diff --git a/config/environments/development.rb b/config/environments/development.rb
index 7870c6540..ff699ab75 100644
--- a/config/environments/development.rb
+++ b/config/environments/development.rb
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
   config.assets.quiet = true
 
   # memcache setup
-  config.cache_store = ActiveSupport::Cache::MemCacheStore.new('localhost', namespace: 'BioPortal')
+  config.cache_store = :mem_cache_store, ENV['MEMCACHE_SERVERS'] || 'localhost', { namespace: 'BioPortal' }
 
   # Silence cache output
   config.cache_store.logger = Logger.new("/dev/null") if config.cache_store.respond_to?(:logger)
@@ -93,4 +93,4 @@
 
   # Uncomment if you wish to allow Action Cable access from any origin.
   # config.action_cable.disable_request_forgery_protection = true
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/config/environments/test.rb b/config/environments/test.rb
index d35b8d0f7..80cb15b04 100644
--- a/config/environments/test.rb
+++ b/config/environments/test.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
   # Show full error reports and disable caching.
   config.consider_all_requests_local       = true
   config.action_controller.perform_caching = false
-  config.cache_store = ActiveSupport::Cache::MemCacheStore.new('localhost:11211', namespace: 'BioPortal')
+  config.cache_store = :mem_cache_store, ENV['MEMCACHE_SERVERS'] || 'localhost', { namespace: 'BioPortal' }
 
   # Raise exceptions instead of rendering exception templates.
   config.action_dispatch.show_exceptions = false
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 621e438b0..9bf553b95 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ x-app: &default-app
     BUNDLE_WITHOUT: ""
     BUNDLE_PATH: /usr/local/bundle
     DB_HOST: db
-    CACHE_HOST: cache
+    MEMCACHE_SERVERS: "cache:11211"
   tmpfs:
     - /tmp
     - /app/tmp/pids