diff --git a/baseimage/initializeBaseUbuntuImage.sh b/baseimage/initializeBaseUbuntuImage.sh
index 1a0628008..35f2b0f44 100755
--- a/baseimage/initializeBaseUbuntuImage.sh
+++ b/baseimage/initializeBaseUbuntuImage.sh
@@ -130,8 +130,13 @@ fi
 # https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/collectd/+bug/1872281
 [[ "${ubuntu_version}" == "20.04" ]] && echo -e "\nLD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/python3.8/config-3.8-x86_64-linux-gnu/libpython3.8.so" >> /etc/default/collectd
 
+# some hosts like atlantic install ntp which conflicts with timedatectl. https://serverfault.com/questions/1024770/ubuntu-20-04-time-sync-problems-and-possibly-incorrect-status-information
 echo "==> Configuring host"
 sed -e 's/^#NTP=/NTP=0.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org 1.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org 2.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org 3.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org/' -i /etc/systemd/timesyncd.conf
+if systemctl is-active ntp; then
+    systemctl stop ntp
+    apt purge -y ntp
+fi
 timedatectl set-ntp 1
 # mysql follows the system timezone
 timedatectl set-timezone UTC
diff --git a/scripts/cloudron-setup b/scripts/cloudron-setup
index 0e2a239b5..86044951f 100755
--- a/scripts/cloudron-setup
+++ b/scripts/cloudron-setup
@@ -102,19 +102,13 @@ echo " Join us at https://forum.cloudron.io for any questions."
 echo ""
 
 if [[ "${initBaseImage}" == "true" ]]; then
-    echo "=> Installing software-properties-common"
-    if ! apt-get install -y software-properties-common &>> "${LOG_FILE}"; then
-        echo "Could not install software-properties-common (for add-apt-repository below). See ${LOG_FILE}"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-
     echo "=> Updating apt and installing script dependencies"
     if ! apt-get update &>> "${LOG_FILE}"; then
         echo "Could not update package repositories. See ${LOG_FILE}"
         exit 1
     fi
 
-    if ! DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confdef" -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold" -y install curl python3 ubuntu-standard -y &>> "${LOG_FILE}"; then
+    if ! DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confdef" -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold" -y install curl python3 ubuntu-standard software-properties-common -y &>> "${LOG_FILE}"; then
         echo "Could not install setup dependencies (curl). See ${LOG_FILE}"
         exit 1
     fi