diff --git a/Sanity/basic-sanity/runtest.sh b/Sanity/basic-sanity/runtest.sh
index ab1b486..81f389f 100755
--- a/Sanity/basic-sanity/runtest.sh
+++ b/Sanity/basic-sanity/runtest.sh
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ rlJournalStart
     rlGetTestState && {
     rlPhaseStartTest
         rlRun "ntpstat" 0 "ntpstat runs"
+        rlRun "ntpstat | grep 'synchronised'" 0 "ntpstat displays sync message"
+        rlRun "ntpstat | grep 'correct'" 0 "ntpstat shows some relevant info"
+        rlRun "ntpstat | grep 'polling'" 0 "ntpstat shows some relevant info"
+        rlRun "ntpstat -h" 0 "help message works"
+        rlRun "ntpstat -m 0 | grep 'exceeded maximum'" 0 "ntpstat honors -m option"
+        rlRun "ntpstat -m 1000 | grep 'exceeded maximum'" 1 "ntpstat honors -m option"
     rlPhaseEnd
     }