diff --git a/tests/test_ntp.py b/tests/test_ntp.py
index dfd80df21a31d7f98e8beaaaad968b168a7f212d..a43c6033627318985e0ab41f3fd18f5dbd4ae846 100755
--- a/tests/test_ntp.py
+++ b/tests/test_ntp.py
@@ -5,52 +5,58 @@
 Criticality: Low
 Checks that the server is synchronized with the configured NTP server.
 '''
+import imp
 import os
-import sys
+import re
 import subprocess
-import imp
+import sys
+
+YELLOW = '\033[93m'
+GREEN = '\033[92m'
+RED = '\033[91m'
+DEF = '\033[0m'
 
 # Check that ntpd is synced
 if os.path.isfile('/usr/bin/ntpq'):
     cmd = 'LANG=C ntpq -pd'
     expected = 'remote'
     ntpconf = '/etc/ntp.conf'
-    ntpconf_expected = 'server '
+    ntpconf_expected = r'^(?:server|pool)\s(.*)$'
 else:
     cmd = 'LANG=C timedatectl'
     expected = 'NTP synchronized'
     ntpconf = '/etc/systemd/timesyncd.conf'
-    ntpconf_expected = 'NTP='
+    ntpconf_expected = r'^NTP=(.*)$'
 
 print('Running %s' % cmd)
 status = subprocess.getoutput(cmd)
 if expected not in status:
-    print('NTP not working: %s' % status)
+    print('%sNTP not working: %s%s' % (RED, status, DEF))
     sys.exit(1)
-else:
-    print('System is NTP synchronized')
+print('%sSystem is NTP synchronized.%s' % (GREEN, DEF))
 
 os.chdir(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 
-print('Checking NTP server conforms to conf')
-if os.path.isfile('../utils.py'):
-    es_utils = imp.load_source('es_utils', '../utils.py')
-    conf = es_utils.load_conf()
-    expected_servers = [s.strip() for s in (conf.get('NTP_SERVER') or 'ntp.ubuntu.com').split(',')]
-
-    with open(ntpconf, 'r') as f:
-        d = f.read()
-        servers = list()
-        for l in d.split('\n'):
-            if l.startswith(ntpconf_expected):
-                servers.append(l[len(ntpconf_expected):].strip())
-        for expected_server in expected_servers:
-            if expected_server not in servers:
-                print('Expected NTP server %s not found in %s, found %s instead.' % (expected_server, ntpconf, servers))
-                sys.exit(1)
-            else:
-                print('Expected NTP server %s found in configuration (total servers: %s).' % (expected_server, len(servers)))
-    print('NTP OK')
-else:
-    print('Could not find envsetup conf file or not running from expected location.')
+print('Checking NTP server conforms to conf...')
+if not os.path.isfile('../utils.py'):
+    print('%sCould not find envsetup conf file or not running from expected location.%s' % (RED, DEF))
     sys.exit(1)
+
+es_utils = imp.load_source('es_utils', '../utils.py')
+conf = es_utils.load_conf()
+expected_servers = [s.strip() for s in (conf.get('NTP_SERVER') or 'ntp.ubuntu.com').split(',')]
+
+with open(ntpconf, 'r') as f:
+    content = f.read()
+servers = list()
+for l in content.split('\n'):
+    m = re.match(ntpconf_expected, l)
+    if m:
+        servers.append(m.groups()[0].strip())
+for expected_server in expected_servers:
+    if expected_server not in servers:
+        print('%sWarning: Expected NTP server %s not found in %s, found %s instead.%s' % (YELLOW, expected_server, ntpconf, ', '.join(servers), DEF))
+        sys.exit(3)
+    else:
+        print('Expected NTP server %s found in configuration (total servers: %s).' % (expected_server, len(servers)))
+print('%sNTP OK.%s' % (GREEN, DEF))