diff --git a/debian/scripts/koha-create b/debian/scripts/koha-create
index e09b5ba14e..7f05eb0f77 100755
--- a/debian/scripts/koha-create
+++ b/debian/scripts/koha-create
@@ -343,6 +343,10 @@ EOF`
 
     echo $usage
     die $MSG
+else
+    # Unset memcached-related variables
+    MEMCACHED_SERVERS=""
+    MEMCACHED_PREFIX=""
 fi
 
 opacdomain="$OPACPREFIX$name$OPACSUFFIX$DOMAIN"