Before: Save g:ale_perl_perl_executable Save g:ale_perl_perl_options unlet! g:ale_perl_perl_executable unlet! g:ale_perl_perl_options runtime ale_linters/perl/perl.vim After: Restore unlet! b:ale_perl_perl_executable unlet! b:ale_perl_perl_options call ale#linter#Reset() Execute(The default Perl command callback should be correct): AssertEqual \ 'perl', \ ale_linters#perl#perl#GetExecutable(bufnr('')) AssertEqual \ ale#Escape('perl') . ' -w -Mwarnings -Ilib %t', \ ale_linters#perl#perl#GetCommand(bufnr('')) Execute(Overriding the executable and command should work): let b:ale_perl_perl_executable = 'foobar' let b:ale_perl_perl_options = '-c' AssertEqual \ 'foobar', \ ale_linters#perl#perl#GetExecutable(bufnr('')) AssertEqual \ ale#Escape('foobar') . ' -c %t', \ ale_linters#perl#perl#GetCommand(bufnr(''))