diff --git a/autoload/SpaceVim/layers/checkers.vim b/autoload/SpaceVim/layers/checkers.vim
index 91d2dea71..877679f50 100644
--- a/autoload/SpaceVim/layers/checkers.vim
+++ b/autoload/SpaceVim/layers/checkers.vim
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ function! SpaceVim#layers#checkers#plugins() abort
   if g:spacevim_enable_neomake
     call add(plugins, ['neomake/neomake', {'merged' : 0, 'loadconf' : 1 , 'loadconf_before' : 1}])
   elseif g:spacevim_enable_ale
-    call add(plugins, ['w0rp/ale', {'merged' : 0, 'loadconf' : 1 , 'loadconf_before' : 1}])
+    call add(plugins, ['w0rp/ale', {'merged' : 0, 'loadconf_before' : 1}])
   else
     call add(plugins, ['wsdjeg/syntastic', {'on_event': 'WinEnter', 'loadconf' : 1, 'merged' : 0}])
   endif
diff --git a/config/plugins/ale.vim b/config/plugins_before/ale.vim
similarity index 83%
rename from config/plugins/ale.vim
rename to config/plugins_before/ale.vim
index 19ddb8334..990fc57cb 100644
--- a/config/plugins/ale.vim
+++ b/config/plugins_before/ale.vim
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 scriptencoding utf-8
 let g:ale_sign_error = get(g:, 'spacevim_error_symbol', '✖')
 let g:ale_sign_warning = get(g:,'spacevim_warning_symbol', '➤')
+let g:ale_echo_msg_format = get(g:, 'ale_echo_msg_format', '%severity%: %linter%: %s')
 
 if g:spacevim_colorscheme == 'gruvbox'
   highlight link ALEErrorSign GruvboxRedSign