diff --git a/credentials/settings/devstack.py b/credentials/settings/devstack.py
index 1875c847ff..94e2240d0b 100644
--- a/credentials/settings/devstack.py
+++ b/credentials/settings/devstack.py
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@
     "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_poooling": True
+        }
     }
 }