diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ee89ed7..9c4060e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -147,3 +147,9 @@ logfile
 Log file name
 
 - *Default*: none
+
+ignore_local_clock
+------------------
+Boolean to ignore the local clock. By setting this to true it ensures local clock is not referenced, useful if local clock drifts.
+
+- *Default*: false
diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 9040a41..c31fe22 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
   $enable_stats        = false,
   $statsdir            = '/var/log/ntpstats/',
   $logfile             = 'UNSET',
+  $ignore_local_clock  = false,
 ) {
 
   # validate type and convert string to boolean if necessary
@@ -89,6 +90,13 @@
     $service_enable = false
   }
 
+  if type($ignore_local_clock) == 'string' {
+    $my_ignore_local_clock = str2bool($ignore_local_clock)
+  } else {
+    $my_ignore_local_clock = $ignore_local_clock
+  }
+  validate_bool($my_ignore_local_clock)
+
   case $::osfamily {
     'Debian': {
       $default_package_name        = [ 'ntp' ]
diff --git a/spec/classes/init_spec.rb b/spec/classes/init_spec.rb
index 86723b3..391a6a8 100644
--- a/spec/classes/init_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/init_spec.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/# Statistics are not being logged/) }
     it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/server 0.us.pool.ntp.org\nserver 1.us.pool.ntp.org\nserver 2.us.pool.ntp.org/) }
     it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/^keys \/etc\/ntp\/keys$/) }
-    it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/fudge  127.127.1.0 stratum 10/) }
+    it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/^fudge  127.127.1.0 stratum 10/) }
     it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/^restrict -4 default kod notrap nomodify nopeer noquery$/) }
     it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/^restrict -6 default kod notrap nomodify nopeer noquery$/) }
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
     it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/# Statistics are not being logged/) }
     it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/server 0.us.pool.ntp.org\nserver 1.us.pool.ntp.org\nserver 2.us.pool.ntp.org/) }
     it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/^keys \/etc\/ntp\/keys$/) }
-    it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/fudge  127.127.1.0 stratum 10/) }
+    it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/^fudge  127.127.1.0 stratum 10/) }
     it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/^restrict -4 default kod notrap nomodify nopeer noquery$/) }
     it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/^restrict -6 default kod notrap nomodify nopeer noquery$/) }
 
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
     it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/# Statistics are not being logged/) }
     it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/server 0.us.pool.ntp.org\nserver 1.us.pool.ntp.org\nserver 2.us.pool.ntp.org/) }
     it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/^keys \/etc\/ntp\/keys$/) }
-    it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/fudge  127.127.1.0 stratum 10/) }
+    it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/^fudge  127.127.1.0 stratum 10/) }
     it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/^restrict -4 default kod notrap nomodify nopeer noquery$/) }
     it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/^restrict -6 default kod notrap nomodify nopeer noquery$/) }
 
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@
     it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/# Statistics are not being logged/) }
     it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/server 0.us.pool.ntp.org\nserver 1.us.pool.ntp.org\nserver 2.us.pool.ntp.org/) }
     it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/^keys \/etc\/inet\/ntp.keys$/) }
-    it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/fudge  127.127.1.0 stratum 10/) }
+    it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/^fudge  127.127.1.0 stratum 10/) }
     it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/^restrict -4 default kod notrap nomodify nopeer noquery$/) }
     it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/^restrict -6 default kod notrap nomodify nopeer noquery$/) }
 
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@
     it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/# Statistics are not being logged/) }
     it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/server 0.us.pool.ntp.org\nserver 1.us.pool.ntp.org\nserver 2.us.pool.ntp.org/) }
     it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/^keys \/etc\/inet\/ntp.keys$/) }
-    it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/fudge  127.127.1.0 stratum 10/) }
+    it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/^fudge  127.127.1.0 stratum 10/) }
     it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/^restrict -4 default kod notrap nomodify nopeer noquery$/) }
     it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/^restrict -6 default kod notrap nomodify nopeer noquery$/) }
 
