diff --git a/ansible/roles/memcached/templates/memcached.json.j2 b/ansible/roles/memcached/templates/memcached.json.j2
index 9622d01db8..9f338cd19a 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/memcached/templates/memcached.json.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/memcached/templates/memcached.json.j2
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
-    "command": "/usr/bin/memcached -v -l {{ api_interface_address }} -p {{ memcached_port }} -c {{ memcached_connection_limit }}",
+    "command": "/usr/bin/memcached -v -l {{ api_interface_address }} -p {{ memcached_port }} -c {{ memcached_connection_limit }} -U 0",
     "config_files": []
 }