diff --git a/debug-level-conf/chrony.conf b/debug-level-conf/chrony.conf
index c47f96d..5010459 100644
--- a/debug-level-conf/chrony.conf
+++ b/debug-level-conf/chrony.conf
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ allow 10.0.0.0/24
 manual
 
 # tell clients im the big dog
-# local stratum 1
-local
+local stratum 1
+# local
 
 # Good Time Servers
 pool time.cloudflare.com iburst
diff --git a/debug-level-conf/root-crontab b/debug-level-conf/root-crontab
index f4e1329..f884066 100644
--- a/debug-level-conf/root-crontab
+++ b/debug-level-conf/root-crontab
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # m h  dom mon dow   command
-# set hardware I2C RTC every hour
-0 * * * * bash /usr/sbin/hwclock -w
+# set hardware I2C RTC every 5 minutes
+*/5 * * * * bash /usr/sbin/hwclock -w
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/debug-level-conf/telegraf.conf b/debug-level-conf/telegraf.conf
index 3b5f9f0..6b29117 100644
--- a/debug-level-conf/telegraf.conf
+++ b/debug-level-conf/telegraf.conf
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
 
 [[inputs.chrony]]
   metrics = ["tracking"]
-  timeout = "5s"
-
 [[outputs.influxdb]]
   urls = ["http://127.0.0.1:8086"]
   database = "Chrony_Stats"