diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/CallbackEvent.php b/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/CallbackEvent.php
index 9719cfa1be54..52771b71b377 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/CallbackEvent.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/CallbackEvent.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 use LogicException;
 use InvalidArgumentException;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Container\Container;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Cache\Repository as Cache;
 
 class CallbackEvent extends Event
 {
@@ -15,6 +16,13 @@ class CallbackEvent extends Event
      */
     protected $callback;
 
+    /**
+     * The cache store implementation.
+     *
+     * @var \Illuminate\Contracts\Cache\Repository
+     */
+    protected $cache;
+
     /**
      * The parameters to pass to the method.
      *
@@ -26,12 +34,13 @@ class CallbackEvent extends Event
      * Create a new event instance.
      *
      * @param  string  $callback
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Contracts\Cache\Repository  $cache
      * @param  array  $parameters
      * @return void
      *
      * @throws \InvalidArgumentException
      */
-    public function __construct($callback, array $parameters = [])
+    public function __construct($callback, Cache $cache, array $parameters = [])
     {
         if (! is_string($callback) && ! is_callable($callback)) {
             throw new InvalidArgumentException(
@@ -39,6 +48,7 @@ public function __construct($callback, array $parameters = [])
             );
         }
 
+        $this->cache = $cache;
         $this->callback = $callback;
         $this->parameters = $parameters;
     }
@@ -54,7 +64,7 @@ public function __construct($callback, array $parameters = [])
     public function run(Container $container)
     {
         if ($this->description) {
-            touch($this->mutexPath());
+            $this->cache->put($this->mutexName(), true, 1440);
         }
 
         try {
@@ -76,7 +86,7 @@ public function run(Container $container)
     protected function removeMutex()
     {
         if ($this->description) {
-            @unlink($this->mutexPath());
+            $this->cache->forget($this->mutexName());
         }
     }
 
@@ -96,18 +106,18 @@ public function withoutOverlapping()
         }
 
         return $this->skip(function () {
-            return file_exists($this->mutexPath());
+            return $this->cache->has($this->mutexName());
         });
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the mutex path for the scheduled command.
+     * Get the mutex name for the scheduled command.
      *
      * @return string
      */
-    protected function mutexPath()
+    protected function mutexName()
     {
-        return storage_path('framework/schedule-'.sha1($this->description));
+        return 'framework/schedule-'.sha1($this->description);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/Event.php b/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/Event.php
index 1805d3f2928e..d592009e98d8 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/Event.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/Event.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 use Symfony\Component\Process\Process;
 use Symfony\Component\Process\ProcessUtils;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Container\Container;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Cache\Repository as Cache;
 
 class Event
 {
@@ -21,6 +22,13 @@ class Event
      */
     public $command;
 
+    /**
+     * The cache store implementation.
+     *
+     * @var \Illuminate\Contracts\Cache\Repository
+     */
+    protected $cache;
+
     /**
      * The cron expression representing the event's frequency.
      *
@@ -123,10 +131,12 @@ class Event
      * Create a new event instance.
      *
      * @param  string  $command
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Contracts\Cache\Repository  $cache
      * @return void
      */
-    public function __construct($command)
+    public function __construct($command, Cache $cache)
     {
+        $this->cache = $cache;
         $this->command = $command;
         $this->output = $this->getDefaultOutput();
     }
@@ -149,11 +159,19 @@ protected function getDefaultOutput()
      */
     public function run(Container $container)
     {
+        if ($this->withoutOverlapping) {
+            $this->cache->put($this->mutexName(), true, 1440);
+        }
+
         if (! $this->runInBackground) {
             $this->runCommandInForeground($container);
         } else {
             $this->runCommandInBackground();
         }
+
+        if ($this->withoutOverlapping) {
+            $this->cache->forget($this->mutexName());
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -222,27 +240,19 @@ public function buildCommand()
 
         $redirect = $this->shouldAppendOutput ? ' >> ' : ' > ';
 
