diff --git a/tasks/prelim.yml b/tasks/prelim.yml
index 69ada8a..b5c60aa 100644
--- a/tasks/prelim.yml
+++ b/tasks/prelim.yml
@@ -124,6 +124,15 @@
   changed_when: false
   check_mode: false
 
+- name: "PRELIM | Check for systemd-timesyncd service"
+  shell: "set -o pipefail;
+      systemctl show systemd-timesyncd | grep LoadState | cut -d = -f 2"
+  args:
+      executable: /bin/bash
+  register: systemd_timesyncd_service_status
+  changed_when: false
+  check_mode: false
+
 - name: "PRELIM | Check for avahi-daemon service"
   shell: "set -o pipefail;
       systemctl show avahi-daemon | grep LoadState | cut -d = -f 2"
diff --git a/tasks/section2.yml b/tasks/section2.yml
index 042908a..f6ddaeb 100644
--- a/tasks/section2.yml
+++ b/tasks/section2.yml
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@
           masked: yes
         when:
           - ubuntu2004cis_time_synchronization == "ntp"
-          - chronyd_service_status.stdout == "loaded"
+          - systemd_timesyncd_service_status.stdout == "loaded"
 
   when:
       - ubuntu2004cis_rule_2_2_1_1