diff --git a/ipa-client/ipa-install/ipa-client-install b/ipa-client/ipa-install/ipa-client-install
index 2e65921e8..d87fcc2a6 100755
--- a/ipa-client/ipa-install/ipa-client-install
+++ b/ipa-client/ipa-install/ipa-client-install
@@ -1421,11 +1421,11 @@ def install(options, env, fstore, statestore):
             synced_ntp = False
             if ntp_servers:
                 for s in ntp_servers:
-                    synced_ntp = ipaclient.ntpconf.synconce_ntp(s, debug=True)
+                    synced_ntp = ipaclient.ntpconf.synconce_ntp(s)
                     if synced_ntp:
                         break
             if not synced_ntp:
-                synced_ntp = ipaclient.ntpconf.synconce_ntp(cli_server[0], debug=True)
+                synced_ntp = ipaclient.ntpconf.synconce_ntp(cli_server[0])
             if not synced_ntp:
                 root_logger.warning("Unable to sync time with IPA NTP " +
                     "server, assuming the time is in sync.")
diff --git a/ipa-client/ipaclient/ntpconf.py b/ipa-client/ipaclient/ntpconf.py
index aa9261cb2..6e4173145 100644
--- a/ipa-client/ipaclient/ntpconf.py
+++ b/ipa-client/ipaclient/ntpconf.py
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ def config_ntp(server_fqdn, fstore = None, sysstore = None):
     # Restart ntpd
     ipaservices.knownservices.ntpd.restart()
 
-def synconce_ntp(server_fqdn, debug=False):
+
+def synconce_ntp(server_fqdn):
     """
     Syncs time with specified server using ntpdate.
     Primarily designed to be used before Kerberos setup
@@ -145,11 +146,8 @@ def synconce_ntp(server_fqdn, debug=False):
     if os.path.exists(ntpdate):
         # retry several times -- logic follows /etc/init.d/ntpdate
         # implementation
-        cmd = [ntpdate, "-U", "ntp", "-s", "-b"]
-        if debug:
-            cmd.append('-d')
-        cmd.append(server_fqdn)
-        for retry in range(0,3):
+        cmd = [ntpdate, "-U", "ntp", "-s", "-b", "-v", server_fqdn]
+        for retry in range(0, 3):
             try:
                 ipautil.run(cmd)
                 return True