diff --git a/root/sbin/e-smith/systemd/initializedate b/root/sbin/e-smith/systemd/initializedate
index 8801dac..29bf815 100644
--- a/root/sbin/e-smith/systemd/initializedate
+++ b/root/sbin/e-smith/systemd/initializedate
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ if [ -f "$NEWFILE" ]; then
         /usr/bin/chown ntp:ntp $NEWFILE
 fi
 
+#exit if setting to only use hardware clock
+grep '^# sync to hw clock$' /etc/ntp.conf   && exit 0
 # force sync date and time
 /usr/sbin/ntpd -q -x -g -g -g -g >/dev/null
 # set hardware clock to the current time
diff --git a/smeserver-ntp.spec b/smeserver-ntp.spec
index a989505..4bd3f60 100644
--- a/smeserver-ntp.spec
+++ b/smeserver-ntp.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Summary: smeserver specific NTP configuration files and templates
 %define name smeserver-ntp
 Name: %{name}
 %define version 11.0.0
-%define release 7
+%define release 8
 Version: %{version}
 Release: %{release}%{?dist}
 License: GPL
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ Requires: smeserver-lib >= 1.15.1-19
 AutoReqProv: no
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Oct 03 2025 Jean-Philippe Pialasse <jpp@koozali.org> 11.0.0-8.sme
+- add support for multiple coma separated NTPServer [SME: 10623]
+- fix  ntpd  ong to start if not ntp server set [SME: 12954]
+
 * Tue Dec 17 2024 Jean-Philippe Pialasse <jpp@koozali.org> 11.0.0-7.sme
 - remove unused template [SME: 12525]
 - fix action script [SME: 12590]