-        if ($this->withoutOverlapping) {
-            if (windows_os()) {
-                $command = '(echo \'\' > "'.$this->mutexPath().'" & '.$this->command.' & del "'.$this->mutexPath().'")'.$redirect.$output.' 2>&1 &';
-            } else {
-                $command = '(touch '.$this->mutexPath().'; '.$this->command.'; rm '.$this->mutexPath().')'.$redirect.$output.' 2>&1 &';
-            }
-        } else {
-            $command = $this->command.$redirect.$output.' 2>&1 &';
-        }
+        $command = $this->command.$redirect.$output.' 2>&1 &';
 
         return $this->user && ! windows_os() ? 'sudo -u '.$this->user.' -- sh -c \''.$command.'\'' : $command;
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the mutex path for the scheduled command.
+     * Get the mutex name for the scheduled command.
      *
      * @return string
      */
-    protected function mutexPath()
+    protected function mutexName()
     {
-        return storage_path('framework'.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'schedule-'.sha1($this->expression.$this->command));
+        return 'framework'.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'schedule-'.sha1($this->expression.$this->command);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -719,7 +729,7 @@ public function withoutOverlapping()
         $this->withoutOverlapping = true;
 
         return $this->skip(function () {
-            return file_exists($this->mutexPath());
+            return $this->cache->has($this->mutexName());
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/Schedule.php b/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/Schedule.php
index e36b78ef8068..f9117cbea5da 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/Schedule.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/Schedule.php
@@ -5,9 +5,28 @@
 use Illuminate\Container\Container;
 use Symfony\Component\Process\ProcessUtils;
 use Symfony\Component\Process\PhpExecutableFinder;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Cache\Repository as Cache;
 
 class Schedule
 {
+    /**
+     * The cache store implementation.
+     *
+     * @var \Illuminate\Contracts\Cache\Repository
+     */
+    protected $cache;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new event instance.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Contracts\Cache\Repository  $cache
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function __construct(Cache $cache)
+    {
+        $this->cache = $cache;
+    }
+
     /**
      * All of the events on the schedule.
      *
@@ -24,7 +43,7 @@ class Schedule
      */
     public function call($callback, array $parameters = [])
     {
-        $this->events[] = $event = new CallbackEvent($callback, $parameters);
+        $this->events[] = $event = new CallbackEvent($callback, $this->cache, $parameters);
 
         return $event;
     }
@@ -62,7 +81,7 @@ public function exec($command, array $parameters = [])
             $command .= ' '.$this->compileParameters($parameters);
         }
 
-        $this->events[] = $event = new Event($command);
+        $this->events[] = $event = new Event($command, $this->cache);
 
         return $event;
     }
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/Kernel.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/Kernel.php
index f38cca249189..c97579e75cfd 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/Kernel.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/Kernel.php
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public function __construct(Application $app, Dispatcher $events)
     protected function defineConsoleSchedule()
     {
         $this->app->instance(
-            'Illuminate\Console\Scheduling\Schedule', $schedule = new Schedule
+            'Illuminate\Console\Scheduling\Schedule', $schedule = new Schedule($this->app['cache.store'])
         );
 
         $this->schedule($schedule);
diff --git a/tests/Console/ConsoleEventSchedulerTest.php b/tests/Console/ConsoleEventSchedulerTest.php
index 6344f59921d8..f40cd43a9328 100644
--- a/tests/Console/ConsoleEventSchedulerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Console/ConsoleEventSchedulerTest.php
@@ -5,6 +5,15 @@
 
 class ConsoleEventSchedulerTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 {
+    public function setUp()
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+
+        \Illuminate\Container\Container::getInstance()->instance(
+            'Illuminate\Console\Scheduling\Schedule', $this->schedule = new Schedule(m::mock('Illuminate\Contracts\Cache\Repository'))
+        );
+    }
+
     public function tearDown()
     {
         m::close();
@@ -15,7 +24,7 @@ public function testExecCreatesNewCommand()
         $escape = '\\' === DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR ? '"' : '\'';
         $escapeReal = '\\' === DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR ? '\\"' : '"';
 
-        $schedule = new Schedule;
+        $schedule = $this->schedule;
         $schedule->exec('path/to/command');
         $schedule->exec('path/to/command -f --foo="bar"');
         $schedule->exec('path/to/command', ['-f']);
@@ -40,7 +49,7 @@ public function testCommandCreatesNewArtisanCommand()
     {
         $escape = '\\' === DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR ? '"' : '\'';
 
-        $schedule = new Schedule;
+        $schedule = $this->schedule;
         $schedule->command('queue:listen');
         $schedule->command('queue:listen --tries=3');
         $schedule->command('queue:listen', ['--tries' => 3]);
@@ -56,7 +65,7 @@ public function testCreateNewArtisanCommandUsingCommandClass()
     {
         $escape = '\\' === DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR ? '"' : '\'';
 
