diff --git a/experiments/memcached.shared.sh b/experiments/memcached.shared.sh
index 2c37dd96bd7683ff124eb4738d209777cde3a2c9..94dfe24d2bf38162f1b7f94ed99a6b9c445af8ff 100644
--- a/experiments/memcached.shared.sh
+++ b/experiments/memcached.shared.sh
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ memcached_pre_start() {
         MEMCACHED_ARGS="$MEMCACHED_ARGS -N $THREADS"
     fi
 
+    pkill memcached || true
+    sleep 1
     cleanup_mutilate    
 }