diff --git a/ansible/roles/memcached/tasks/deploy.yml b/ansible/roles/memcached/tasks/deploy.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1f16915ad9
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+++ b/ansible/roles/memcached/tasks/deploy.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+- include: config.yml
+
+- include: start.yml
diff --git a/ansible/roles/memcached/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/memcached/tasks/main.yml
index 1f16915ad9..b017e8b4ad 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/memcached/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/memcached/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
 ---
-- include: config.yml
-
-- include: start.yml
+- include: "{{ action }}.yml"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/memcached/tasks/pull.yml b/ansible/roles/memcached/tasks/pull.yml
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index 0000000000..1f8a639e83
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+++ b/ansible/roles/memcached/tasks/pull.yml
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+---
+- name: Pulling memcached image
+  kolla_docker:
+    action: "pull_image"
+    common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
+    image: "{{ memcached_image_full }}"
+  when: inventory_hostname in groups['memcached']