diff --git a/ale_linters/pug/puglint.vim b/ale_linters/pug/puglint.vim
index c4e0e233..c819cc45 100644
--- a/ale_linters/pug/puglint.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/pug/puglint.vim
@@ -31,6 +31,20 @@ function! ale_linters#pug#puglint#GetCommand(buffer) abort
     \   . ' -r inline %t'
 endfunction
 
+function! ale_linters#pug#puglint#Handle(buffer, lines) abort
+    for l:line in a:lines[:10]
+        if l:line =~# '^SyntaxError: '
+            return [{
+            \   'lnum': 1,
+            \   'text': 'puglint configuration error (type :ALEDetail for more information)',
+            \   'detail': join(a:lines, "\n"),
+            \}]
+        endif
+    endfor
+
+    return ale#handlers#unix#HandleAsError(a:buffer, a:lines)
+endfunction
+
 call ale#linter#Define('pug', {
 \   'name': 'puglint',
 \   'executable': {b -> ale#node#FindExecutable(b, 'pug_puglint', [
@@ -38,5 +52,5 @@ call ale#linter#Define('pug', {
 \   ])},
 \   'output_stream': 'stderr',
 \   'command': function('ale_linters#pug#puglint#GetCommand'),
-\   'callback': 'ale#handlers#unix#HandleAsError',
+\   'callback': 'ale_linters#pug#puglint#Handle',
 \})
diff --git a/test/handler/test_puglint_handler.vader b/test/handler/test_puglint_handler.vader
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f37518bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/handler/test_puglint_handler.vader
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+Before:
+  runtime ale_linters/pug/puglint.vim
+
+After:
+  call ale#linter#Reset()
+
+Execute(Regular errors should be handled):
+  AssertEqual
+  \ [
+  \   {
+  \     'lnum': 1,
+  \     'col': 5,
+  \     'type': 'E',
+  \     'text': 'Static attribute "class" must be written as class literal',
+  \   },
+  \ ],
+  \ ale_linters#pug#puglint#Handle(0, [
+  \   '/tmp/vwYwsJA/233/test.pug:1:5 Static attribute "class" must be written as class literal',
+  \ ])
+
+Execute(syntax errors in the configuration file should be handled):
+  AssertEqual
+  \ [
+  \   {
+  \     'lnum': 1,
+  \     'text': 'puglint configuration error (type :ALEDetail for more information)',
+  \     'detail': join(
+  \       [
+  \         'undefined:2',
+  \         '  disallowClassAttributeWithStaticValue: true',
+  \         '  ^',
+  \         'SyntaxError: Unexpected token d in JSON at position 4',
+  \         '    at JSON.parse (<anonymous>)',
+  \       ],
+  \       "\n"
+  \     ),
+  \   },
+  \ ],
+  \ ale_linters#pug#puglint#Handle(0, [
+  \   'undefined:2',
+  \   '  disallowClassAttributeWithStaticValue: true',
+  \   '  ^',
+  \   'SyntaxError: Unexpected token d in JSON at position 4',
+  \   '    at JSON.parse (<anonymous>)',
+  \ ])