diff --git a/docs/content/en/configuration/miscellaneous/ntp.md b/docs/content/en/configuration/miscellaneous/ntp.md
index e5d32a55d..6de640f5c 100644
--- a/docs/content/en/configuration/miscellaneous/ntp.md
+++ b/docs/content/en/configuration/miscellaneous/ntp.md
@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@ aliases:
   - /docs/configuration/ntp.html
 ---
 
-Authelia has the ability to check the system time against an NTP server. Currently this only occurs at startup. This
-section configures and tunes the settings for this check which is primarily used to ensure
+Authelia has the ability to check the system time against an NTP server, which at the present time is checked only
+during startup. This section configures and tunes the settings for this check which is primarily used to ensure
 [TOTP](../second-factor/time-based-one-time-password.md) can be accurately validated.
 
-In the instance of inability to contact the NTP server Authelia will just log an error and will continue to run.
+In the instance of inability to contact the NTP server or an issue with the synchronization Authelia will fail to start
+unless configured otherwise.
 
 ## Configuration
 
diff --git a/internal/commands/root.go b/internal/commands/root.go
index 071c03422..783fc120f 100644
--- a/internal/commands/root.go
+++ b/internal/commands/root.go
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func doStartupChecks(config *schema.Configuration, providers *middlewares.Provid
 	if !config.NTP.DisableStartupCheck && !providers.Authorizer.IsSecondFactorEnabled() {
 		logger.Debug("The NTP startup check was skipped due to there being no configured 2FA access control rules")
 	} else if err = doStartupCheck(logger, "ntp", providers.NTP, config.NTP.DisableStartupCheck); err != nil {
-		logger.Errorf("Failure running the user provider startup check: %+v", err)
+		logger.Errorf("Failure running the ntp provider startup check: %+v", err)
 
 		if !config.NTP.DisableFailure {
 			failures = append(failures, "ntp")