diff --git a/lib/display.sh b/lib/display.sh
index f4b608d..a0a95f8 100644
--- a/lib/display.sh
+++ b/lib/display.sh
@@ -88,10 +88,17 @@ export On_IWhite='\e[0;107m'
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Display status with color and timestamp
+# (-n on first parameter to stay on the same line)
 # ($1 accepted values: I=info, W=warning, E=error, m=des espaces (allignement)
 # no header if anything else)
 prnt()
 {
+    if [[ $1 == "-n" ]]; then
+        local echoopt=$1
+        shift
+    else
+        local echoopt=""
+    fi
     case $1 in
         "I")
             local heads="[  ${IGreen}info${DEFAULTFG}   ]"
@@ -110,13 +117,30 @@ prnt()
             shift
             ;;
     esac
-    echo -e "${IWhite}$(date $DATEFORMAT)${DEFAULTFG} ${heads} $@"
+    echo $echoopt -e "${IWhite}$(date $DATEFORMAT)${DEFAULTFG} ${heads} $@"
 
-    unset heads
+    unset heads echoopt
 }
 export -f prnt
 
 
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Sleep and display a counter (or "the second parameter" every second)
+dsleep()
+{
+    i=$1
+    while test $i -gt 0
+    do
+        if [[ -n $2 ]]; then
+            echo -n "$2"
+        else
+            echo -n "${i} "
+        (( i=i-1 ))
+        sleep 1
+    done
+    echo
+}
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Dump the keyboard's buffer
 dump_key_buffer()
diff --git a/modules/conf_ntp.sh b/modules/conf_ntp.sh
index 4734b32..979a715 100644
--- a/modules/conf_ntp.sh
+++ b/modules/conf_ntp.sh
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ conf_ntp()
     prnt I "Démarrage du service ntp..."
     svc_start ntp
 
-    prnt I "Attente de 5 secondes pour synchronisation de l'heure..."
-    sleep 5
+    prnt -n I "Attente de 5 secondes pour synchronisation de l'heure"
+    dsleep 5
 
     ntptime
 }