diff --git a/tools/cleanup-containers b/tools/cleanup-containers
index 4e5cea8e7e..f195ccbf59 100755
--- a/tools/cleanup-containers
+++ b/tools/cleanup-containers
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ containers_to_kill=(
     openvswitch_{vswitchd,db} \
     rabbitmq{,_data} \
     rsyslog \
-    swift_{account_{auditor,reaper,replicator,server},container_{auditor,expirer,replicator,server,updater},proxy_server,rsyncd}
+    swift_{account_{auditor,reaper,replicator,server},container_{auditor,expirer,replicator,server,updater},proxy_server,rsyncd} \
+    memcached
 )
 
 echo "Stopping containers..."