diff --git a/tests/pillar/compute_cluster.sls b/tests/pillar/compute_cluster.sls
index 7c79c8a..d1a4e82 100644
--- a/tests/pillar/compute_cluster.sls
+++ b/tests/pillar/compute_cluster.sls
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@
       password: metadata
     cache:
       engine: memcached
+      expiration_time: 600
+      backend_argument:
+        memcached_expire_time:
+          value: 660
       members:
       - host: 127.0.0.1
         port: 11211
diff --git a/tests/pillar/compute_cluster_vmware.sls b/tests/pillar/compute_cluster_vmware.sls
index 8953178..80954dd 100644
--- a/tests/pillar/compute_cluster_vmware.sls
+++ b/tests/pillar/compute_cluster_vmware.sls
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@
       password: metadata
     cache:
       engine: memcached
+      expiration_time: 600
+      backend_argument:
+        memcached_expire_time:
+          value: 660
       members:
       - host: 127.0.0.1
         port: 11211
diff --git a/tests/pillar/compute_cluster_vmware_queens.sls b/tests/pillar/compute_cluster_vmware_queens.sls
index b704198..006dc1a 100644
--- a/tests/pillar/compute_cluster_vmware_queens.sls
+++ b/tests/pillar/compute_cluster_vmware_queens.sls
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@
       password: metadata
     cache:
       engine: memcached
+      expiration_time: 600
+      backend_argument:
+        memcached_expire_time:
+          value: 660
       members:
       - host: 127.0.0.1
         port: 11211
diff --git a/tests/pillar/compute_single.sls b/tests/pillar/compute_single.sls
index c2b740a..f92fa3b 100644
--- a/tests/pillar/compute_single.sls
+++ b/tests/pillar/compute_single.sls
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@
       password: password
     cache:
       engine: memcached
+      expiration_time: 600
+      backend_argument:
+        memcached_expire_time:
+          value: 660
       members:
       - host: 127.0.0.1
         port: 11211
diff --git a/tests/pillar/compute_single_config_drive_options.sls b/tests/pillar/compute_single_config_drive_options.sls
index 739f876..b64ea64 100644
--- a/tests/pillar/compute_single_config_drive_options.sls
+++ b/tests/pillar/compute_single_config_drive_options.sls
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@
       password: password
     cache:
       engine: memcached
+      expiration_time: 600
+      backend_argument:
+        memcached_expire_time:
+          value: 660
       members:
       - host: 127.0.0.1
         port: 11211
diff --git a/tests/pillar/control_single.sls b/tests/pillar/control_single.sls
index 443e821..0872296 100644
--- a/tests/pillar/control_single.sls
+++ b/tests/pillar/control_single.sls
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@
       password: password
     cache:
       engine: memcached
+      expiration_time: 600
+      backend_argument:
+        memcached_expire_time:
+          value: 660
       members:
       - host: 127.0.0.1
         port: 11211