diff --git a/hystrix-core/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/AbstractCommand.java b/hystrix-core/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/AbstractCommand.java
index 955983e52..e526c3c34 100644
--- a/hystrix-core/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/AbstractCommand.java
+++ b/hystrix-core/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/AbstractCommand.java
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ public Observable<R> call() {
                         }
                     } else {
                         //command has already been unsubscribed, so return immediately
-                        return Observable.error(new RuntimeException("unsubscribed before executing run()"));
+                        return Observable.empty();
                     }
                 }
             }).doOnTerminate(new Action0() {
diff --git a/hystrix-core/src/test/java/com/netflix/hystrix/UnsubscribedTasksRequestCacheTest.java b/hystrix-core/src/test/java/com/netflix/hystrix/UnsubscribedTasksRequestCacheTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3453dbb60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hystrix-core/src/test/java/com/netflix/hystrix/UnsubscribedTasksRequestCacheTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright 2017 Netflix, Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.netflix.hystrix;
+
+import com.netflix.hystrix.exception.HystrixRuntimeException;
+import com.netflix.hystrix.strategy.HystrixPlugins;
+import com.netflix.hystrix.strategy.concurrency.HystrixRequestContext;
+import com.netflix.hystrix.strategy.executionhook.HystrixCommandExecutionHook;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
+import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
+import java.util.concurrent.Future;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+public class UnsubscribedTasksRequestCacheTest {
+
+    private AtomicBoolean encounteredCommandException = new AtomicBoolean(false);
+    private AtomicInteger numOfExecutions = new AtomicInteger(0);
+
+    public class CommandExecutionHook extends HystrixCommandExecutionHook {
+
+        @Override
+        public <T> Exception onError(HystrixInvokable<T> commandInstance, HystrixRuntimeException.FailureType failureType, Exception e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+            encounteredCommandException.set(true);
+            return e;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public class CommandUsingRequestCache extends HystrixCommand<Boolean> {
+
+        private final int value;
+
+        protected CommandUsingRequestCache(int value) {
+            super(HystrixCommandGroupKey.Factory.asKey("ExampleGroup"));
+            this.value = value;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        protected Boolean run() {
+            numOfExecutions.getAndIncrement();
+            try {
+                Thread.sleep(500);
+            }
+            catch (InterruptedException e) {
+                e.printStackTrace();
+            }
+            System.out.println(Thread.currentThread().getName() + " run()");
+            return value == 0 || value % 2 == 0;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        protected String getCacheKey() {
+            return String.valueOf(value);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testOneCommandIsUnsubscribed() throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
+
+        HystrixPlugins.getInstance().registerCommandExecutionHook(new CommandExecutionHook());
+        final HystrixRequestContext context = HystrixRequestContext.initializeContext();
+        final AtomicInteger numCacheResponses = new AtomicInteger(0);
+
+
+        try {
+            ExecutorService executorService = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(2);
+
+            Future futureCommand2a = executorService.submit(new Runnable() {
+
+                public void run() {
+
+                    HystrixRequestContext.setContextOnCurrentThread(context);
+
+                    CommandUsingRequestCache command2a = new CommandUsingRequestCache(2);
+                    Future<Boolean> resultCommand2a = command2a.queue();
+
+                    try {
+                        assertTrue(resultCommand2a.get());
+                        System.out.println(Thread.currentThread() + " " + command2a.isResponseFromCache());
+                        if (command2a.isResponseFromCache()) {
+                            numCacheResponses.getAndIncrement();
+                        }
+                    } catch (Exception e) {
+                        fail("Exception: " + e.getMessage());
+                    }
+                }
+            });
+
+            Future futureCommand2b = executorService.submit(new Runnable() {
+
+                public void run() {
+
+                    HystrixRequestContext.setContextOnCurrentThread(context);
+
+                    CommandUsingRequestCache command2b = new CommandUsingRequestCache(2);
+                    Future<Boolean> resultCommand2b = command2b.queue();
+
+                    try {
+                        assertTrue(resultCommand2b.get());
+                        System.out.println(Thread.currentThread() + " " + command2b.isResponseFromCache());
+                        if (command2b.isResponseFromCache()) {
+                            numCacheResponses.getAndIncrement();
+                        }
+                    } catch (Exception e) {
+                        fail("Exception: " + e.getMessage());
+                    }
+                }
+            });
+
+            futureCommand2a.get();
+            futureCommand2b.get();
+
+            assertEquals(1, numCacheResponses.get());
+            assertEquals(1, numOfExecutions.get());
+            assertEquals(false, encounteredCommandException.get());
+
+        } finally {
+            context.shutdown();
+        }
+    }
+
+}