--- loncom/loncron	2015/05/28 23:50:15	1.102
+++ loncom/loncron	2015/09/20 18:31:21	1.103
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Housekeeping program, started by cron, loncontrol and loncron.pl
 #
-# $Id: loncron,v 1.102 2015/05/28 23:50:15 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: loncron,v 1.103 2015/09/20 18:31:21 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -921,9 +921,23 @@ sub main () {
     }
 
 # -------------------------------------------- Force reload of host information
-    &Apache::lonnet::load_hosts_tab(1);
-    &Apache::lonnet::load_domain_tab(1);
-    &Apache::lonnet::get_iphost(1);
+    my $nomemcache;
+    if ($justcheckdaemons) {
+        $nomemcache=1;
+        my $memcachepidfile="$perlvar{'lonDaemons'}/logs/memcached.pid";
+        my $memcachepid;
+        if (-e $memcachepidfile) {
+            my $memfh=IO::File->new($memcachepidfile);
+            $memcachepid=<$memfh>;
+            chomp($memcachepid);
+            if ($memcachepid =~ /^\d+$/ && kill 0 => $memcachepid) {
+                undef($nomemcache);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    &Apache::lonnet::load_hosts_tab(1,$nomemcache);
+    &Apache::lonnet::load_domain_tab(1,$nomemcache);
+    &Apache::lonnet::get_iphost(1,$nomemcache);
 
 # ----------------------------------------- Force firewall update for lond port