diff --git a/laravel/cache/drivers/apc.php b/laravel/cache/drivers/apc.php
index 2fade423..eb067e44 100644
--- a/laravel/cache/drivers/apc.php
+++ b/laravel/cache/drivers/apc.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class APC extends Driver {
 	{
 		if (($cache = apc_fetch($this->key.$key)) !== false)
 		{
-			return $cache;
+			return unserialize($cache);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class APC extends Driver {
 	 */
 	public function put($key, $value, $minutes)
 	{
-		apc_store($this->key.$key, $value, $minutes * 60);
+		apc_store($this->key.$key, serialize($value), $minutes * 60);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/laravel/cache/drivers/memcached.php b/laravel/cache/drivers/memcached.php
index 4601e385..96380a8e 100644
--- a/laravel/cache/drivers/memcached.php
+++ b/laravel/cache/drivers/memcached.php
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class Memcached extends Driver {
 	{
 		if (($cache = $this->memcache->get($this->key.$key)) !== false)
 		{
-			return $cache;
+			return unserialize($cache);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class Memcached extends Driver {
 	 */
 	public function put($key, $value, $minutes)
 	{
-		$this->memcache->set($this->key.$key, $value, 0, $minutes * 60);
+		$this->memcache->set($this->key.$key, serialize($value), 0, $minutes * 60);
 	}
 
 	/**