diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f45f708..2dfe755 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.5.3] - 2022-06-07
+
+### Changed
+
+- Use the value from the `MEMCACHE` env variable in startup script.
+
 ## [1.5.2] - 2022-06-07
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/backend/Cargo.lock b/backend/Cargo.lock
index ed65b6c..8ec24c5 100644
--- a/backend/Cargo.lock
+++ b/backend/Cargo.lock
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cryptgeon"
-version = "1.5.2"
+version = "1.5.3"
 dependencies = [
  "actix-files",
  "actix-web",
diff --git a/backend/Cargo.toml b/backend/Cargo.toml
index 40398ed..d53156e 100644
--- a/backend/Cargo.toml
+++ b/backend/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "cryptgeon"
-version = "1.5.2"
+version = "1.5.3"
 authors = ["cupcakearmy <hi@nicco.io>"]
 edition = "2021"
 
diff --git a/entry.sh b/entry.sh
index 7664640..d5b774b 100755
--- a/entry.sh
+++ b/entry.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-#!/bin/ash
+#!/bin/sh
 
-echo "Waiting for memcached"
 
-while ! nc -z -w 1 memcached 11211; do   
+HOST=$(echo $MEMCACHE | cut -d: -f1)
+PORT=$(echo $MEMCACHE | cut -d: -f2)
+echo "Waiting for memcached at $HOST:$PORT"
+while ! nc -z -w 1 $HOST $PORT; do   
   sleep 1
-  echo "..."
+  echo "retrying..."
 done
 
 echo "Starting server"