Before: call ale#assert#SetUpLinterTest('elixir', 'mix') call ale#test#SetFilename('elixir_paths/mix_project/lib/app.ex') let g:env_prefix = ale#Env('MIX_BUILD_PATH', 'TEMP_DIR') After: unlet! g:env_prefix call ale#assert#TearDownLinterTest() Execute(The default mix command should be correct): AssertLinterCwd ale#path#Simplify(g:dir . '/elixir_paths/mix_project') AssertLinter 'mix', g:env_prefix . 'mix compile %s' Execute(Build mix commands with an umbrella root): call ale#test#SetFilename('elixir_paths/umbrella_project/apps/mix_project/lib/app.ex') AssertLinterCwd ale#path#Simplify(g:dir . '/elixir_paths/umbrella_project') AssertLinter 'mix', g:env_prefix . 'mix compile %s'