diff --git a/lib/resque-ext/job.rb b/lib/resque-ext/job.rb
index 9da81ed..bc40f77 100644
--- a/lib/resque-ext/job.rb
+++ b/lib/resque-ext/job.rb
@@ -13,11 +13,23 @@ def self.create_with_loner(queue, klass, *args)
       return create_without_loner(queue, klass, *args) if Resque.inline?
       item = { class: klass.to_s, args: args }
       return 'EXISTED' if Resque::Plugins::Loner::Helpers.loner_queued?(queue, item)
+
+      # Guard against nested MULTI when called from inside resque-scheduler's own multi block.
+      # In redis 4.x, @client is replaced with a Pipeline object (responds to :futures) during
+      # a multi block. Opening another multi here would merge a second MULTI command into the
+      # outer pipeline, causing ERR MULTI calls can not be nested from Redis.
+      # Instead, call directly — both commands flow through DeprecatedMulti into the outer pipeline.
+      if Resque.redis.redis.instance_variable_get(:@client).respond_to?(:futures)
+        create_return_value = create_without_loner(queue, klass, *args)
+        Resque::Plugins::Loner::Helpers.mark_loner_as_queued(queue, item)
+        return create_return_value
+      end
+
       # multi block returns array of keys
       create_return_value = false
-      Resque.redis.multi do
+      Resque.redis.multi do |pipeline|
         create_return_value = create_without_loner(queue, klass, *args)
-        Resque::Plugins::Loner::Helpers.mark_loner_as_queued(queue, item)
+        Resque::Plugins::Loner::Helpers.mark_loner_as_queued(queue, item, pipeline)
       end
       create_return_value
     end
diff --git a/lib/resque-ext/resque.rb b/lib/resque-ext/resque.rb
index 4e7f4a8..9da914e 100644
--- a/lib/resque-ext/resque.rb
+++ b/lib/resque-ext/resque.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,30 @@
 module Resque
+  class << self
+    alias_method :original_enqueue_to, :enqueue_to
+
+    # Patch enqueue_to to return Job.create result instead of always returning true
+    # This allows resque-loner's "EXISTED" return value to propagate back to the caller
+    # Required for Resque 2.x compatibility where enqueue_to ignores Job.create result
+    def enqueue_to(queue, klass, *args)
+      # Perform before_enqueue hooks. Don't perform enqueue if any hook returns false
+      before_hooks = Plugin.before_enqueue_hooks(klass).collect do |hook|
+        klass.send(hook, *args)
+      end
+      return nil if before_hooks.any? { |result| result == false }
+
+      # Capture and return Job.create result (allows "EXISTED" to propagate)
+      result = Job.create(queue, klass, *args)
+
+      Plugin.after_enqueue_hooks(klass).each do |hook|
+        klass.send(hook, *args)
+      end
+
+      # Return actual result instead of always true
+      # For resque-loner: returns "EXISTED" if duplicate, otherwise truthy value
+      result.nil? ? true : result
+    end
+  end
+
   def self.enqueued?(klass, *args)
     enqueued_in?(queue_from_class(klass), klass, *args)
   end
diff --git a/lib/resque-loner/helpers.rb b/lib/resque-loner/helpers.rb
index 11d0426..209343a 100644
--- a/lib/resque-loner/helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/resque-loner/helpers.rb
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ def self.loner_queued?(queue, item)
           redis.get(unique_job_queue_key(queue, item)) == '1'
         end
 
-        def self.mark_loner_as_queued(queue, item)
+        def self.mark_loner_as_queued(queue, item, pipeline = nil)
           return unless item_is_a_unique_job?(item)
           key = unique_job_queue_key(queue, item)
-          redis.set(key, 1)
+          (pipeline || redis).set(key, 1)
           unless (ttl = item_ttl(item)) == -1 # no need to incur overhead for default value
-            redis.expire(key, ttl)
+            (pipeline || redis).expire(key, ttl)
           end
         end
 
diff --git a/lib/resque-loner/version.rb b/lib/resque-loner/version.rb
index affafda..dc039da 100644
--- a/lib/resque-loner/version.rb
+++ b/lib/resque-loner/version.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module Resque
   module Plugins
     module Loner
-      VERSION = '1.3.0'
+      VERSION = '1.3.2'
     end
   end
 end