diff --git a/memcached.c b/memcached.c
index 4a04427..cf4e0f0 100644
--- a/memcached.c
+++ b/memcached.c
@@ -4510,7 +4510,7 @@ static void process_lru_command(conn *c, token_t *tokens, const size_t ntokens)
                 out_string(c, "OK");
             }
         }
-    } else if (strcmp(tokens[1].value, "mode") == 0 && ntokens >= 3 &&
+    } else if (strcmp(tokens[1].value, "mode") == 0 && ntokens >= 4 &&
                settings.lru_maintainer_thread) {
         if (strcmp(tokens[2].value, "flat") == 0) {
             settings.lru_segmented = false;
@@ -4521,7 +4521,7 @@ static void process_lru_command(conn *c, token_t *tokens, const size_t ntokens)
         } else {
             out_string(c, "ERROR");
         }
-    } else if (strcmp(tokens[1].value, "temp_ttl") == 0 && ntokens >= 3 &&
+    } else if (strcmp(tokens[1].value, "temp_ttl") == 0 && ntokens >= 4 &&
                settings.lru_maintainer_thread) {
         if (!safe_strtol(tokens[2].value, &ttl)) {
             out_string(c, "ERROR");