diff --git a/Makefile.local b/Makefile.local
index 79e213c5..6ea5a466 100644
--- a/Makefile.local
+++ b/Makefile.local
@@ -1,52 +1,56 @@
 TEST_DIRS := ./swh/web/tests
 TESTFLAGS = --hypothesis-profile=swh-web-fast
 TESTFULL_FLAGS = --hypothesis-profile=swh-web
 YARN ?= yarn
 
 yarn-install: package.json
 	$(YARN) install
 
 .PHONY: build-webpack-dev
 build-webpack-dev: yarn-install
 	$(YARN) build-dev
 
 .PHONY: build-webpack-dev-no-verbose
 build-webpack-dev-no-verbose: yarn-install
 	$(YARN) build-dev >/dev/null
 
 .PHONY: build-webpack-prod
 build-webpack-prod: yarn-install
 	$(YARN) build
 
 .PHONY: run-migrations
 run-migrations:
 	python3 swh/web/manage.py migrate 2>/dev/null
 	python3 swh/web/manage.py createcachetable 2>/dev/null
 
 .PHONY: run-migrations-prod
 run-migrations-prod:
 	django-admin migrate --settings=swh.web.settings.production 2>/dev/null
 	django-admin createcachetable --settings=swh.web.settings.production 2>/dev/null
 
+.PHONY: clear-memcached
+clear-memcached:
+	echo "flush_all" | nc -q 2 localhost 11211 2>/dev/null
+
 run-django-webpack-devserver: run-migrations yarn-install
 	bash -c "trap 'trap - SIGINT SIGTERM ERR; kill %1' SIGINT SIGTERM ERR; $(YARN) start-dev & cd swh/web && python3 manage.py runserver --nostatic"
 
 run-django-webpack-dev: build-webpack-dev run-migrations
 	python3 swh/web/manage.py runserver --nostatic
 
-run-django-webpack-prod: build-webpack-prod run-migrations-prod
+run-django-webpack-prod: build-webpack-prod run-migrations-prod clear-memcached
 	python3 swh/web/manage.py runserver --nostatic --settings=swh.web.settings.production
 
 run-django-server-dev: run-migrations
 	python3 swh/web/manage.py runserver --nostatic
 
-run-django-server-prod: run-migrations-prod
+run-django-server-prod: run-migrations-prod clear-memcached
 	python3 swh/web/manage.py runserver --nostatic --settings=swh.web.settings.production
 
-run-gunicorn-server: run-migrations
+run-gunicorn-server: run-migrations clear-memcached
 	gunicorn3 -b 127.0.0.1:5004 swh.web.wsgi
 
 test-full:
 	$(TEST) $(TESTFULL_FLAGS) $(TEST_DIRS)