diff --git a/ox/cache.py b/ox/cache.py
index 3597067..f55ba8e 100644
--- a/ox/cache.py
+++ b/ox/cache.py
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ class MemCache(KVCache):
 
         f, self.host = cache_path().split(':', 1)
         self.backend = pylibmc.Client([self.host])
-        self.backend.behaviors['connect_timeout'] = 10000
+        self.backend.behaviors['connect_timeout'] = 60000
 
 
 class RedisCache(KVCache):