diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 1240255..cb54c69 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ heat_pip_packages:
   - keystonemiddleware
   - osprofiler
   - PyMySQL
+  - pymemcache
   - python-ceilometerclient
   - python-glanceclient
   - python-heatclient
@@ -214,6 +215,9 @@ heat_pip_packages:
   - python-troveclient
   - systemd-python
 
+# Memcached override
+heat_memcached_servers: "{{ memcached_servers }}"
+
 # Specific pip packages provided by the user
 heat_user_pip_packages: []
 
diff --git a/templates/heat.conf.j2 b/templates/heat.conf.j2
index 52195d9..e508156 100644
--- a/templates/heat.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/heat.conf.j2
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ username = {{ heat_service_user_name }}
 password = {{ heat_service_password }}
 region_name = {{ keystone_service_region }}
 
-memcached_servers = {{ memcached_servers }}
+memcached_servers = {{ heat_memcached_servers }}
 
 token_cache_time = 300