diff --git a/files/build_templates/bgp.service.j2 b/files/build_templates/bgp.service.j2
index 6c3e343fcf44..bc023b7d714d 100644
--- a/files/build_templates/bgp.service.j2
+++ b/files/build_templates/bgp.service.j2
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 Description=BGP container
 Requires=updategraph.service
 After=updategraph.service
+Before=ntp-config.service
 
 [Service]
 User={{ sonicadmin_user }}
diff --git a/files/build_templates/dhcp_relay.service.j2 b/files/build_templates/dhcp_relay.service.j2
index ea53fa2deda4..b4d9ceb38f0c 100644
--- a/files/build_templates/dhcp_relay.service.j2
+++ b/files/build_templates/dhcp_relay.service.j2
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 Description=DHCP relay container
 Requires=updategraph.service swss.service teamd.service
 After=updategraph.service swss.service teamd.service
+Before=ntp-config.service
 
 [Service]
 User={{ sonicadmin_user }}
diff --git a/files/build_templates/lldp.service.j2 b/files/build_templates/lldp.service.j2
index d35cdacca0f3..d294a08900f4 100644
--- a/files/build_templates/lldp.service.j2
+++ b/files/build_templates/lldp.service.j2
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 Description=LLDP container
 Requires=updategraph.service
 After=updategraph.service
+Before=ntp-config.service
 
 [Service]
 User={{ sonicadmin_user }}
diff --git a/files/build_templates/pmon.service.j2 b/files/build_templates/pmon.service.j2
index 83dd8e4b648d..de4e62df5e10 100644
--- a/files/build_templates/pmon.service.j2
+++ b/files/build_templates/pmon.service.j2
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 Description=Platform monitor container
 Requires=updategraph.service
 After=updategraph.service
+Before=ntp-config.service
 
 [Service]
 User={{ sonicadmin_user }}
diff --git a/files/build_templates/radv.service.j2 b/files/build_templates/radv.service.j2
index 7d6da31e135f..065f01906076 100644
--- a/files/build_templates/radv.service.j2
+++ b/files/build_templates/radv.service.j2
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 Description=Router advertiser container
 Requires=updategraph.service swss.service
 After=updategraph.service swss.service
+Before=ntp-config.service
 
 [Service]
 User={{ sonicadmin_user }}
diff --git a/files/build_templates/snmp.service.j2 b/files/build_templates/snmp.service.j2
index 6398477ab6a1..f344f2e805ea 100644
--- a/files/build_templates/snmp.service.j2
+++ b/files/build_templates/snmp.service.j2
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 Description=SNMP container
 Requires=updategraph.service swss.service
 After=updategraph.service swss.service
+Before=ntp-config.service
 
 [Service]
 ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/{{docker_container_name}}.sh start
diff --git a/files/build_templates/swss.service.j2 b/files/build_templates/swss.service.j2
index 8b8d7b42d1ee..dde548b8cb7f 100644
--- a/files/build_templates/swss.service.j2
+++ b/files/build_templates/swss.service.j2
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Requires=nps-modules-4.9.0-7-amd64.service
 {% endif %}
 After=database.service updategraph.service
 After=interfaces-config.service
+Before=ntp-config.service
 
 [Service]
 User=root
diff --git a/files/build_templates/syncd.service.j2 b/files/build_templates/syncd.service.j2
index 38b208e74b0b..08860adc8f3d 100644
--- a/files/build_templates/syncd.service.j2
+++ b/files/build_templates/syncd.service.j2
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ After=opennsl-modules-4.9.0-7-amd64.service
 {% elif sonic_asic_platform == 'nephos' %}
 After=nps-modules-4.9.0-7-amd64.service
 {% endif %}
+Before=ntp-config.service
 
 [Service]
 User=root
diff --git a/files/build_templates/teamd.service.j2 b/files/build_templates/teamd.service.j2
index bbd04a81b05b..5cd36c6748b9 100644
--- a/files/build_templates/teamd.service.j2
+++ b/files/build_templates/teamd.service.j2
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 Description=TEAMD container
 Requires=updategraph.service
 After=updategraph.service
+Before=ntp-config.service
 
 [Service]
 User={{ sonicadmin_user }}
diff --git a/files/build_templates/telemetry.service.j2 b/files/build_templates/telemetry.service.j2
index 5f2e81ed95ea..132924b04193 100644
--- a/files/build_templates/telemetry.service.j2
+++ b/files/build_templates/telemetry.service.j2
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 Description=Telemetry container
 Requires=swss.service
 After=swss.service
+Before=ntp-config.service
 
 [Service]
 User={{ sonicadmin_user }}
diff --git a/files/image_config/ntp/ntp-config.service b/files/image_config/ntp/ntp-config.service
index fb7ca946197f..c86710e3d209 100644
--- a/files/image_config/ntp/ntp-config.service
+++ b/files/image_config/ntp/ntp-config.service
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Update NTP configuration
 Requires=updategraph.service
-After=updategraph.service bgp.service dhcp_relay.service lldp.service pmon.service radv.service snmp.service swss.service syncd.service teamd.service
+After=updategraph.service
 
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot