diff --git a/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/config.c b/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/config.c
index 0594b01e..07403092 100644
--- a/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/config.c
+++ b/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/config.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$OpenBSD: config.c,v 1.30 2019/05/28 06:49:46 otto Exp $ */
+/*	$OpenBSD: config.c,v 1.31 2019/06/12 05:04:45 otto Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2003, 2004 Henning Brauer <henning@openbsd.org>
@@ -126,13 +126,13 @@ host_dns1(const char *s, struct ntp_addr **hn, int notauth)
 }
 
 int
-host_dns(const char *s, struct ntp_addr **hn)
+host_dns(const char *s, int synced, struct ntp_addr **hn)
 {
 	int error, save_opts;
 	
 	log_debug("trying to resolve %s", s);
 	error = host_dns1(s, hn, 0);
-	if (error <= 0) {
+	if (!synced && error <= 0) {
 		log_debug("no luck, trying to resolve %s without checking", s);
 		save_opts = _res.options;
 		_res.options |= RES_USE_CD;
diff --git a/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntp.c b/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntp.c
index e1052fab..3c77e6fa 100644
--- a/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntp.c
+++ b/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntp.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$OpenBSD: ntp.c,v 1.153 2019/06/09 08:40:54 otto Exp $ */
+/*	$OpenBSD: ntp.c,v 1.154 2019/06/12 05:04:45 otto Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2003, 2004 Henning Brauer <henning@openbsd.org>
@@ -95,12 +95,10 @@ ntp_main(struct ntpd_conf *nconf, struct passwd *pw, int argc, char **argv)
 
 	start_child(NTPDNS_PROC_NAME, pipe_dns[1], argc, argv);
 
-	/* in this case the parent didn't init logging and didn't daemonize */
-	if (nconf->settime && !nconf->debug) {
-		log_init(nconf->debug, LOG_DAEMON);
-		if (setsid() == -1)
-			fatal("setsid");
-	}
+	log_init(nconf->debug, LOG_DAEMON);
+	log_setverbose(nconf->verbose);
+	if (!nconf->debug && setsid() == -1)
+		fatal("setsid");
 	log_procinit("ntp");
 
 	if ((se = getservbyname("ntp", "udp")) == NULL)
@@ -446,9 +444,11 @@ ntp_dispatch_imsg(void)
 			if (n == 1 && !conf->status.synced) {
 				log_info("clock is now synced");
 				conf->status.synced = 1;
+				priv_dns(IMSG_SYNCED, NULL, 0);
 			} else if (n == 0 && conf->status.synced) {
 				log_info("clock is now unsynced");
 				conf->status.synced = 0;
+				priv_dns(IMSG_UNSYNCED, NULL, 0);
 			}
 			break;
 		case IMSG_CONSTRAINT_RESULT:
@@ -762,9 +762,10 @@ priv_settime(double offset)
 void
 priv_dns(int cmd, char *name, u_int32_t peerid)
 {
-	u_int16_t	dlen;
+	u_int16_t	dlen = 0;
 
-	dlen = strlen(name) + 1;
+	if (name != NULL)
+		dlen = strlen(name) + 1;
 	imsg_compose(ibuf_dns, cmd, peerid, 0, -1, name, dlen);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntp_dns.c b/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntp_dns.c
index 1ac65a45..cf79af5c 100644
--- a/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntp_dns.c
+++ b/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntp_dns.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$OpenBSD: ntp_dns.c,v 1.21 2019/05/28 06:49:46 otto Exp $ */
+/*	$OpenBSD: ntp_dns.c,v 1.22 2019/06/12 05:04:45 otto Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2003-2008 Henning Brauer <henning@openbsd.org>
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ volatile sig_atomic_t	 quit_dns = 0;
 struct imsgbuf		*ibuf_dns;
 
 void	sighdlr_dns(int);
-int	dns_dispatch_imsg(void);
+int	dns_dispatch_imsg(struct ntpd_conf *);
 
 void
 sighdlr_dns(int sig)
@@ -62,12 +62,10 @@ ntp_dns(struct ntpd_conf *nconf, struct passwd *pw)
 	if (setpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, 0, 0) == -1)
 		log_warn("could not set priority");
 
-	/* in this case the parent didn't init logging and didn't daemonize */
-	if (nconf->settime && !nconf->debug) {
-		log_init(nconf->debug, LOG_DAEMON);
-		if (setsid() == -1)
-			fatal("setsid");
-	}
+	log_init(nconf->debug, LOG_DAEMON);
+	log_setverbose(nconf->verbose);
+	if (!nconf->debug && setsid() == -1)
+		fatal("setsid");
 	log_procinit("dns");
 
 	if ((nullfd = open("/dev/null", O_RDWR, 0)) == -1)
@@ -119,7 +117,7 @@ ntp_dns(struct ntpd_conf *nconf, struct passwd *pw)
 
 		if (nfds > 0 && pfd[0].revents & POLLIN) {
 			nfds--;
-			if (dns_dispatch_imsg() == -1)
+			if (dns_dispatch_imsg(nconf) == -1)
 				quit_dns = 1;
 		}
 	}
@@ -130,7 +128,7 @@ ntp_dns(struct ntpd_conf *nconf, struct passwd *pw)
 }
 
 int
-dns_dispatch_imsg(void)
+dns_dispatch_imsg(struct ntpd_conf *nconf)
 {
 	struct imsg		 imsg;
 	int			 n, cnt;
@@ -164,7 +162,8 @@ dns_dispatch_imsg(void)
 			if (name[len] != '\0' ||
 			    strlen(name) != len)
 				fatalx("invalid %s received", str);
-			if ((cnt = host_dns(name, &hn)) == -1)
+			if ((cnt = host_dns(name, nconf->status.synced,
+			    &hn)) == -1)
 				break;
 			buf = imsg_create(ibuf_dns, imsg.hdr.type,
 			    imsg.hdr.peerid, 0,
@@ -190,6 +189,12 @@ dns_dispatch_imsg(void)
 			if (buf)
 				imsg_close(ibuf_dns, buf);
 			break;
+		case IMSG_SYNCED:
+			nconf->status.synced = 1;
+			break;
+		case IMSG_UNSYNCED:
+			nconf->status.synced = 0;
+			break;
 		default:
 			break;
 		}
diff --git a/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntpd.c b/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntpd.c
index 84117207..8bac94cd 100644
--- a/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntpd.c
+++ b/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntpd.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$OpenBSD: ntpd.c,v 1.121 2019/06/09 08:40:54 otto Exp $ */
+/*	$OpenBSD: ntpd.c,v 1.122 2019/06/12 05:04:45 otto Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2003, 2004 Henning Brauer <henning@openbsd.org>
@@ -179,7 +179,8 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
 
 	/* log to stderr until daemonized */
-	log_init(lconf.debug ? lconf.debug : 1, LOG_DAEMON);
+	log_init(1, LOG_DAEMON);
+	log_setverbose(lconf.verbose);
 
 	argc -= optind;
 	argv += optind;
diff --git a/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntpd.h b/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntpd.h
index e7b52805..c80d3cd9 100644
--- a/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntpd.h
+++ b/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntpd.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$OpenBSD: ntpd.h,v 1.141 2019/06/09 08:40:54 otto Exp $ */
+/*	$OpenBSD: ntpd.h,v 1.142 2019/06/12 05:04:45 otto Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2003, 2004 Henning Brauer <henning@openbsd.org>
@@ -305,7 +305,9 @@ enum imsg_type {
 	IMSG_CTL_SHOW_SENSORS,
 	IMSG_CTL_SHOW_SENSORS_END,
 	IMSG_CTL_SHOW_ALL,
-	IMSG_CTL_SHOW_ALL_END
+	IMSG_CTL_SHOW_ALL_END,
+	IMSG_SYNCED,
+	IMSG_UNSYNCED
 };
 
 enum ctl_actions {
@@ -335,7 +337,7 @@ int	 parse_config(const char *, struct ntpd_conf *);
 
 /* config.c */
 void			 host(const char *, struct ntp_addr **);
-int			 host_dns(const char *, struct ntp_addr **);
+int			 host_dns(const char *, int, struct ntp_addr **);
 void			 host_dns_free(struct ntp_addr *);
 struct ntp_peer		*new_peer(void);
 struct ntp_conf_sensor	*new_sensor(char *);
diff --git a/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/parse.y b/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/parse.y
index 6b436d55..c5b5cbf8 100644
--- a/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/parse.y
+++ b/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/parse.y
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$OpenBSD: parse.y,v 1.71 2019/02/13 22:57:08 deraadt Exp $ */
+/*	$OpenBSD: parse.y,v 1.72 2019/06/12 05:04:45 otto Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2002, 2003, 2004 Henning Brauer <henning@openbsd.org>
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ main		: LISTEN ON address listen_opts	{
 			struct ntp_addr		*h, *next;
 
 			if ((h = $3->a) == NULL &&
-			    (host_dns($3->name, &h) == -1 || !h)) {
+			    (host_dns($3->name, 0, &h) == -1 || !h)) {
 				yyerror("could not resolve \"%s\"", $3->name);
 				free($3->name);
 				free($3);