diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Application.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Application.php
index 3b53cfc4b88e..b331453bff9c 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Application.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Application.php
@@ -1302,7 +1302,11 @@ public function getCachedPackagesPath()
      */
     public function configurationIsCached()
     {
-        return is_file($this->getCachedConfigPath());
+        if ($this->bound('config_loaded_from_cache')) {
+            return (bool) $this->make('config_loaded_from_cache');
+        }
+
+        return $this->instance('config_loaded_from_cache', is_file($this->getCachedConfigPath()));
     }
 
     /**