diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_memcache/mod_memcache.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_memcache/mod_memcache.c
index 31021530e2..a13e85d4d9 100755
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_memcache/mod_memcache.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_memcache/mod_memcache.c
@@ -367,6 +367,9 @@ SWITCH_MODULE_SHUTDOWN_FUNCTION(mod_memcache_shutdown)
 	if (globals.memcached) {
 		memcached_free(globals.memcached);
 	}
+	
+	switch_event_unbind(&NODE);
+	
 	return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }