diff --git a/ale_linters/elixir/mix.vim b/ale_linters/elixir/mix.vim
index c4beb42d..25ee8fb8 100644
--- a/ale_linters/elixir/mix.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/elixir/mix.vim
@@ -30,8 +30,16 @@ function! ale_linters#elixir#mix#Handle(buffer, lines) abort
     return l:output
 endfunction
 
+function! ale_linters#elixir#mix#FindProjectRoot(buffer) abort
+    let l:project_root = ale#path#FindNearestFile(a:buffer, 'mix.exs')
+    if !empty(l:project_root)
+      return fnamemodify(l:project_root, ':h')
+    endif
+    return ''
+endfunction
+
 function! ale_linters#elixir#mix#GetCommand(buffer) abort
-    let l:project_root = fnamemodify(ale#path#FindNearestFile(a:buffer, 'mix.exs'), ':h')
+    let l:project_root = ale_linters#elixir#mix#FindProjectRoot(a:buffer)
 
     let l:temp_dir = ale#engine#CreateDirectory(a:buffer)
 
@@ -49,4 +57,5 @@ call ale#linter#Define('elixir', {
 \   'executable': 'mix',
 \   'command_callback': 'ale_linters#elixir#mix#GetCommand',
 \   'callback': 'ale_linters#elixir#mix#Handle',
+\   'lint_file': 1,
 \})
diff --git a/test/command_callback/test_elixir_mix_command_callbacks.vader b/test/command_callback/test_elixir_mix_command_callbacks.vader
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..28c09e33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/command_callback/test_elixir_mix_command_callbacks.vader
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+Before:
+  runtime ale_linters/elixir/mix.vim
+
+  call ale#test#SetDirectory('/testplugin/test/command_callback')
+
+  let g:env_prefix = has('win32')
+  \ ? 'set MIX_BUILD_PATH=TEMP && '
+  \ : 'MIX_BUILD_PATH=TEMP '
+
+
+  function! GetCommand() abort
+    let l:command = ale_linters#elixir#mix#GetCommand(bufnr(''))
+
+    let l:split_command = split(l:command, 'MIX_BUILD_PATH=[^ ]*\s')
+
+    return l:split_command[0] . 'MIX_BUILD_PATH=TEMP' .  l:split_command[1]
+  endfunction
+
+
+
+After:
+  Restore
+
+  unlet! g:env_prefix
+
+  call ale#linter#Reset()
+  call ale#test#RestoreDirectory()
+
+  delfunction GetCommand
+
+Execute(The default mix command should be correct):
+  AssertEqual
+  \ GetCommand(),
+  \ 'cd '''' && '
+  \ . g:env_prefix
+  \ . 'mix compile %s'