diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/CacheSchedulingMutex.php b/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/CacheSchedulingMutex.php
index f2540d3b3d67..c865f4c63187 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/CacheSchedulingMutex.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/CacheSchedulingMutex.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Illuminate\Console\Scheduling;
 
-use Illuminate\Support\Carbon;
+use DateTimeInterface;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Cache\Repository as Cache;
 
 class CacheSchedulingMutex implements SchedulingMutex
@@ -29,24 +29,22 @@ public function __construct(Cache $cache)
      * Attempt to obtain a scheduling mutex for the given event.
      *
      * @param  \Illuminate\Console\Scheduling\Event  $event
-     * @param  \Illuminate\Support\Carbon  $time
+     * @param  \DateTimeInterface  $time
      * @return bool
      */
-    public function create(Event $event, Carbon $time)
+    public function create(Event $event, DateTimeInterface $time)
     {
-        return $this->cache->add(
-            $event->mutexName().$time->format('Hi'), true, 60
-        );
+        return $this->cache->add($event->mutexName().$time->format('Hi'), true, 60);
     }
 
     /**
      * Determine if a scheduling mutex exists for the given event.
      *
      * @param  \Illuminate\Console\Scheduling\Event  $event
-     * @param  \Illuminate\Support\Carbon  $time
+     * @param  \DateTimeInterface  $time
      * @return bool
      */
-    public function exists(Event $event, Carbon $time)
+    public function exists(Event $event, DateTimeInterface $time)
     {
         return $this->cache->has($event->mutexName().$time->format('Hi'));
     }
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/Event.php b/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/Event.php
index 889bfbc7de2a..89f9c99408fe 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/Event.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/Event.php
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class Event
     public $withoutOverlapping = false;
 
     /**
-     * Indicates if the command should only be allowed to run on one server each cron expression.
+     * Indicates if the command should only be allowed to run on one server for each cron expression.
      *
      * @var bool
      */
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/Schedule.php b/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/Schedule.php
index 76872d6c4e56..a4bdbfe1cbd4 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/Schedule.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/Schedule.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Illuminate\Console\Scheduling;
 
+use DateTimeInterface;
 use Illuminate\Support\Carbon;
 use Illuminate\Console\Application;
 use Illuminate\Container\Container;
@@ -121,18 +122,6 @@ public function exec($command, array $parameters = [])
         return $event;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Determine if the server is allowed to run this event.
-     *
-     * @param  \Illuminate\Console\Scheduling\Event  $event
-     * @param  \Illuminate\Support\Carbon  $time
-     * @return bool
-     */
-    public function allowServerToRun(Event $event, Carbon $time)
-    {
-        return $this->schedulingMutex->create($event, $time);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Compile parameters for a command.
      *
@@ -154,6 +143,18 @@ protected function compileParameters(array $parameters)
         })->implode(' ');
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Determine if the server is allowed to run this event.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Console\Scheduling\Event  $event
+     * @param  \DateTimeInterface  $time
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function serverShouldRun(Event $event, DateTimeInterface $time)
+    {
+        return $this->schedulingMutex->create($event, $time);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get all of the events on the schedule that are due.
      *
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/ScheduleRunCommand.php b/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/ScheduleRunCommand.php
index 5e5528aacb18..fd1c58d9f551 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/ScheduleRunCommand.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/ScheduleRunCommand.php
@@ -70,11 +70,7 @@ public function handle()
             }
 
             if ($event->onOneServer) {
-                if ($this->schedule->allowServerToRun($event, $this->startedAt)) {
-                    $this->runEvent($event);
-                } else {
-                    $this->line('<info>Skipping command (already run on another server):</info> '.$event->getSummaryForDisplay());
-                }
+                $this->runSingleServerEvent($event);
             } else {
                 $this->runEvent($event);
             }
@@ -87,6 +83,21 @@ public function handle()
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Run the given single server event.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Support\Collection  $event
+     * @return void
+     */
+    protected function runSingleServerEvent($event)
+    {
+        if ($this->schedule->serverShouldRun($event, $this->startedAt)) {
+            $this->runEvent($event);
+        } else {
+            $this->line('<info>Skipping command (has already run on another server):</info> '.$event->getSummaryForDisplay());
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Run the given event.
      *
@@ -96,7 +107,9 @@ public function handle()
     protected function runEvent($event)
     {
         $this->line('<info>Running scheduled command:</info> '.$event->getSummaryForDisplay());
+
         $event->run($this->laravel);
+
         $this->eventsRan = true;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/SchedulingMutex.php b/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/SchedulingMutex.php
index 097c5106ca56..ab4e87da5557 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/SchedulingMutex.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Console/Scheduling/SchedulingMutex.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Illuminate\Console\Scheduling;
 
-use Illuminate\Support\Carbon;
+use DateTimeInterface;
 
 interface SchedulingMutex
 {
@@ -10,17 +10,17 @@ interface SchedulingMutex
      * Attempt to obtain a scheduling mutex for the given event.
      *
      * @param  \Illuminate\Console\Scheduling\Event  $event
-     * @param  \Illuminate\Support\Carbon  $time
+     * @param  \DateTimeInterface  $time
      * @return bool
      */
-    public function create(Event $event, Carbon $time);
+    public function create(Event $event, DateTimeInterface $time);
 
     /**
      * Determine if a scheduling mutex exists for the given event.
      *
      * @param  \Illuminate\Console\Scheduling\Event  $event
-     * @param  \Illuminate\Support\Carbon  $time
+     * @param  \DateTimeInterface  $time
      * @return bool
      */
-    public function exists(Event $event, Carbon $time);
+    public function exists(Event $event, DateTimeInterface $time);
 }