diff --git a/go/vt/tabletserver/cache_pool.go b/go/vt/tabletserver/cache_pool.go
index 54edaeebc6e..08e47873b55 100644
--- a/go/vt/tabletserver/cache_pool.go
+++ b/go/vt/tabletserver/cache_pool.go
@@ -142,10 +142,10 @@ func (cache *Cache) Recycle() {
 
 func CacheCreator(dbconfig dbconfigs.DBConfig) CreateCacheFunc {
 	if dbconfig.Memcache == "" {
-		relog.Info("Row cache not enabled")
+		relog.Info("rowcache not enabled")
 		return nil
 	}
-	relog.Info("Row cache is enabled")
+	relog.Info("rowcache is enabled")
 	return func() (*memcache.Connection, error) {
 		return memcache.Connect(dbconfig.Memcache)
 	}
diff --git a/go/vt/tabletserver/schema_info.go b/go/vt/tabletserver/schema_info.go
index c10ecd514dc..d7db8b6e071 100644
--- a/go/vt/tabletserver/schema_info.go
+++ b/go/vt/tabletserver/schema_info.go
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func (si *SchemaInfo) override(schemaOverrides []SchemaOverride) {
 				continue
 			}
 		}
-		if si.cachePool == nil || override.Cache == nil {
+		if si.cachePool.IsClosed() || override.Cache == nil {
 			continue
 		}
 		switch override.Cache.Type {