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 9ae21400b..17ee7123c 100644
--- a/hystrix-core/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/AbstractCommand.java
+++ b/hystrix-core/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/AbstractCommand.java
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ protected static enum TimedOutStatus {
     protected final AtomicReference<Reference<TimerListener>> timeoutTimer = new AtomicReference<Reference<TimerListener>>();
 
     protected final AtomicBoolean commandStarted = new AtomicBoolean();
+    protected volatile boolean executionStarted = false;
     protected volatile boolean isExecutionComplete = false;
 
     /*
@@ -445,8 +446,6 @@ public Observable<R> call() {
             .doOnUnsubscribe(unsubscribeCommandCleanup); // perform cleanup once
     }
 
-
-
     private Observable<R> applyHystrixSemantics(final AbstractCommand<R> _cmd) {
         // mark that we're starting execution on the ExecutionHook
         // if this hook throws an exception, then a fast-fail occurs with no fallback.  No state is left inconsistent
@@ -584,6 +583,7 @@ private Observable<R> executeCommandWithSpecifiedIsolation(final AbstractCommand
                 @Override
                 public Observable<R> call() {
                     executionResult = executionResult.setExecutionOccurred();
+                    executionStarted = true;
                     metrics.markCommandStart(commandKey, threadPoolKey, ExecutionIsolationStrategy.THREAD);
 
                     if (isCommandTimedOut.get() == TimedOutStatus.TIMED_OUT) {
@@ -622,6 +622,7 @@ public Boolean call() {
                 @Override
                 public Observable<R> call() {
                     executionResult = executionResult.setExecutionOccurred();
+                    executionStarted = true;
                     metrics.markCommandStart(commandKey, threadPoolKey, ExecutionIsolationStrategy.SEMAPHORE);
                     // semaphore isolated
                     // store the command that is being run
@@ -843,7 +844,7 @@ private void cleanUpAfterResponseFromCache() {
                 .setNotExecutedInThread();
         ExecutionResult cacheOnlyForMetrics = ExecutionResult.from(HystrixEventType.RESPONSE_FROM_CACHE)
                 .markUserThreadCompletion(latency);
-        metrics.markCommandDone(cacheOnlyForMetrics, commandKey, threadPoolKey);
+        metrics.markCommandDone(cacheOnlyForMetrics, commandKey, threadPoolKey, executionStarted);
         eventNotifier.markEvent(HystrixEventType.RESPONSE_FROM_CACHE, commandKey);
     }
 
@@ -857,9 +858,9 @@ private void handleCommandEnd() {
         executionResult = executionResult.markUserThreadCompletion((int) userThreadLatency);
         ExecutionResult cancelled = executionResultAtTimeOfCancellation;
         if (cancelled == null) {
-            metrics.markCommandDone(executionResult, commandKey, threadPoolKey);
+            metrics.markCommandDone(executionResult, commandKey, threadPoolKey, executionStarted);
         } else {
-            metrics.markCommandDone(cancelled, commandKey, threadPoolKey);
+            metrics.markCommandDone(cancelled, commandKey, threadPoolKey, executionStarted);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/hystrix-core/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/HystrixCommandMetrics.java b/hystrix-core/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/HystrixCommandMetrics.java
index e2bd8b006..03b150cba 100644
--- a/hystrix-core/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/HystrixCommandMetrics.java
+++ b/hystrix-core/src/main/java/com/netflix/hystrix/HystrixCommandMetrics.java
@@ -343,9 +343,9 @@ public int getCurrentConcurrentExecutionCount() {
         HystrixThreadEventStream.getInstance().commandExecutionStarted(commandKey, threadPoolKey, isolationStrategy, currentCount);
     }
 
-    /* package-private */ void markCommandDone(ExecutionResult executionResult, HystrixCommandKey commandKey, HystrixThreadPoolKey threadPoolKey) {
+    /* package-private */ void markCommandDone(ExecutionResult executionResult, HystrixCommandKey commandKey, HystrixThreadPoolKey threadPoolKey, boolean executionStarted) {
         HystrixThreadEventStream.getInstance().executionDone(executionResult, commandKey, threadPoolKey);
-        if (executionResult.executionOccurred()) {
+        if (executionStarted) {
             concurrentExecutionCount.decrementAndGet();
         }
     }