Before: runtime ale_linters/elixir/mix.vim call ale#test#SetDirectory('/testplugin/test/command_callback') let g:env_prefix = has('win32') \ ? 'set MIX_BUILD_PATH=TEMP && ' \ : 'MIX_BUILD_PATH=TEMP ' function! GetCommand() abort let l:command = ale_linters#elixir#mix#GetCommand(bufnr('')) let l:split_command = split(l:command, 'MIX_BUILD_PATH=[^ ]*\s') return l:split_command[0] . 'MIX_BUILD_PATH=TEMP' . l:split_command[1] endfunction After: Restore unlet! g:env_prefix call ale#linter#Reset() call ale#test#RestoreDirectory() delfunction GetCommand Execute(The default mix command should be correct): AssertEqual \ GetCommand(), \ 'cd '''' && ' \ . g:env_prefix \ . 'mix compile %s'