diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh
index 2abafd23..cd740bf9 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ tz=$(grep ^timezone: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg)
 tz=${tz#timezone: }
 ntpsrvs=""
 if grep ^ntpservers: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg > /dev/null; then
-    ntpsrvs="--ntpservers="$(sed -n '/^ntpservers:/,/^[^-]/p' /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg|sed 1d|sed '$d' | sed -e 's/^- //' | paste -d,)
+    ntpsrvs="--ntpservers="$(sed -n '/^ntpservers:/,/^[^-]/p' /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg|sed 1d|sed '$d' | sed -e 's/^- //' | paste -sd,)
 fi
 echo timezone $ntpsrvs $tz --utc > /tmp/timezone
 rootpw=$(grep ^rootpassword /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg | awk '{print $2}')
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/profiles/hpc/autoyast b/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/profiles/hpc/autoyast
index 2aedb478..90f0c48b 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/profiles/hpc/autoyast
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/profiles/hpc/autoyast
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ dynamic behavior and replace with static configuration.
 	      <confirm config:type="boolean">false</confirm>
       </mode>
     </general>
-    %%NTPCFG%%
     %%IFSLE%%
     <add-on>
         <add_on_products config:type="list">
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/profiles/hpc/scripts/pre.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/profiles/hpc/scripts/pre.sh
index 8983ad94..11afd411 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/profiles/hpc/scripts/pre.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/suse15/profiles/hpc/scripts/pre.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ if grep ^ntpservers: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg > /dev/null; then
     echo '<ntp-client><ntp_servers config:type="list">' > /tmp/ntp.cfg
     sed -n '/^ntpservers:/,/^[^-]/p' /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg | sed 1d|sed '$d'| sed -e 's/^- /<ntp_server><address>/' -e 's!$!</address></ntp_server>!' >> /tmp/ntp.cfg
     echo '</ntp_servers></ntp-client>' >> /tmp/ntp.cfg
-    ntpcfg='<xi:include href="file:///tmp/ntp.cfg"/>'
+    ntpcfg=$(paste -sd '' /tmp/ntp.cfg)
 fi
 run_remote_python getinstalldisk
-sed -e s!%%INSTDISK%%!/dev/$(cat /tmp/installdisk)! -e s!%%NODENAME%%!$nodename! -e "s!%%NTPCFG%%!$ntpcfg!" -e "s?%%ROOTPASSWORD%%?${rootpw}?" /tmp/profile/autoinst.xml > /tmp/profile/modified.xml
+sed -e s!%%INSTDISK%%!/dev/$(cat /tmp/installdisk)! -e s!%%NODENAME%%!$nodename! -e "s!<networking>!$ntpcfg<networking>!" -e "s?%%ROOTPASSWORD%%?${rootpw}?" /tmp/profile/autoinst.xml > /tmp/profile/modified.xml