diff --git a/include/lighttpd/memcached.h b/include/lighttpd/memcached.h
index 37962d0..eca7a74 100644
--- a/include/lighttpd/memcached.h
+++ b/include/lighttpd/memcached.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ LI_API GQuark li_memcached_error_quark();
 typedef enum {
 	LI_MEMCACHED_CONNECTION,
 	LI_MEMCACHED_BAD_KEY,
+	LI_MEMCACHED_DISABLED, /* disabled right now */
 	LI_MEMCACHED_UNKNOWN = 0xff
 } liMemcachedError;
 
diff --git a/src/common/memcached.c b/src/common/memcached.c
index 9ee6fb0..5709dbd 100644
--- a/src/common/memcached.c
+++ b/src/common/memcached.c
@@ -223,6 +223,9 @@ static void cancel_all_requests(liMemcachedCon *con) {
 		}
 
 		if (req->req.callback) req->req.callback(&req->req, LI_MEMCACHED_RESULT_ERROR, NULL, &err);
+
+		if (err1) err1->code = LI_MEMCACHED_DISABLED; /* "silent" fail */
+		if (con->err) con->err->code = LI_MEMCACHED_DISABLED; /* "silent" fail */
 	}
 
 	if (NULL != err) g_clear_error(&err);
@@ -255,7 +258,14 @@ static void memcached_connect(liMemcachedCon *con) {
 	s = con->con_watcher.fd;
 	if (-1 == s) {
 		/* reconnect limit */
-		if (ev_now(con->loop) < con->last_con_start + 1) return;
+		if (ev_now(con->loop) < con->last_con_start + 1) {
+			if (con->err) {
+				con->err->code = LI_MEMCACHED_DISABLED;
+			} else {
+				g_set_error(&con->err, LI_MEMCACHED_ERROR, LI_MEMCACHED_DISABLED, "Disabled right now");
+			}
+			return;
+		}
 		con->last_con_start = ev_now(con->loop);
 
 		do {
@@ -838,7 +848,7 @@ liMemcachedRequest* li_memcached_get(liMemcachedCon *con, GString *key, liMemcac
 	if (-1 == con->fd) memcached_connect(con);
 	if (-1 == con->fd) {
 		if (NULL == con->err) {
-			g_set_error(err, LI_MEMCACHED_ERROR, LI_MEMCACHED_CONNECTION, "Not connected");
+			g_set_error(err, LI_MEMCACHED_ERROR, LI_MEMCACHED_DISABLED, "Not connected");
 		} else if (err) {
 			*err = g_error_copy(con->err);
 		}
@@ -871,7 +881,7 @@ liMemcachedRequest* li_memcached_set(liMemcachedCon *con, GString *key, guint32
 	if (-1 == con->fd) memcached_connect(con);
 	if (-1 == con->fd) {
 		if (NULL == con->err) {
-			g_set_error(err, LI_MEMCACHED_ERROR, LI_MEMCACHED_CONNECTION, "Not connected");
+			g_set_error(err, LI_MEMCACHED_ERROR, LI_MEMCACHED_DISABLED, "Not connected");
 		} else if (err) {
 			*err = g_error_copy(con->err);
 		}
diff --git a/src/modules/mod_memcached.c b/src/modules/mod_memcached.c
index b3b9960..896d69b 100644
--- a/src/modules/mod_memcached.c
+++ b/src/modules/mod_memcached.c
@@ -377,7 +377,9 @@ static liHandlerResult mc_handle_lookup(liVRequest *vr, gpointer param, gpointer
 
 		if (NULL == req->req) {
 			if (NULL != err) {
-				VR_ERROR(vr, "memcached.lookup: get failed: %s", err->message);
+				if (LI_MEMCACHED_DISABLED != err->code) {
+					VR_ERROR(vr, "memcached.lookup: get failed: %s", err->message);
+				}
 				g_clear_error(&err);
 			} else {
 				VR_ERROR(vr, "memcached.lookup: get failed: %s", "Unkown error");
@@ -498,7 +500,9 @@ static liHandlerResult memcache_store_filter(liVRequest *vr, liFilter *f) {
 
 		if (NULL == req) {
 			if (NULL != err) {
-				VR_ERROR(vr, "memcached.store: set failed: %s", err->message);
+				if (LI_MEMCACHED_DISABLED != err->code) {
+					VR_ERROR(vr, "memcached.store: set failed: %s", err->message);
+				}
 				g_clear_error(&err);
 			} else {
 				VR_ERROR(vr, "memcached.store: set failed: %s", "Unkown error");