diff --git a/plugins/other/ntpdate_ b/plugins/other/ntpdate_
index 2bbeea52..34778c80 100755
--- a/plugins/other/ntpdate_
+++ b/plugins/other/ntpdate_
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ if [ "$PEER" = "" ]; then
 fi
 
 if [ "$1" = "config" ]; then
-  echo "graph_title NTP offset and dealy to peer $PEER"
+  echo "graph_title NTP offset and delay to peer $PEER"
   echo "graph_args --base 1000 --vertical-label msec"
   echo "offset.label Offset"
   echo "offset.draw LINE2"
@@ -38,10 +38,12 @@ if [ "$1" = "config" ]; then
   exit 0
 fi
 
+LANG=en_US
 DATA=($($NTPDATE -q $PEER | awk '/^server.*offset/{gsub(/,/,"");if(dela==0||$8<dela){offs=$6;dela=$8;}}END{print offs*1000,dela*1000;}'))
 
-echo "offset.value "${DATA[0]}
-echo "delay.value "${DATA[1]}
+[ -z "$DATA" -o "x$DATA" = "x0" ] && exit 1
+echo "offset.value ${DATA[0]}"
+echo "delay.value ${DATA[1]}"
 
 exit 0