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@
     it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/# Statistics are not being logged/) }
     it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/server 0.us.pool.ntp.org\nserver 1.us.pool.ntp.org\nserver 2.us.pool.ntp.org/) }
     it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/^keys \/etc\/inet\/ntp.keys$/) }
-    it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/fudge  127.127.1.0 stratum 10/) }
+    it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/^fudge  127.127.1.0 stratum 10/) }
     it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/^restrict -4 default kod notrap nomodify nopeer noquery$/) }
     it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/^restrict -6 default kod notrap nomodify nopeer noquery$/) }
 
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@
     it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/# Statistics are not being logged/) }
     it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/server 0.us.pool.ntp.org\nserver 1.us.pool.ntp.org\nserver 2.us.pool.ntp.org/) }
     it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/^keys \/etc\/inet\/ntp.keys$/) }
-    it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/fudge  127.127.1.0 stratum 10/) }
+    it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/^fudge  127.127.1.0 stratum 10/) }
 
     it { should_not contain_file('admin_file') }
 
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@
     it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/# Statistics are not being logged/) }
     it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/server 0.us.pool.ntp.org\nserver 1.us.pool.ntp.org\nserver 2.us.pool.ntp.org/) }
     it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/^keys \/etc\/inet\/ntp.keys$/) }
-    it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/fudge  127.127.1.0 stratum 10/) }
+    it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/^fudge  127.127.1.0 stratum 10/) }
 
     it {
       should contain_file('admin_file').with({
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@
         it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/# Statistics are not being logged/) }
         it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/server 0.us.pool.ntp.org\nserver 1.us.pool.ntp.org\nserver 2.us.pool.ntp.org/) }
         it { should_not contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/^keys \/etc\/ntp\/keys$/) }
-        it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/fudge  127.127.1.0 stratum 10/) }
+        it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/^fudge  127.127.1.0 stratum 10/) }
         it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/^restrict -4 default kod notrap nomodify nopeer noquery$/) }
         it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/^restrict -6 default kod notrap nomodify nopeer noquery$/) }
 
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@
         it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/# Statistics are not being logged/) }
         it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/server 0.us.pool.ntp.org\nserver 1.us.pool.ntp.org\nserver 2.us.pool.ntp.org/) }
         it { should_not contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/^keys \/etc\/ntp\/keys$/) }
-        it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/fudge  127.127.1.0 stratum 10/) }
+        it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/^fudge  127.127.1.0 stratum 10/) }
         it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/^restrict -4 default kod notrap nomodify nopeer noquery$/) }
         it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/^restrict -6 default kod notrap nomodify nopeer noquery$/) }
 
@@ -747,5 +747,20 @@
     end
   end
 
+  describe 'with ignore_local_clock set' do
+    let(:facts) { { :osfamily => 'RedHat' } }
+
+    context 'to true' do
+      let(:params) { { :ignore_local_clock => true } }
+
+      it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/^#fudge  127.127.1.0 stratum 10/) }
+    end
+
+    context 'to false' do
+      let(:params) { { :ignore_local_clock => false } }
+
+      it { should contain_file('ntp_conf').with_content(/^fudge  127.127.1.0 stratum 10/) }
+    end
+  end
 
 end
diff --git a/templates/ntp.conf.erb b/templates/ntp.conf.erb
index 6f1e432..130b812 100644
--- a/templates/ntp.conf.erb
+++ b/templates/ntp.conf.erb
@@ -66,8 +66,13 @@ restrict ::1
 
 # Undisciplined Local Clock. This is a fake driver intended for backup
 # and when no outside source of synchronized time is available.
+<% if @my_ignore_local_clock == true -%>
+#server  127.127.1.0  # local clock
+#fudge  127.127.1.0 stratum <%= @fudge_stratum %>
+<% else %>
 server  127.127.1.0  # local clock
 fudge  127.127.1.0 stratum <%= @fudge_stratum %>
+<% end -%>
 
 <% if @keys_real -%>
 # Key file containing the keys and key identifiers used when operating