diff --git a/memcached/config.sls b/memcached/config.sls
index 62d3eb1..f51c490 100644
--- a/memcached/config.sls
+++ b/memcached/config.sls
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 {% from 'memcached/map.jinja' import memcached with context %}
+{% from 'memcached/macros.sls' import get_config_item with context -%}
 
 include:
   - memcached
+  
+memcached_user:
+  user.present:
+    - name : {{ get_config_item('user') }}
+    - createhome: False
+    - shell: /sbin/nologin
 
 {{ memcached.config_file }}:
   file:
@@ -21,3 +28,6 @@ include:
     {% endif %}
     - watch_in:
       - service: memcached
+    - require:
+      - user: memcached_user
+
diff --git a/memcached/map.jinja b/memcached/map.jinja
index 7c47e46..4cde10e 100644
--- a/memcached/map.jinja
+++ b/memcached/map.jinja
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     'Suse':{
         'server': 'memcached',
         'service': 'memcached',
-        'python': 'python-python-memcache',
+        'python': 'python-python-memcached',
         'config_file': '/etc/memcached.conf',
         'libmemcached': 'libmemcached-devel',
     },