diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Cache/Repository.php b/src/Illuminate/Cache/Repository.php
index 01984338e18a..50eb9d85dcf1 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Cache/Repository.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Cache/Repository.php
@@ -123,17 +123,13 @@ public function many(array $keys)
      */
     public function getMultiple($keys, $default = null)
     {
-        if (is_null($default)) {
-            return $this->many($keys);
-        }
+        $defaults = [];
 
         foreach ($keys as $key) {
-            if (! isset($default[$key])) {
-                $default[$key] = null;
-            }
+            $defaults[$key] = $default;
         }
 
-        return $this->many($default);
+        return $this->many($defaults);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Cache/CacheRepositoryTest.php b/tests/Cache/CacheRepositoryTest.php
index 53a65e320855..7c463d9c8b38 100755
--- a/tests/Cache/CacheRepositoryTest.php
+++ b/tests/Cache/CacheRepositoryTest.php
@@ -214,11 +214,11 @@ public function testClearingWholeCache()
     public function testGettingMultipleValuesFromCache()
     {
         $keys = ['key1', 'key2', 'key3'];
-        $default = ['key2' => 5];
+        $default = 5;
 
         $repo = $this->getRepository();
-        $repo->getStore()->shouldReceive('many')->once()->with(['key2', 'key1', 'key3'])->andReturn(['key1' => 1, 'key2' => null, 'key3' => null]);
-        $this->assertEquals(['key1' => 1, 'key2' => 5, 'key3' => null], $repo->getMultiple($keys, $default));
+        $repo->getStore()->shouldReceive('many')->once()->with(['key1', 'key2', 'key3'])->andReturn(['key1' => 1, 'key2' => null, 'key3' => null]);
+        $this->assertEquals(['key1' => 1, 'key2' => 5, 'key3' => 5], $repo->getMultiple($keys, $default));
     }
 
     public function testRemovingMultipleKeys()