diff --git a/ansible/roles/memcached/templates/memcached.json.j2 b/ansible/roles/memcached/templates/memcached.json.j2
index a32e899e29..06bc2b4e7b 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/memcached/templates/memcached.json.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/memcached/templates/memcached.json.j2
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-{% set memcache_user = 'memcache' if kolla_base_distro in ['ubuntu', 'debian'] else 'memcached' %}
 {
-    "command": "/usr/bin/memcached -u {{ memcache_user }} -vv -l {{ hostvars[inventory_hostname]['ansible_' + api_interface]['ipv4']['address'] }} -p {{ memcached_port }}",
+    "command": "/usr/bin/memcached -vv -l {{ hostvars[inventory_hostname]['ansible_' + api_interface]['ipv4']['address'] }} -p {{ memcached_port }}",
     "config_files": []
 }
diff --git a/docker/memcached/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/memcached/Dockerfile.j2
index d8e023aaf6..db75d880a0 100644
--- a/docker/memcached/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/docker/memcached/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -3,14 +3,20 @@ MAINTAINER Kolla Project (https://launchpad.net/kolla)
 
 {% if base_distro in ['centos', 'fedora', 'oraclelinux', 'rhel'] %}
 
+{% set user = 'memcached' %}
 RUN yum -y install memcached \
-    && yum clean all
+    && yum clean all \
+    && usermod -a -G kolla {{ user }}
 
 {% elif base_distro in ['ubuntu', 'debian'] %}
 
+{% set user = 'memcache' %}
 RUN apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends memcached \
-    && apt-get clean
+    && apt-get clean \
+    && usermod -a -G kolla {{ user }}
 
 {% endif %}
 
 {{ include_footer }}
+
+USER {{ user }}