diff --git a/memcached/README.md b/memcached/README.md
index b37e969c9..b9fa74194 100644
--- a/memcached/README.md
+++ b/memcached/README.md
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ store, such as a database.
 
 # How to use this image
 
-    docker run -it --rm --name my-memcache memcached
+    docker run --name my-memcache -d memcached
 
 Start your memcached container with the above command and then you can connect
 you app to it with standard linking:
 
-    docker run -it --link my-memcache:memcache my-app-image
+    docker run --link my-memcache:memcache -d my-app-image
 
 The memcached server information would then be available through the ENV
 variables generated by the link as well as through DNS as `memcache` from
diff --git a/memcached/content.md b/memcached/content.md
index 549e4a9c6..9515f0027 100644
--- a/memcached/content.md
+++ b/memcached/content.md
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ store, such as a database.
 
 # How to use this image
 
-    docker run -it --rm --name my-memcache memcached
+    docker run --name my-memcache -d memcached
 
 Start your memcached container with the above command and then you can connect
 you app to it with standard linking:
 
-    docker run -it --link my-memcache:memcache my-app-image
+    docker run --link my-memcache:memcache -d my-app-image
 
 The memcached server information would then be available through the ENV
 variables generated by the link as well as through DNS as `memcache` from