diff --git a/net/ntpclient/files/ntpclient.config b/net/ntpclient/files/ntpclient.config
index 0d9c01041..169511378 100644
--- a/net/ntpclient/files/ntpclient.config
+++ b/net/ntpclient/files/ntpclient.config
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 config ntpclient
 	option hostname '0.openwrt.pool.ntp.org'
 	option port     '123'
-	option count    '1'
+	option count    '0'
 
 config ntpclient
 	option hostname '1.openwrt.pool.ntp.org'
 	option port     '123'
-	option count    '1'
+	option count    '0'
 
 config ntpclient
 	option hostname '2.openwrt.pool.ntp.org'
 	option port     '123'
-	option count    '1'
+	option count    '0'
 
 config ntpclient
 	option hostname '3.openwrt.pool.ntp.org'
 	option port     '123'
-	option count    '1'
+	option count    '0'
 
 config ntpdrift
 	option freq     '0'
diff --git a/net/ntpclient/files/ntpclient.init b/net/ntpclient/files/ntpclient.init
index b9c71c559..7c975f695 100644
--- a/net/ntpclient/files/ntpclient.init
+++ b/net/ntpclient/files/ntpclient.init
@@ -8,23 +8,15 @@ config_cb() {
 	local cfgtype
 	config_get cfgtype "$cfg" TYPE
 
-	case "$cfgtype" in
-		ntpclient)
-			config_get hostname     $cfg hostname
-			config_get port         $cfg port
+	if [ "$cfgtype" = ntpclient ]
+	then
+		config_get hostname	$cfg hostname
+		config_get port		$cfg port
+		config_get count	$cfg count
 
-			# prepare for continuos operation
-			count=0	# unlimited
-			ps | grep 'bin/[n]tpclient' >&- || {
-				while true; do
-					ping -c 1 $hostname 2>&- >&- && {
-					/usr/sbin/ntpclient -c ${count:-1} -l -h $hostname -p ${port:-123} 2>&- >&- &
-					} && return
-					sleep 3
-				done
-			}
-		;;
-	esac
+		ps | grep -q 'bin/[n]tpclient' || \
+			/usr/sbin/ntpclient -s -c ${count:-1} -l -h $hostname -p ${port:-123} 2>&- >&- &
+	fi
 }
 
 start() {