diff --git a/dynamicweb/settings/prod.py b/dynamicweb/settings/prod.py
index 0590ca27..b222912f 100644
--- a/dynamicweb/settings/prod.py
+++ b/dynamicweb/settings/prod.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django.core.mail.backends.smtp.EmailBackend'
 
 CACHES = {
     'default': {
-        'BACKEND': 'django.core.cache.backends.memcached.MemcachedCache',
+        'BACKEND': 'django.core.cache.backends.memcached.PyLibMCCache',
         'LOCATION': '127.0.0.1:11211',
     }
 }