Before: call ale#assert#SetUpLinterTest('php', 'php') let b:command_tail = ' -l -d error_reporting=E_ALL -d display_errors=1' \ . ' -d log_errors=0 --' After: unlet! b:command_tail call ale#assert#TearDownLinterTest() Execute(The executable should be configurable): AssertLinter 'php', ale#Escape('php') . b:command_tail let b:ale_php_php_executable = '/path/to/php' AssertLinter '/path/to/php', ale#Escape('/path/to/php') . b:command_tail