diff --git a/lib/util.php b/lib/util.php
index d77039b747..f862d7fcc2 100644
--- a/lib/util.php
+++ b/lib/util.php
@@ -886,7 +886,8 @@ function common_enqueue_notice($notice)
     }
 
     if (common_config('memcached', 'enabled')) {
-        $transports[] = 'memcached';
+        // Note: limited to 8 chars
+        $transports[] = 'memcache';
     }
 
     if (common_config('inboxes', 'enabled') === true ||
diff --git a/scripts/memcachedqueuehandler.php b/scripts/memcachedqueuehandler.php
index 6e819b41f1..185b781f75 100755
--- a/scripts/memcachedqueuehandler.php
+++ b/scripts/memcachedqueuehandler.php
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class MemcachedQueueHandler extends QueueHandler
 {
     function transport()
     {
-        return 'memcached';
+        return 'memcache';
     }
 
 	function start() {