diff --git a/memcached/templates/deployment.yaml b/memcached/templates/deployment.yaml
index 2715ef7555..35e20d904e 100644
--- a/memcached/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/memcached/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ spec:
         - name: memcached
           image: {{ .Values.images.memcached }}
           imagePullPolicy: Always
-          command: "memcached -v -p {{ .Values.network.port }} -U 0 -c 8192 -m 1024"
+          env:
+            - name: COMMAND
+              value: "memcached -v -p {{ .Values.network.port }} -U 0 -c 8192 -m 1024"
           ports:
             - containerPort: {{ .Values.network.port }}
           readinessProbe: