.yml
index 945c86ef..77b2866a 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-base/tasks/server_base/setup_centos.yml
+++ b/roles/matrix-base/tasks/server_base/setup_centos.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   yum:
     name:
       - docker-python
-      - ntp
+      - "{{ matrix_ntpd_package }}"
       - fuse
     state: latest
     update_cache: yes
diff --git a/roles/matrix-base/tasks/server_base/setup_debian.yml b/roles/matrix-base/tasks/server_base/setup_debian.yml
index 9438a5f4..c54b3cb6 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-base/tasks/server_base/setup_debian.yml
+++ b/roles/matrix-base/tasks/server_base/setup_debian.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   apt:
     name:
       - "python{{'3' if ansible_python.version.major == 3 else ''}}-docker"
-      - ntp
+      - "{{ matrix_ntpd_package }}"
       - fuse
     state: latest
     update_cache: yes
diff --git a/roles/matrix-base/tasks/server_base/setup_raspbian.yml b/roles/matrix-base/tasks/server_base/setup_raspbian.yml
index 3a62a5db..a9a5d20a 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-base/tasks/server_base/setup_raspbian.yml
+++ b/roles/matrix-base/tasks/server_base/setup_raspbian.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   apt:
     name:
       - python-docker
-      - ntp
+      - "{{ matrix_ntpd_package }}"
       - fuse
     state: latest
     update_cache: yes