diff --git a/autoload/ale/lsp_linter.vim b/autoload/ale/lsp_linter.vim
index 4527c74e..31299fc5 100644
--- a/autoload/ale/lsp_linter.vim
+++ b/autoload/ale/lsp_linter.vim
@@ -147,16 +147,14 @@ function! ale#lsp_linter#StartLSP(buffer, linter, callback) abort
     else
         let l:executable = ale#linter#GetExecutable(a:buffer, a:linter)
 
-        if !executable(l:executable)
+        if empty(l:executable) || !executable(l:executable)
             return {}
         endif
 
+        let l:command = ale#linter#GetCommand(a:buffer, a:linter)
         " Format the command, so %e can be formatted into it.
         let l:command = ale#command#FormatCommand(a:buffer, l:executable, l:command, 0)[1]
-        let l:command = ale#job#PrepareCommand(
-        \   a:buffer,
-        \   ale#linter#GetCommand(a:buffer, a:linter),
-        \)
+        let l:command = ale#job#PrepareCommand(a:buffer, l:command)
         let l:conn_id = ale#lsp#StartProgram(
         \   l:executable,
         \   l:command,
diff --git a/test/lsp/test_lsp_command_formatting.vader b/test/lsp/test_lsp_command_formatting.vader
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..35c79096
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/lsp/test_lsp_command_formatting.vader
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+Before:
+  runtime autoload/ale/lsp.vim
+
+  let g:args = []
+
+  " Mock the StartProgram function so we can just capture the arguments.
+  function! ale#lsp#StartProgram(...) abort
+    let g:args = a:000
+  endfunction
+
+After:
+  unlet! g:args
+
+  runtime autoload/ale/lsp.vim
+
+Execute(Command formatting should be applied correctly for LSP linters):
+  call ale#lsp_linter#StartLSP(
+  \ bufnr(''),
+  \ {
+  \   'language_callback': {-> 'x'},
+  \   'project_root_callback': {-> '/foo/bar'},
+  \   'lsp': 'stdio',
+  \   'executable': has('win32') ? 'cmd': 'true',
+  \   'command': '%e --foo',
+  \ },
+  \ {->0}
+  \)
+
+  if has('win32')
+    AssertEqual
+    \ ['true', 'cmd /s/c cmd --foo', '/foo/bar'],
+    \ g:args[:2]
+  else
+    AssertEqual
+    \ ['true', ['/bin/bash', '-c', '''true'' --foo'], '/foo/bar'],
+    \ g:args[:2]
+  endif