diff --git a/memcached/files/memcached@.service b/memcached/files/memcached@.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=memcached daemon
+After=network.target
+ConditionPathExists=/etc/memcached_%i.conf
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=/usr/share/memcached/scripts/systemd-memcached-wrapper /etc/memcached_%i.conf
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target