diff --git a/experiments/memcached.shared.sh b/experiments/memcached.shared.sh
index 651966d7e30dbbff17782e59956748e0b1b87622..57009cac18a97b39627a18ee26e12b6e8c76f6b5 100644
--- a/experiments/memcached.shared.sh
+++ b/experiments/memcached.shared.sh
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ start_mutilate() {
 
 warmup() {
     echo "Warming up Memcached..."
+    sudo -u $SSH_USER $MUTILATE --loadonly
     sudo -u $SSH_USER $MUTILATE --noload -c100 $MUTCLIENTS -t30 -u 0
 }