diff --git a/discovery-wrapper.py b/discovery-wrapper.py
index b49b999acd..3885bccf43 100755
--- a/discovery-wrapper.py
+++ b/discovery-wrapper.py
@@ -229,8 +229,8 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
             raise
         except ImportError:
             print("ERROR: missing memcache python module:")
-            print("On deb systems: apt-get install python-memcache")
-            print("On other systems: easy_install python-memcached")
+            print("On deb systems: apt-get install python3-memcache")
+            print("On other systems: pip3 install python-memcached")
             print("Disabling distributed discovery.")
             distdisco = False
     else:
diff --git a/doc/Extensions/Distributed-Poller.md b/doc/Extensions/Distributed-Poller.md
index 5159a002ef..22dce78a4f 100644
--- a/doc/Extensions/Distributed-Poller.md
+++ b/doc/Extensions/Distributed-Poller.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ to communicate with each other.
 These requirements are above the normal requirements for a full LibreNMS install.
 
 - rrdtool version 1.4 or above
-- python-memcached package
+- Python 3 python-memcached package
 - a memcached install
 - a rrdcached install
 
diff --git a/poller-wrapper.py b/poller-wrapper.py
index 7ba2b52b03..9a08c0ec03 100755
--- a/poller-wrapper.py
+++ b/poller-wrapper.py
@@ -232,8 +232,8 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
             raise
         except ImportError:
             print("ERROR: missing memcache python module:")
-            print("On deb systems: apt-get install python-memcache")
-            print("On other systems: easy_install python-memcached")
+            print("On deb systems: apt-get install python3-memcache")
+            print("On other systems: pip3 install python-memcached")
             print("Disabling distributed poller.")
             distpoll = False
     else:
diff --git a/services-wrapper.py b/services-wrapper.py
index 405ec692b3..21fb23e639 100755
--- a/services-wrapper.py
+++ b/services-wrapper.py
@@ -236,8 +236,8 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
             raise
         except ImportError:
             print("ERROR: missing memcache python module:")
-            print("On deb systems: apt-get install python-memcache")
-            print("On other systems: easy_install python-memcached")
+            print("On deb systems: apt-get install python3-memcache")
+            print("On other systems: pip3 install python-memcached")
             print("Disabling distributed discovery.")
             servicedisco = False
     else: