diff --git a/plugins/Memcached/MemcachedPlugin.php b/plugins/Memcached/MemcachedPlugin.php
index 2a5d719ef7..5466996542 100644
--- a/plugins/Memcached/MemcachedPlugin.php
+++ b/plugins/Memcached/MemcachedPlugin.php
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ class MemcachedPlugin extends Plugin
             $success = false;
         } else {
             common_log(LOG_INFO, "Closing memcached connection");
-            $success = $this->_conn->close();
+            $success = $this->_conn->quit();
             $this->_conn = null;
         }
         return false;