diff --git a/credentials/settings/devstack.py b/credentials/settings/devstack.py
index 1875c847f..bfc9a180e 100644
--- a/credentials/settings/devstack.py
+++ b/credentials/settings/devstack.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     "default": {
         "BACKEND": "django.core.cache.backends.memcached.PyMemcacheCache",
         "LOCATION": os.environ.get("CACHE_LOCATION", "edx.devstack.memcached:11211"),
+        "OPTIONS": {"no_delay": True, "ignore_exec": True, "use_pooling": True},
     }
 }