diff --git a/deployment/puppet/osnailyfacter/modular/astute/tasks.yaml b/deployment/puppet/osnailyfacter/modular/astute/tasks.yaml
index b6300bb13f..596d23aa09 100644
--- a/deployment/puppet/osnailyfacter/modular/astute/tasks.yaml
+++ b/deployment/puppet/osnailyfacter/modular/astute/tasks.yaml
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
   requires: [pre_deployment_start]
   required_for: [pre_deployment_end]
   parameters:
-    cmd: ntpdate -u -v -s $(awk '/^server/ { if ($2 !~ /127\.127\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+/) {ORS=" "; print $2}}' /etc/ntp.conf)
+    cmd: timeout --foreground --preserve-status 30 ntpdate -u -v -s $(awk '/^server/ { if ($2 !~ /127\.127\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+/) {ORS=" "; print $2}}' /etc/ntp.conf)
     retries: 10
     interval: 30
     timeout: 180