diff --git a/ale_linters/coffee/coffeelint.vim b/ale_linters/coffee/coffeelint.vim
index 4a1d732..4083c24 100644
--- a/ale_linters/coffee/coffeelint.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/coffee/coffeelint.vim
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ function! ale_linters#coffee#coffeelint#Handle(buffer, lines)
 
         let line = l:match[1] + 0
         let column = 1
-        let type = l:match[3] ==# 'error' ? 'error' : 'warn'
-        let text = type . ': ' . l:match[4]
+        let type = l:match[3] ==# 'error' ? 'E' : 'W'
+        let text = l:match[3] . ': ' . l:match[4]
 
         " vcol is needed to indicate that the column is a character
         call add(output, {