diff --git a/.github/workflows/phpunit.yml b/.github/workflows/phpunit.yml
index 82e2934..65380c9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/phpunit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/phpunit.yml
@@ -49,5 +49,6 @@ jobs:
     with:
       folder: php
       project: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
-    secrets: inherit
+    secrets:
+      DOC_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DOC_TOKEN }}
 
diff --git a/docs/class-memcached-engine.md b/docs/class-memcached-engine.md
index 46cfe63..30831cb 100644
--- a/docs/class-memcached-engine.md
+++ b/docs/class-memcached-engine.md
@@ -5,30 +5,44 @@ This class uses the Memcached as the cache engine.
 ## Defining the Servers
 
 The constructor expects an array of servers. 
-Each server is an item in the array with the following format:
+Each server can be provided in one of the following formats:
 
 ```php
 $servers = [
     'localhost:11211',
-]
+    ['host.example', 11211],
+];
+```
+
+You can also pass Memcached client options (no need to pass a Memcached instance). Options can be provided as an associative array where the keys are Memcached option constants or their string names:
+
+```php
+$options = [
+    \Memcached::OPT_DISTRIBUTION => \Memcached::DISTRIBUTION_CONSISTENT,
+    \Memcached::OPT_LIBKETAMA_COMPATIBLE => true,
+    \Memcached::OPT_REMOVE_FAILED_SERVERS => true,
+    \Memcached::OPT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT => 100, // ms
+    // Or using string keys:
+    'OPT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT' => 100,
+];
 ```
 
 ## PSR-16 Constructor
 
 ```php
-$cache = new \ByJG\Cache\Psr16\MemcachedEngine($servers)
+$cache = new \ByJG\Cache\Psr16\MemcachedEngine($servers, null, $options);
 ```
 
 ## PSR-6 Constructor
 
 ```php
-$cachePool = \ByJG\Cache\Factory::createMemcachedPool($servers)
+$cachePool = \ByJG\Cache\Factory::createMemcachedPool($servers, 10, null, $options)
 ```
 
 or
 
 ```php
-$cachePool = new \ByJG\Cache\Psr6\CachePool(new \ByJG\Cache\Psr16\MemcachedEngine($servers));
+$cachePool = new \ByJG\Cache\Psr6\CachePool(new \ByJG\Cache\Psr16\MemcachedEngine($servers, null, $options));
 ```
 
 
diff --git a/src/Factory.php b/src/Factory.php
index 61c6148..f6a2c6d 100644
--- a/src/Factory.php
+++ b/src/Factory.php
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ public static function createArrayPool(int $bufferSize = 10, ?LoggerInterface $l
         );
     }
 
-    public static function createMemcachedPool(?array $servers = null, int $bufferSize = 10, ?LoggerInterface $logger = null): CachePool
+    public static function createMemcachedPool(?array $servers = null, int $bufferSize = 10, ?LoggerInterface $logger = null, ?array $options = null): CachePool
     {
         return new CachePool(
-            new MemcachedEngine($servers, $logger),
+            new MemcachedEngine($servers, $logger, $options),
             $bufferSize
         );
     }
diff --git a/src/Psr16/MemcachedEngine.php b/src/Psr16/MemcachedEngine.php
index 117cc38..8e2ea56 100644
--- a/src/Psr16/MemcachedEngine.php
+++ b/src/Psr16/MemcachedEngine.php
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ class MemcachedEngine extends BaseCacheEngine implements AtomicOperationInterfac
 
     protected ?array $servers = null;
 
-    public function __construct(?array $servers = null, $logger = null)
+    protected ?array $options = null;
+
+    public function __construct(?array $servers = null, $logger = null, ?array $options = null)
     {
         $this->servers = (array)$servers;
         if (is_null($servers)) {
@@ -34,10 +36,12 @@ public function __construct(?array $servers = null, $logger = null)
             ];
         }
 
-        $this->logger = $logger;
-        if (is_null($logger)) {
+        $this->logger = $logger instanceof LoggerInterface ? $logger : null;
+        if (is_null($this->logger)) {
             $this->logger = new NullLogger();
         }
+
+        $this->options = $options;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -58,13 +62,49 @@ protected function lazyLoadMemCachedServers(): void
     {
         if (is_null($this->memCached)) {
             $this->memCached = new Memcached();
+
+            // Apply options if provided
+            if (is_array($this->options)) {
+                foreach ($this->options as $opt => $val) {
+                    // Accept both numeric keys (constants) and string keys like 'OPT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT'
+                    if (is_string($opt) && defined(Memcached::class . '::' . $opt)) {
+                        $opt = constant(Memcached::class . '::' . $opt);
+                    }
+                    if (is_int($opt)) {
+                        $this->memCached->setOption($opt, $val);
+                    } else {
+                        $this->logger->warning("[Memcached] Failed to set option {$opt} with value " . json_encode($val));
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Add servers. Accept formats:
+            // - ['host:port', ...]
+            // - [['host', port], ...]
             foreach ($this->servers as $server) {
-                $data = explode(":", $server);
-                $this->memCached->addServer($data[0], intval($data[1]));
+                $host = null;
+                $port = null;
+                if (is_string($server)) {
+                    $data = explode(":", $server);
+                    $host = $data[0] ?? '127.0.0.1';
+                    $port = isset($data[1]) ? intval($data[1]) : 11211;
+                } elseif (is_array($server) && isset($server[0])) {
+                    $host = (string)$server[0];
+                    $port = isset($server[1]) ? intval($server[1]) : 11211;
+                }
+
+                if ($host === null || $port === null) {
+                    $this->logger->warning("[Memcached] Invalid server configuration skipped: " . json_encode($server));
+                    continue; // skip invalid entry
+                }
+
+                $this->memCached->addServer($host, $port);
 
+                // Server health check
                 $stats = $this->memCached->getStats();
-                if (!isset($stats[$server]) || $stats[$server]['pid'] === -1) {
-                    throw new StorageErrorException("Memcached server $server is down");
+                $key = $host . ':' . $port;
+                if (!isset($stats[$key]) || (isset($stats[$key]['pid']) && $stats[$key]['pid'] === -1)) {
+                    throw new StorageErrorException("Memcached server {$key} is down");
                 }
             }
         }