diff --git a/stack.sh b/stack.sh
index e0a931d..066aff3 100755
--- a/stack.sh
+++ b/stack.sh
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@
 
 # install apt requirements
 apt_get update
-apt_get install `cat $FILES/apts/* | cut -d\# -f1 | grep -Ev "mysql-server|rabbitmq-server"`
+apt_get install `cat $FILES/apts/* | cut -d\# -f1 | grep -Ev "mysql-server|rabbitmq-server|memcached"`
 
 # install python requirements
 sudo PIP_DOWNLOAD_CACHE=/var/cache/pip pip install `cat $FILES/pips/*`
diff --git a/tools/build_libvirt.sh b/tools/build_libvirt.sh
index fc281d3..3de8cc5 100755
--- a/tools/build_libvirt.sh
+++ b/tools/build_libvirt.sh
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
 # Make sure that base requirements are installed
 cp /etc/resolv.conf $COPY_DIR/etc/resolv.conf
 chroot $COPY_DIR apt-get update
-chroot $COPY_DIR apt-get install -y --force-yes `cat files/apts/* | cut -d\# -f1 | egrep -v "(rabbitmq|libvirt-bin|mysql-server)"`
+chroot $COPY_DIR apt-get install -y --force-yes `cat files/apts/* | cut -d\# -f1 | egrep -v "(rabbitmq|libvirt-bin|mysql-server|memcached)"`
 chroot $COPY_DIR apt-get install -y --download-only rabbitmq-server libvirt-bin mysql-server
 chroot $COPY_DIR pip install `cat files/pips/*`
 
diff --git a/tools/build_lxc.sh b/tools/build_lxc.sh
index a2c5a22..13b98df 100755
--- a/tools/build_lxc.sh
+++ b/tools/build_lxc.sh
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
 
 # Make sure that base requirements are installed
 chroot $CACHEDIR apt-get update
-chroot $CACHEDIR apt-get install -y --force-yes `cat files/apts/* | cut -d\# -f1 | egrep -v "(rabbitmq|libvirt-bin|mysql-server)"`
+chroot $CACHEDIR apt-get install -y --force-yes `cat files/apts/* | cut -d\# -f1 | egrep -v "(rabbitmq|libvirt-bin|mysql-server|memcached)"`
 chroot $CACHEDIR apt-get install -y --download-only rabbitmq-server libvirt-bin mysql-server
 chroot $CACHEDIR pip install `cat files/pips/*`