diff --git a/ale_linters/r/lintr.vim b/ale_linters/r/lintr.vim
index 006bf47c..ac1d8569 100644
--- a/ale_linters/r/lintr.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/r/lintr.vim
@@ -11,14 +11,15 @@ let g:ale_r_lintr_lint_package = get(g:, 'ale_r_lintr_lint_package', 0)
 
 function! ale_linters#r#lintr#GetCommand(buffer) abort
     if ale#Var(a:buffer, 'r_lintr_lint_package')
-        let l:lint_cmd = 'lint_package'
+        let l:lint_cmd = 'lint_package(cache = FALSE, linters = ' 
+        \   . ale#Var(a:buffer, 'r_lintr_options') . ')'
     else
-        let l:lint_cmd = 'lint'
+        let l:lint_cmd = 'lint(cache = FALSE, commandArgs(TRUE), '
+        \   . ale#Var(a:buffer, 'r_lintr_options') . ')'
     endif
 
     let l:cmd_string = 'suppressPackageStartupMessages(library(lintr));'
-    \   . l:lint_cmd . '(cache = FALSE, commandArgs(TRUE),'
-    \   . ale#Var(a:buffer, 'r_lintr_options') . ')'
+    \   . l:lint_cmd 
 
     return ale#path#BufferCdString(a:buffer)
     \   . 'Rscript -e '
diff --git a/test/command_callback/test_lintr_command_callback.vader b/test/command_callback/test_lintr_command_callback.vader
index 33259e05..e655328b 100644
--- a/test/command_callback/test_lintr_command_callback.vader
+++ b/test/command_callback/test_lintr_command_callback.vader
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Execute(The default lintr command should be correct):
   \   'cd ' . ale#Escape(getcwd()) . ' && '
   \   . 'Rscript -e '
   \   . ale#Escape('suppressPackageStartupMessages(library(lintr));'
-      \   .            'lint(cache = FALSE, commandArgs(TRUE),'
+      \   .            'lint(cache = FALSE, commandArgs(TRUE), '
       \   .            'with_defaults())')
   \   . ' %t',
   \ ale_linters#r#lintr#GetCommand(bufnr(''))
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Execute(The lintr options should be configurable):
   \   'cd ' . ale#Escape(getcwd()) . ' && '
   \   . 'Rscript -e '
   \   . ale#Escape('suppressPackageStartupMessages(library(lintr));'
-      \   .            'lint(cache = FALSE, commandArgs(TRUE),'
+      \   .            'lint(cache = FALSE, commandArgs(TRUE), '
       \   .            'with_defaults(object_usage_linter = NULL))')
   \   . ' %t',
   \ ale_linters#r#lintr#GetCommand(bufnr(''))
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Execute(If the lint_package flag is set, lintr::lint_package should be called):
   \   'cd ' . ale#Escape(getcwd()) . ' && '
   \   . 'Rscript -e '
   \   . ale#Escape('suppressPackageStartupMessages(library(lintr));'
-      \    .           'lint_package(cache = FALSE, commandArgs(TRUE),'
-      \    .           'with_defaults())')
+      \    .           'lint_package(cache = FALSE, '
+      \    .           'linters = with_defaults())')
   \   . ' %t',
   \ ale_linters#r#lintr#GetCommand(bufnr(''))