diff --git a/utilities/cli/container.py b/utilities/cli/container.py
index 1448fc12b6..ac72c33ed1 100644
--- a/utilities/cli/container.py
+++ b/utilities/cli/container.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import re
 import shlex
 import shutil
+import socket
 import stat
 import subprocess
 import sys
@@ -725,6 +726,27 @@ def get_gpu_runtime_args(self) -> List[str]:
         args.extend(self.get_device_cgroup_args())
         return args
 
+    def is_valid_endpoint(self) -> bool:
+        """Check if SCCACHE_MEMCACHED_ENDPOINT is valid"""
+        endpoint = os.environ.get("SCCACHE_MEMCACHED_ENDPOINT")
+
+        if endpoint:
+            try:
+                host, port_str = endpoint.rsplit(":", 1)
+                port = int(port_str)
+
+                with socket.create_connection((host, port), timeout=5):
+                    info(f" > Using memcached endpoint {endpoint}")
+                    return True
+
+            except Exception:
+                warn(
+                    f" > Memcached endpoint {endpoint} is not reachable, "
+                    "falling back to local caching."
+                )
+
+        return False
+
     def get_environment_args(self) -> List[str]:
         """Environment variable arguments"""
         # Default GPU visibility is controlled via NVIDIA_VISIBLE_DEVICES (from the image and/or
@@ -762,7 +784,9 @@ def get_environment_args(self) -> List[str]:
             args.extend(["-e", f"SCCACHE_DIR={SCCACHE_CONTAINER_DIR}"])
             # Forward other SCCACHE_* environment variables present on host
             for k in sccache_keys:
-                if k != "SCCACHE_DIR":
+                if (k != "SCCACHE_DIR") and (
+                    k != "SCCACHE_MEMCACHED_ENDPOINT" or self.is_valid_endpoint()
+                ):
                     args.extend(["-e", k])
         elif len(sccache_keys) > 0:
             warn(