Before: Save g:ale_go_go111module call ale#assert#SetUpLinterTest('go', 'gosimple') call ale#test#SetFilename('../go_files/testfile2.go') After: unlet! b:ale_go_go111module call ale#assert#TearDownLinterTest() Execute(The default gosimple command should be correct): AssertLinter 'gosimple', \ ale#path#BufferCdString(bufnr('')) \ . ' gosimple .' Execute(The gosimple command should support Go environment variables): let b:ale_go_go111module = 'on' AssertLinter 'gosimple', \ ale#path#BufferCdString(bufnr('')) \ . ' ' . ale#Env('GO111MODULE', 'on') . 'gosimple .'