diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Core/Service/Cache/MemcacheCache.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Core/Service/Cache/MemcacheCache.php
index 2ff67a7ce6..9cca68019a 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Core/Service/Cache/MemcacheCache.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Core/Service/Cache/MemcacheCache.php
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class MemcacheCache extends ServiceAbstract implements ServiceInterface
 
     $stats = @$memcache->getExtendedStats();
 
-    if (isset($stats[$key]) && @$memcache->connect($this->host, $this->port))
+    if (isset($stats[$key]))
     {
       $service = new CacheDriver\MemcacheCache();
       $service->setMemcache($memcache);