diff --git a/tests/UnitTests/CacheResourceTests/Memcache/CacheResourceCustomMemcacheTest.php b/tests/UnitTests/CacheResourceTests/Memcache/CacheResourceCustomMemcacheTest.php
index 51731b8d..97319cd7 100644
--- a/tests/UnitTests/CacheResourceTests/Memcache/CacheResourceCustomMemcacheTest.php
+++ b/tests/UnitTests/CacheResourceTests/Memcache/CacheResourceCustomMemcacheTest.php
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ if (MemCacheEnable == true) {
         {
             if (MemCacheEnable != true) {
                 $this->markTestSkipped('Memcache tests are disabled');
+            } else {
+                if (!class_exists('Memcache')) {
+                    $this->markTestSkipped('Memcache not available');
+                }
             }
             $this->setUpSmarty(dirname(__FILE__));
             parent::setUp();