-        $schedule = new Schedule;
+        $schedule = $this->schedule;
         $schedule->command(ConsoleCommandStub::class, ['--force']);
 
         $events = $schedule->events();
diff --git a/tests/Console/ConsoleScheduledEventTest.php b/tests/Console/ConsoleScheduledEventTest.php
index 434d47a73b7b..4619ff3427db 100644
--- a/tests/Console/ConsoleScheduledEventTest.php
+++ b/tests/Console/ConsoleScheduledEventTest.php
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public function testBasicCronCompilation()
         $app->shouldReceive('isDownForMaintenance')->andReturn(false);
         $app->shouldReceive('environment')->andReturn('production');
 
-        $event = new Event('php foo');
+        $event = new Event('php foo', m::mock('Illuminate\Contracts\Cache\Repository'));
         $this->assertEquals('* * * * * *', $event->getExpression());
         $this->assertTrue($event->isDue($app));
         $this->assertTrue($event->skip(function () {
@@ -42,49 +42,49 @@ public function testBasicCronCompilation()
             return true;
         })->filtersPass($app));
 
-        $event = new Event('php foo');
+        $event = new Event('php foo', m::mock('Illuminate\Contracts\Cache\Repository'));
         $this->assertEquals('* * * * * *', $event->getExpression());
         $this->assertFalse($event->environments('local')->isDue($app));
 
-        $event = new Event('php foo');
+        $event = new Event('php foo', m::mock('Illuminate\Contracts\Cache\Repository'));
         $this->assertEquals('* * * * * *', $event->getExpression());
         $this->assertFalse($event->when(function () {
             return false;
         })->filtersPass($app));
 
-        $event = new Event('php foo');
+        $event = new Event('php foo', m::mock('Illuminate\Contracts\Cache\Repository'));
         $this->assertEquals('*/5 * * * * *', $event->everyFiveMinutes()->getExpression());
 
-        $event = new Event('php foo');
+        $event = new Event('php foo', m::mock('Illuminate\Contracts\Cache\Repository'));
         $this->assertEquals('0 0 * * * *', $event->daily()->getExpression());
 
-        $event = new Event('php foo');
+        $event = new Event('php foo', m::mock('Illuminate\Contracts\Cache\Repository'));
         $this->assertEquals('0 3,15 * * * *', $event->twiceDaily(3, 15)->getExpression());
 
-        $event = new Event('php foo');
+        $event = new Event('php foo', m::mock('Illuminate\Contracts\Cache\Repository'));
         $this->assertEquals('*/5 * * * 3 *', $event->everyFiveMinutes()->wednesdays()->getExpression());
 
-        $event = new Event('php foo');
+        $event = new Event('php foo', m::mock('Illuminate\Contracts\Cache\Repository'));
         $this->assertEquals('0 * * * * *', $event->everyFiveMinutes()->hourly()->getExpression());
 
-        $event = new Event('php foo');
+        $event = new Event('php foo', m::mock('Illuminate\Contracts\Cache\Repository'));
         $this->assertEquals('0 15 4 * * *', $event->monthlyOn(4, '15:00')->getExpression());
 
-        $event = new Event('php foo');
+        $event = new Event('php foo', m::mock('Illuminate\Contracts\Cache\Repository'));
         $this->assertEquals('0 0 * * 1-5 *', $event->weekdays()->daily()->getExpression());
 
-        $event = new Event('php foo');
+        $event = new Event('php foo', m::mock('Illuminate\Contracts\Cache\Repository'));
         $this->assertEquals('0 * * * 1-5 *', $event->weekdays()->hourly()->getExpression());
 
         // chained rules should be commutative
-        $eventA = new Event('php foo');
-        $eventB = new Event('php foo');
+        $eventA = new Event('php foo', m::mock('Illuminate\Contracts\Cache\Repository'));
+        $eventB = new Event('php foo', m::mock('Illuminate\Contracts\Cache\Repository'));
         $this->assertEquals(
             $eventA->daily()->hourly()->getExpression(),
             $eventB->hourly()->daily()->getExpression());
 
