diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/Cache/Memcache.php b/lib/Doctrine/Cache/Memcache.php
index 3cab56316..0cf8ce072 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/Cache/Memcache.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/Cache/Memcache.php
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ class Doctrine_Cache_Memcache extends Doctrine_Cache_Driver
 
         if (is_array($tmp)) {
             return $tmp[0];
+        } else if (is_string($tmp)) {
+            return $tmp;
         }
 
         return false;