diff --git a/inc/inc.DBInit.php b/inc/inc.DBInit.php
index 6220261da..72c70f15d 100644
--- a/inc/inc.DBInit.php
+++ b/inc/inc.DBInit.php
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ if(isset($GLOBALS['SEEDDMS_HOOKS']['initStorage'])) {
 
 $dms = new SeedDMS_Core_DMS($db, $storage ? $storage : $settings->_contentDir.$settings->_contentOffsetDir);
 
+$memcache = null;
 if($settings->_enableMemcached && extension_loaded('memcached')) {
 	$memcache = new Memcached('seeddms');
 	$memcache->addServers(array(