diff --git a/ale_linters/markdown/pymarkdown.vim b/ale_linters/markdown/pymarkdown.vim
index 7700974b..e5d05070 100644
--- a/ale_linters/markdown/pymarkdown.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/markdown/pymarkdown.vim
@@ -33,9 +33,8 @@ function! ale_linters#markdown#pymarkdown#GetCommand(buffer) abort
     \   : ''
 
     return ale#Escape(l:executable) . l:exec_args
-    \   . ' '
-    \   . ale#Var(a:buffer, 'markdown_pymarkdown_options')
-    \   . 'scan-stdin'
+    \   . ale#Pad(ale#Var(a:buffer, 'markdown_pymarkdown_options'))
+    \   . ' scan-stdin'
 endfunction
 
 function! ale_linters#markdown#pymarkdown#Handle(buffer, lines) abort
diff --git a/test/linter/test_j2lint.vader b/test/linter/test_j2lint.vader
index 74b82f7d..31d910f0 100644
--- a/test/linter/test_j2lint.vader
+++ b/test/linter/test_j2lint.vader
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ Before:
 After:
   call ale#assert#TearDownLinterTest()
 
+Execute(The pycodestyle command callback should allow options):
+  let g:ale_jinja_j2lint_options = '--exclude=test*.j2'
+
+  AssertLinter 'j2lint',
+  \ ale#Escape('j2lint') . ' --exclude=test*.j2 %t'
+
 Execute(The j2lint executable should be configurable):
   let g:ale_jinja_j2lint_executable = '~/.local/bin/j2lint'
 
@@ -36,6 +42,12 @@ Execute(Poetry is detected when jinja_j2lint_auto_poetry is set):
   AssertLinter 'poetry',
   \ ale#Escape('poetry') . ' run j2lint %t'
 
+Execute(Setting executable to 'uv' appends 'run j2lint'):
+  let g:ale_jinja_j2lint_executable = 'path/to/uv'
+
+  AssertLinter 'path/to/uv',
+  \ ale#Escape('path/to/uv') . ' run j2lint %t'
+
 Execute(uv is detected when jinja_j2lint_auto_uv is set):
   let g:ale_jinja_j2lint_auto_uv = 1
   call ale#test#SetFilename('../test-files/python/uv/whatever.py')
diff --git a/test/linter/test_pymarkdown.vader b/test/linter/test_pymarkdown.vader
index 2bfb2387..223a2aaf 100644
--- a/test/linter/test_pymarkdown.vader
+++ b/test/linter/test_pymarkdown.vader
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ Execute(The pymarkdown command callback should return default string):
   AssertLinter 'pymarkdown', ale#Escape('pymarkdown') . ' scan-stdin'
 
 Execute(The pycodestyle command callback should allow options):
-  let g:markdown_pymarkdown_options = '--exclude=test*.py'
+  let g:ale_markdown_pymarkdown_options = '--exclude=test*.py'
+
+  AssertLinter 'pymarkdown',
+  \ ale#Escape('pymarkdown') . ' --exclude=test*.py scan-stdin'
 
 Execute(The pymarkdown executable should be configurable):
   let g:ale_markdown_pymarkdown_executable = '~/.local/bin/pymarkdown'