diff --git a/tasks/config.yml b/tasks/config.yml
index 621fbe2..0d35936 100644
--- a/tasks/config.yml
+++ b/tasks/config.yml
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@
     path: "{{ ntp_ntpstats_dir }}"
     state: directory
     mode: 0755
-    owner: ntp
-    group: ntp
+    owner: "{{ ntp_user }}"
+  when: ntp_statistics | bool
diff --git a/vars/ArchLinux.yml b/vars/ArchLinux.yml
index 20d7e4a..edf646b 100644
--- a/vars/ArchLinux.yml
+++ b/vars/ArchLinux.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 ntp_package: 'ntpsec'
 ntp_package_absent: 'ntp'
 ntp_service: ntpd
+ntp_user: 'ntpsec'
 
 ntp_configfile: /etc/ntpsec/ntp.conf
 ntp_configfile_user: root
diff --git a/vars/Darwin.yml b/vars/Darwin.yml
index 3c3122b..97dbfd3 100644
--- a/vars/Darwin.yml
+++ b/vars/Darwin.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 ntp_package: ntp
 ntp_service: ntp
 ntp_package_absent: []
+ntp_user: 'ntp'
 
 ntp_configfile: /private/etc/ntp.conf
 ntp_configfile_user: root
diff --git a/vars/Debian.yml b/vars/Debian.yml
index 1030a0a..555af88 100644
--- a/vars/Debian.yml
+++ b/vars/Debian.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 ntp_package: 'ntpsec'
 ntp_package_absent: 'ntp'
 ntp_service: 'ntpsec'
+ntp_user: 'ntpsec'
 
 ntp_configfile: '/etc/ntpsec/ntp.conf'
 ntp_configfile_user: root
diff --git a/vars/FreeBSD.yml b/vars/FreeBSD.yml
index a4125cd..6a44159 100644
--- a/vars/FreeBSD.yml
+++ b/vars/FreeBSD.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 ntp_package: ntp
 ntp_package_absent: []
 ntp_service: ntpd
+ntp_user: 'ntp'
 
 ntp_configfile: /etc/ntp.conf
 ntp_configfile_user: root
diff --git a/vars/Gentoo.yml b/vars/Gentoo.yml
index 90bed2d..0c32bd1 100644
--- a/vars/Gentoo.yml
+++ b/vars/Gentoo.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 ntp_package: net-misc/ntp
 ntp_package_absent: []
 ntp_service: ntp-client
+ntp_user: 'ntp'
 
 ntp_configfile: /etc/ntp.conf
 ntp_configfile_user: root
diff --git a/vars/OpenBSD.yml b/vars/OpenBSD.yml
index a4125cd..6a44159 100644
--- a/vars/OpenBSD.yml
+++ b/vars/OpenBSD.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 ntp_package: ntp
 ntp_package_absent: []
 ntp_service: ntpd
+ntp_user: 'ntp'
 
 ntp_configfile: /etc/ntp.conf
 ntp_configfile_user: root
diff --git a/vars/RedHat.yml b/vars/RedHat.yml
index cde03c9..fdf74eb 100644
--- a/vars/RedHat.yml
+++ b/vars/RedHat.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 ntp_package: ntp
 ntp_package_absent: []
 ntp_service: ntpd
+ntp_user: 'ntp'
 
 ntp_configfile: /etc/ntp.conf
 ntp_configfile_user: root
diff --git a/vars/Suse.yml b/vars/Suse.yml
index e404e77..a2cc1b0 100644
--- a/vars/Suse.yml
+++ b/vars/Suse.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 ntp_package: ntp
 ntp_package_absent: []
 ntp_service: ntpd
+ntp_user: 'ntp'
 
 ntp_configfile: /etc/ntp.conf
 ntp_configfile_user: root
diff --git a/vars/fallback.yml b/vars/fallback.yml
index 128bfaa..51443c5 100644
--- a/vars/fallback.yml
+++ b/vars/fallback.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 ntp_package: ntp
 ntp_package_absent: []
 ntp_service: ntp
+ntp_user: 'ntp'
 
 ntp_configfile: /etc/ntp.conf
 ntp_configfile_user: root