-        $eventA = new Event('php foo');
-        $eventB = new Event('php foo');
+        $eventA = new Event('php foo', m::mock('Illuminate\Contracts\Cache\Repository'));
+        $eventB = new Event('php foo', m::mock('Illuminate\Contracts\Cache\Repository'));
         $this->assertEquals(
             $eventA->weekdays()->hourly()->getExpression(),
             $eventB->hourly()->weekdays()->getExpression());
@@ -97,11 +97,11 @@ public function testEventIsDueCheck()
         $app->shouldReceive('environment')->andReturn('production');
         Carbon::setTestNow(Carbon::create(2015, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0));
 
-        $event = new Event('php foo');
+        $event = new Event('php foo', m::mock('Illuminate\Contracts\Cache\Repository'));
         $this->assertEquals('* * * * 4 *', $event->thursdays()->getExpression());
         $this->assertTrue($event->isDue($app));
 
-        $event = new Event('php foo');
+        $event = new Event('php foo', m::mock('Illuminate\Contracts\Cache\Repository'));
         $this->assertEquals('0 19 * * 3 *', $event->wednesdays()->at('19:00')->timezone('EST')->getExpression());
         $this->assertTrue($event->isDue($app));
     }
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public function testTimeBetweenChecks()
         $app->shouldReceive('environment')->andReturn('production');
         Carbon::setTestNow(Carbon::now()->startOfDay()->addHours(9));
 
-        $event = new Event('php foo');
+        $event = new Event('php foo', m::mock('Illuminate\Contracts\Cache\Repository'));
         $this->assertTrue($event->between('8:00', '10:00')->filtersPass($app));
         $this->assertTrue($event->between('9:00', '9:00')->filtersPass($app));
         $this->assertFalse($event->between('10:00', '11:00')->filtersPass($app));
diff --git a/tests/Console/Scheduling/EventTest.php b/tests/Console/Scheduling/EventTest.php
index 2787db337e68..963ff5b09d6f 100644
--- a/tests/Console/Scheduling/EventTest.php
+++ b/tests/Console/Scheduling/EventTest.php
@@ -1,14 +1,20 @@
 <?php
 
+use Mockery as m;
 use Illuminate\Console\Scheduling\Event;
 
 class EventTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 {
+    public function tearDown()
+    {
+        m::close();
+    }
+
     public function testBuildCommand()
     {
         $quote = (DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR == '\\') ? '"' : "'";
 
-        $event = new Event('php -i');
+        $event = new Event('php -i', m::mock('Illuminate\Contracts\Cache\Repository'));
 
         $defaultOutput = (DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR == '\\') ? 'NUL' : '/dev/null';
         $this->assertSame("php -i > {$quote}{$defaultOutput}{$quote} 2>&1 &", $event->buildCommand());
@@ -18,12 +24,12 @@ public function testBuildCommandSendOutputTo()
     {
         $quote = (DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR == '\\') ? '"' : "'";
 
-        $event = new Event('php -i');
+        $event = new Event('php -i', m::mock('Illuminate\Contracts\Cache\Repository'));
 
         $event->sendOutputTo('/dev/null');
         $this->assertSame("php -i > {$quote}/dev/null{$quote} 2>&1 &", $event->buildCommand());
 
-        $event = new Event('php -i');
+        $event = new Event('php -i', m::mock('Illuminate\Contracts\Cache\Repository'));
 
         $event->sendOutputTo('/my folder/foo.log');
         $this->assertSame("php -i > {$quote}/my folder/foo.log{$quote} 2>&1 &", $event->buildCommand());
@@ -33,7 +39,7 @@ public function testBuildCommandAppendOutput()
     {
         $quote = (DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR == '\\') ? '"' : "'";
 
-        $event = new Event('php -i');
+        $event = new Event('php -i', m::mock('Illuminate\Contracts\Cache\Repository'));
 
         $event->appendOutputTo('/dev/null');
         $this->assertSame("php -i >> {$quote}/dev/null{$quote} 2>&1 &", $event->buildCommand());
@@ -44,7 +50,7 @@ public function testBuildCommandAppendOutput()
      */
     public function testEmailOutputToThrowsExceptionIfOutputFileWasNotSpecified()
     {
-        $event = new Event('php -i');
+        $event = new Event('php -i', m::mock('Illuminate\Contracts\Cache\Repository'));
         $event->emailOutputTo('foo@example.com');
 
         $event->buildCommand();