diff --git a/ansible/roles/memcached/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/memcached/defaults/main.yml
index 8377b77d47..2e02b716d9 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/memcached/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/memcached/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
 ---
 project_name: "memcached"
 
+memcached_services:
+  memcached:
+    container_name: "memcached"
+    image: "{{ memcached_image_full }}"
+    enabled: true
+    group: "memcached"
+    volumes:
+      - "{{ node_config_directory }}/memcached/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
+      - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
+
+
 ####################
 # Docker
 ####################
diff --git a/ansible/roles/memcached/handlers/main.yml b/ansible/roles/memcached/handlers/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1054d721bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/memcached/handlers/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+- name: Restart memcached container
+  vars:
+    service: "{{ memcached_services.memcached }}"
+  kolla_docker:
+    action: "start_container"
+    common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
+    image: "{{ service.image }}"
+    name: "{{ service.container_name }}"
+    volumes: "{{ service.volumes }}"
+  when:
+    - inventory_hostname in groups[service.group]
+    - service.enabled | bool
+    - memcached_config_json.changed | bool
+      or check_memcached_container.changed | bool
diff --git a/ansible/roles/memcached/tasks/config.yml b/ansible/roles/memcached/tasks/config.yml
index f721633c7d..5a80ad9ab3 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/memcached/tasks/config.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/memcached/tasks/config.yml
@@ -11,5 +11,22 @@
   template:
     src: "{{ item }}.json.j2"
     dest: "{{ node_config_directory }}/{{ item }}/config.json"
+  register: memcached_config_json
   with_items:
     - "memcached"
+  notify: Restart memcached container
+
+- name: Check memcached container
+  vars:
+    service: "{{ memcached_services.memcached }}"
+  kolla_docker:
+    action: "compare_container"
+    common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
+    name: "{{ service.container_name }}"
+    image: "{{ service.image }}"
+    volumes: "{{ service.volumes }}"
+  register: check_memcached_container
+  when:
+    - inventory_hostname in groups[service.group]
+    - service.enabled | bool
+  notify: Restart memcached container
diff --git a/ansible/roles/memcached/tasks/deploy.yml b/ansible/roles/memcached/tasks/deploy.yml
index 1f16915ad9..1317d110c3 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/memcached/tasks/deploy.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/memcached/tasks/deploy.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
 ---
 - include: config.yml
-
-- include: start.yml
diff --git a/ansible/roles/memcached/tasks/pull.yml b/ansible/roles/memcached/tasks/pull.yml
index 1f8a639e83..f7827a6c52 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/memcached/tasks/pull.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/memcached/tasks/pull.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 ---
 - name: Pulling memcached image
+  vars:
+    service: "{{ memcached_services.memcached }}"
   kolla_docker:
     action: "pull_image"
     common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
-    image: "{{ memcached_image_full }}"
-  when: inventory_hostname in groups['memcached']
+    image: "{{ service.image }}"
+  when:
+    - inventory_hostname in groups[service.group]
+    - service.enabled | bool
diff --git a/ansible/roles/memcached/tasks/reconfigure.yml b/ansible/roles/memcached/tasks/reconfigure.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index b63684beb7..0000000000
--- a/ansible/roles/memcached/tasks/reconfigure.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
----
-- name: Ensuring the containers up
-  kolla_docker:
-    name: "{{ item.name }}"
-    action: "get_container_state"
-  register: container_state
-  failed_when: container_state.Running == false
-  when: inventory_hostname in groups[item.group]
-  with_items:
-    - { name: memcached, group: memcached }
-
-- include: config.yml
-
-- name: Check the configs
-  command: docker exec {{ item.name }} /usr/local/bin/kolla_set_configs --check
-  changed_when: false
-  failed_when: false
-  register: check_results
-  when: inventory_hostname in groups[item.group]
-  with_items:
-    - { name: memcached, group: memcached }
-
-# NOTE(jeffrey4l): when config_strategy == 'COPY_ALWAYS'
-# and container env['KOLLA_CONFIG_STRATEGY'] == 'COPY_ONCE',
-# just remove the container and start again
-- name: Containers config strategy
-  kolla_docker:
-    name: "{{ item.name }}"
-    action: "get_container_env"
-  register: container_envs
-  when: inventory_hostname in groups[item.group]
-  with_items:
-    - { name: memcached, group: memcached }
-
-- name: Remove the containers
-  kolla_docker:
-    name: "{{ item[0]['name'] }}"
-    action: "remove_container"
-  register: remove_containers
-  when:
-    - config_strategy == "COPY_ONCE" or item[1]['KOLLA_CONFIG_STRATEGY'] == 'COPY_ONCE'
-    - item[2]['rc'] == 1
-    - inventory_hostname in groups[item[0]['group']]
-  with_together:
-    - [{ name: memcached, group: memcached }]
-    - "{{ container_envs.results }}"
-    - "{{ check_results.results }}"
-
-- include: start.yml
-  when: remove_containers.changed
-
-- name: Restart containers
-  kolla_docker:
-    name: "{{ item[0]['name'] }}"
-    action: "restart_container"
-  when:
-    - config_strategy == 'COPY_ALWAYS'
-    - item[1]['KOLLA_CONFIG_STRATEGY'] != 'COPY_ONCE'
-    - item[2]['rc'] == 1
-    - inventory_hostname in groups[item[0]['group']]
-  with_together:
-    - [{ name: memcached, group: memcached }]
-    - "{{ container_envs.results }}"
-    - "{{ check_results.results }}"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/memcached/tasks/reconfigure.yml b/ansible/roles/memcached/tasks/reconfigure.yml
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..0412f92200
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/memcached/tasks/reconfigure.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+deploy.yml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ansible/roles/memcached/tasks/start.yml b/ansible/roles/memcached/tasks/start.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index c1a193f40f..0000000000
--- a/ansible/roles/memcached/tasks/start.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
----
-- name: Starting memcached container
-  kolla_docker:
-    action: "start_container"
-    common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
-    image: "{{ memcached_image_full }}"
-    name: "memcached"
-    volumes:
-      - "{{ node_config_directory }}/memcached/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
-      - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
-  when: inventory_hostname in groups['memcached']
diff --git a/ansible/roles/memcached/tasks/upgrade.yml b/ansible/roles/memcached/tasks/upgrade.yml
index 1f16915ad9..1317d110c3 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/memcached/tasks/upgrade.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/memcached/tasks/upgrade.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
 ---
 - include: config.yml
-
-- include: start.yml