diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7c4dcccf5..8a30163d5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ db: --image-build --containerized---db;
 --containerized---start-memcached:
 	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=$${MEMCACHED_PORT}` ; \
+	CONTAINER_ID=`$(CONTAINER_BGRUN) --name fradrive.memcached.$$(date +'%Y-%m-%dT%H-%M-%S') $(MEMCACHED_IMAGE) --port=$${MEMCACHED_PORT}` ; \
 	printf "CONTAINER_ID=$${CONTAINER_ID}\nMEMCACHED_PORT=$${MEMCACHED_PORT}" >> $(CONTAINER_FILE)
 
 --containerized-%-database: FRADRIVE_SERVICE=database