diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index 8306b9b..ab3b8ac 100644
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ apt-get -q -y install \
 	uptimed \
 	unattended-upgrades \
 	curl \
-	ntpdate \
+	ntpsec-ntpdate \
 	wget \
 	rsyslog \
 	vim \
@@ -71,11 +71,6 @@ echo "## enabling unattended-upgrades"
 echo unattended-upgrades unattended-upgrades/enable_auto_updates boolean true | debconf-set-selections
 dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive unattended-upgrades
 
-echo "## deleting default user"
-if id user >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-	userdel -rf user
-fi
-
 echo "## setting vim config"
 truncate -s0 /root/.vimrc
 echo "set mouse=" >>/root/.vimrc
@@ -93,7 +88,7 @@ chmod 600 /root/.ssh/authorized_keys
 chown -R root:root /root/.ssh /root/.vimrc
 
 echo "## syncing time"
-ntpdate pool.ntp.org
-hwclock --systohc
+ntpdate pool.ntp.org || true
+hwclock --systohc || true
 
 echo "*** DONE ***"