diff --git a/test/spec_rack_session_memcache.rb b/test/spec_rack_session_memcache.rb
index 37c3d895b..d0217c6e8 100644
--- a/test/spec_rack_session_memcache.rb
+++ b/test/spec_rack_session_memcache.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
   require 'rack/response'
   require 'thread'
 
+  pool = Rack::Session::Memcache.new(lambda {})
+
   context "Rack::Session::Memcache" do
     session_key = Rack::Session::Memcache::DEFAULT_OPTIONS[:key]
     session_match = /#{session_key}=[0-9a-fA-F]+;/
@@ -235,6 +237,8 @@
       session['foo'].should.equal 'bar'
     end
   end
+rescue RuntimeError
+  $stderr.puts "Skipping Rack::Session::Memcache tests. Start memcached and try again."
 rescue LoadError
   $stderr.puts "Skipping Rack::Session::Memcache tests (Memcache is required). `gem install memcache-client` and try again."
 end