diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/el8/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh
index 624122a8..2abafd23 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="$(sed -n '/^ntpservers:/,/^- /p' /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg|sed 1d|sed -e 's/^- //' | paste -d,)
+    ntpsrvs="--ntpservers="$(sed -n '/^ntpservers:/,/^[^-]/p' /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg|sed 1d|sed '$d' | sed -e 's/^- //' | paste -d,)
 fi
 echo timezone $ntpsrvs $tz --utc > /tmp/timezone
 rootpw=$(grep ^rootpassword /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg | awk '{print $2}')