diff --git a/docker/services/memcached.yaml b/docker/services/memcached.yaml
index 817f9ec723..67b8424902 100644
--- a/docker/services/memcached.yaml
+++ b/docker/services/memcached.yaml
@@ -94,7 +94,15 @@ outputs:
                 -
                   - /var/lib/config-data/memcached/etc/sysconfig/memcached:/etc/sysconfig/memcached:ro
                   - /var/log/containers/memcached:/var/log/
-            command: ['/bin/bash', '-c', 'source /etc/sysconfig/memcached; /usr/bin/memcached -p ${PORT} -u ${USER} -m ${CACHESIZE} -c ${MAXCONN} $OPTIONS']
+            # NOTE: We're adding the log redirection here, even though should
+            # already be part of the options. This is because the redirection
+            # via the options is not working and ends up being passed as a
+            # parameter to the memcached command (which it silently ignores).
+            # Thus the need for the explicit redirection here. The redirection
+            # will be removed from the $OPTIONS, which is done via the puppet
+            # module, but we'll only be able to do this once the following pull
+            # request merges: https://github.com/saz/puppet-memcached/pull/88
+            command: ['/bin/bash', '-c', 'source /etc/sysconfig/memcached; /usr/bin/memcached -p ${PORT} -u ${USER} -m ${CACHESIZE} -c ${MAXCONN} $OPTIONS >> /var/log/memcached.log 2>&1']
       upgrade_tasks:
         - name: Stop and disable memcached service
           tags: step2