diff --git a/ale_linters/go/gometalinter.vim b/ale_linters/go/gometalinter.vim
index 9913f21a..ef4bf578 100644
--- a/ale_linters/go/gometalinter.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/go/gometalinter.vim
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ function! ale_linters#go#gometalinter#Handler(buffer, lines) abort
 
     for l:match in ale_linters#go#gometalinter#GetMatches(a:lines)
         " Omit errors from files other than the one currently open
-        if ale#path#IsBufferPath(a:buffer, l:match[0])
+        if !ale#path#IsBufferPath(a:buffer, l:match[1])
             continue
         endif
 
diff --git a/test/handler/test_gometalinter_handler.vader b/test/handler/test_gometalinter_handler.vader
index 3b622130..52a4fc96 100644
--- a/test/handler/test_gometalinter_handler.vader
+++ b/test/handler/test_gometalinter_handler.vader
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Execute (The gometalinter handler should handle names with spaces):
   \ ]), 'v:val[1:5]')
 
 Execute (The gometalinter handler should handle relative paths correctly):
-  :file! /foo/bar/baz.go
+  silent file /foo/bar/baz.go
 
   AssertEqual
   \ [
@@ -47,7 +47,28 @@ Execute (The gometalinter handler should handle relative paths correctly):
   \     'type': 'E',
   \   },
   \ ],
-  \ ale_linters#go#gometalinter#Handler(42, [
+  \ ale_linters#go#gometalinter#Handler(bufnr(''), [
   \   'baz.go:12:3:warning: expected ''package'', found ''IDENT'' gibberish (staticcheck)',
   \   'baz.go:37:5:error: expected ''package'', found ''IDENT'' gibberish (golint)',
   \ ])
+
+
+Execute (The gometalinter handler should filter out errors from other files):
+  silent file! /some/path/sql.go
+
+  AssertEqual
+  \ [],
+  \ ale_linters#go#gometalinter#Handler(bufnr(''), [
+  \   '/some/path/interface_implementation_test.go:417::warning: cyclomatic complexity 24 of function testGetUserHeaders() is high (> 10) (gocyclo)',
+  \   '/some/path/sql_helpers.go:38::warning: cyclomatic complexity 11 of function CreateTestUserMetadataDB() is high (> 10) (gocyclo)',
+  \   '/some/path/sql_alpha.go:560:7:warning: ineffectual assignment to err (ineffassign)',
+  \   '/some/path/sql_alpha.go:589:7:warning: ineffectual assignment to err (ineffassign)',
+  \   '/some/path/sql_test.go:124:9:warning: should not use basic type untyped string as key in context.WithValue (golint)',
+  \   '/some/path/interface_implementation_test.go:640::warning: declaration of "cfg" shadows declaration at sql_test.go:21 (vetshadow)',
+  \   '/some/path/sql_helpers.go:55::warning: declaration of "err" shadows declaration at sql_helpers.go:48 (vetshadow)',
+  \   '/some/path/sql_helpers.go:91::warning: declaration of "err" shadows declaration at sql_helpers.go:48 (vetshadow)',
+  \   '/some/path/sql_helpers.go:108::warning: declaration of "err" shadows declaration at sql_helpers.go:48 (vetshadow)',
+  \   '/some/path/user_metadata_db.go:149::warning: declaration of "err" shadows declaration at user_metadata_db.go:140 (vetshadow)',
+  \   '/some/path/user_metadata_db.go:188::warning: declaration of "err" shadows declaration at user_metadata_db.go:179 (vetshadow)',
+  \   '/some/path/queries_alpha.go:62::warning: Potential hardcoded credentials,HIGH,LOW (gas)',
+  \ ])