diff --git a/usr/local/sbin/ntpdate_sync_once.sh b/usr/local/sbin/ntpdate_sync_once.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..a7f98a3c89
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+++ b/usr/local/sbin/ntpdate_sync_once.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+NOTSYNCED="true"
+
+while [ "$NOTSYNCED" = "true" ]; do
+	ntpdate "0.pfsense.pool.ntp.org"
+	if [ "$?" = "0" ]; then
+		NOTSYNCED="false"
+	fi
+done