diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 93ed67783..df26c26a9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -241,8 +241,9 @@ db: --image-build --containerized---db;
 # --containerized-%-memcached: --image-build
 # 	$(MAKE) -- --image-run-$*-memcached
 --containerized---start-memcached:
-	./utils/watchcontainerrun.sh "$(CONTAINER_COMMAND)" "$(CONTAINER_FILE)" &
-	CONTAINER_ID=`$(CONTAINER_BGRUN) $(MEMCACHED_IMAGE)` ; \
+	MEMCACHED_PORT=`cat $(CONTAINER_FILE) | grep 'MEMCACHED_PORT=' | sed 's/MEMCACHED_PORT=//'`; \
+	./utils/watchcontainerrun.sh "$(CONTAINER_COMMAND)" "$(CONTAINER_FILE)" & \
+	CONTAINER_ID=`$(CONTAINER_BGRUN) $(MEMCACHED_IMAGE) --port=$${MEMCACHED_PORT}` ; \
 	echo "CONTAINER_ID=$${CONTAINER_ID}" >> $(CONTAINER_FILE)
 
 --containerized-%-database: FRADRIVE_SERVICE=database