diff --git a/app/switch/resources/scripts/app/servers/resources/clear_cache.lua b/app/switch/resources/scripts/app/servers/resources/clear_cache.lua
index c96bd9f5b..f232d881e 100644
--- a/app/switch/resources/scripts/app/servers/resources/clear_cache.lua
+++ b/app/switch/resources/scripts/app/servers/resources/clear_cache.lua
@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
---includes
+--load the functions
 	require "resources.functions.config";
+	require "resources.functions.shell_esc"
+
+--load the libraries 
 	local Database = require "resources.functions.database";
 	local Settings = require "resources.functions.lazy_settings"
 	dbh = Database.new('system');
 	local settings = Settings.new(dbh, domain_name, domain_uuid);
-	
-	
+
 --define trim
 	function trim (s)
 		return (string.gsub(s, "^%s*(.-)%s*$", "%1"))
 	end
-	
+
 --get the argv values
 	cmd = argv[1];
 	file = argv[2];
diff --git a/app/switch/resources/scripts/app/servers/resources/memcache.lua b/app/switch/resources/scripts/app/servers/resources/memcache.lua
index e9807c2da..aa5d3ed31 100644
--- a/app/switch/resources/scripts/app/servers/resources/memcache.lua
+++ b/app/switch/resources/scripts/app/servers/resources/memcache.lua
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@
 --includes config.lua which will include local.lua if it exists
 	require "resources.functions.config"
 
+--load the shell_esc function
+	require "resources.functions.shell_esc"
+
 --subscribe to the events
 	--events = freeswitch.EventConsumer("all");
 	events = freeswitch.EventConsumer("CUSTOM");