diff --git a/plugins/MemcachePlugin.php b/plugins/MemcachePlugin.php
index bc7fd90765..5214ab9c89 100644
--- a/plugins/MemcachePlugin.php
+++ b/plugins/MemcachePlugin.php
@@ -165,20 +165,18 @@ class MemcachePlugin extends Plugin
             $this->_conn = new Memcache();
 
             if (is_array($this->servers)) {
-                foreach ($this->servers as $server) {
-                    list($host, $port) = @explode(';', $server);
-                    if (empty($port)) {
-                        $port = 11211;
-                    }
-
-                    $this->_conn->addServer($host, $port, $this->persistent);
-                }
+                $servers = $this->servers;
             } else {
-                $this->_conn->addServer($this->servers, $this->persistent);
-                list($host, $port) = explode(';', $this->servers);
-                if (empty($port)) {
+                $servers = array($this->servers);
+            }
+            foreach ($servers as $server) {
+                if (strpos($server, ':') !== false) {
+                    list($host, $port) = explode(':', $server);
+                } else {
+                    $host = $server;
                     $port = 11211;
                 }
+
                 $this->_conn->addServer($host, $port, $this->persistent);
             }