diff --git a/bitnami/memcached/templates/deployment.yaml b/bitnami/memcached/templates/deployment.yaml
index 6692894b9a..8bb84f3fae 100644
--- a/bitnami/memcached/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/bitnami/memcached/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ spec:
         - name: memcached
           image: {{ template "memcached.image" . }}
           imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy | quote }}
-          command: {{- toYaml .Values.command | nindent 12 }}
+          args:
+          {{ toYaml .Values.arguments | nindent 12 }}
           env:
             - name: MEMCACHED_USERNAME
               value: {{ default "" .Values.memcachedUsername | quote }}
diff --git a/bitnami/memcached/templates/statefulset.yaml b/bitnami/memcached/templates/statefulset.yaml
index 6614c51de8..12dd1e8b0d 100644
--- a/bitnami/memcached/templates/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/bitnami/memcached/templates/statefulset.yaml
@@ -47,12 +47,11 @@ spec:
           {{- end }}
           image: {{ template "memcached.image" . }}
           imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy | quote }}
-          command: {{- toYaml .Values.command | nindent 12 }}
           args:
-{{ toYaml .Values.arguments | indent 12 }}
-{{- if .Values.persistence.enabled }}
+          {{ toYaml .Values.arguments | nindent 12 }}
+          {{- if .Values.persistence.enabled }}
             - -e/cache-state/memory_file
-{{- end }}
+          {{- end }}
           env:
             - name: MEMCACHED_USERNAME
               value: {{ default "" .Values.memcachedUsername | quote }}
diff --git a/bitnami/memcached/values-production.yaml b/bitnami/memcached/values-production.yaml
index cc039ffa38..624d4272cd 100644
--- a/bitnami/memcached/values-production.yaml
+++ b/bitnami/memcached/values-production.yaml
@@ -130,8 +130,7 @@ persistence:
 
 ## Args for running memcached
 ## Ref: https://github.com/memcached/memcached/wiki/ConfiguringServer
-command:
-  - memcached
+arguments:
   # - -m <maxMemoryLimit>
   # - -I <maxItemSize>
   # - -vv
diff --git a/bitnami/memcached/values.yaml b/bitnami/memcached/values.yaml
index 6ef3ac195e..aee6ff12ee 100644
--- a/bitnami/memcached/values.yaml
+++ b/bitnami/memcached/values.yaml
@@ -130,8 +130,7 @@ persistence:
 
 ## Args for running memcached
 ## Ref: https://github.com/memcached/memcached/wiki/ConfiguringServer
-command:
-  - memcached
+arguments:
   # - -m <maxMemoryLimit>
   # - -I <maxItemSize>
   # - -vv