diff --git a/plugins/chrony/chrony b/plugins/chrony/chrony
index 40e2c0e6..c65ba9fa 100755
--- a/plugins/chrony/chrony
+++ b/plugins/chrony/chrony
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ if [ "$1" = "config" ]; then
 	exit 0
 fi
 
-chrony_status="$("$CHRONYC" tracking)"
+chrony_status="$("$CHRONYC" -n tracking)"
 echo "$fields" | while read fieldname factor regex label; do
 	status_line="$(echo "$chrony_status" | grep -i -- "$regex " | cut -d ":" -f 2-)"
 	if [ -z "$status_line" ]; then