diff --git a/ale_linters/elixir/expert.vim b/ale_linters/elixir/expert.vim
index aba88ab066..521a596395 100644
--- a/ale_linters/elixir/expert.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/elixir/expert.vim
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ call ale#linter#Define('elixir', {
 \   'name': 'expert',
 \   'lsp': 'stdio',
 \   'executable': {b -> ale#Var(b, 'elixir_expert_executable')},
-\   'command': '%e',
+\   'command': '%e --stdio',
 \   'project_root': function('ale#handlers#elixir#FindMixUmbrellaRoot'),
 \})
diff --git a/autoload/ale/lsp_linter.vim b/autoload/ale/lsp_linter.vim
index fae9f70989..fdd492ddc6 100644
--- a/autoload/ale/lsp_linter.vim
+++ b/autoload/ale/lsp_linter.vim
@@ -241,6 +241,8 @@ function! ale#lsp_linter#HandleLSPResponse(conn_id, response) abort
         \   : a:response.result.items
 
         call ale#lsp_linter#HandleLSPDiagnostics(a:conn_id, l:uri, l:diagnostics)
+    elseif l:method is# 'client/registerCapability'
+        call ale#lsp#SendResponse(a:conn_id, a:response.id, v:null)
     elseif l:method is# 'workspace/configuration'
         let l:items = get(get(a:response, 'params', {}), 'items', [])
         let l:config = ale#lsp#GetConnectionConfig(a:conn_id)
diff --git a/test/linter/test_elixir_expert.vader b/test/linter/test_elixir_expert.vader
index a36f4e472a..2e9c0ed843 100644
--- a/test/linter/test_elixir_expert.vader
+++ b/test/linter/test_elixir_expert.vader
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ After:
   call ale#assert#TearDownLinterTest()
 
 Execute(should set correct defaults):
-  AssertLinter 'expert', ale#Escape('expert')
+  AssertLinter 'expert', ale#Escape('expert') . ' --stdio'
 
 Execute(The executable should be configurable):
   let b:ale_elixir_expert_executable = 'foobar'
 
-  AssertLinter 'foobar', ale#Escape('foobar')
+  AssertLinter 'foobar', ale#Escape('foobar') . ' --stdio'
 
 Execute(should set correct LSP values):
   call ale#test#SetFilename('../test-files/elixir/umbrella_project/apps/app1/lib/app.ex')
diff --git a/test/lsp/test_engine_lsp_response_handling.vader b/test/lsp/test_engine_lsp_response_handling.vader
index 153be2b0e5..226051c44f 100644
--- a/test/lsp/test_engine_lsp_response_handling.vader
+++ b/test/lsp/test_engine_lsp_response_handling.vader
@@ -562,6 +562,30 @@ Execute(workspace/configuration requests should be answered with the connection
   unlet! g:sent_responses
   runtime autoload/ale/lsp.vim
 
+Execute(client/registerCapability requests should be acknowledged):
+  let g:sent_responses = []
+
+  function! ale#lsp#SendResponse(conn_id, id, result) abort
+    call add(g:sent_responses, [a:conn_id, a:id, a:result])
+  endfunction
+
+  call ale#lsp_linter#SetLSPLinterMap({'1': {'name': 'expert', 'aliases': [], 'lsp': 'stdio'}})
+  call ale#lsp_linter#HandleLSPResponse(1, {
+  \ 'jsonrpc': '2.0',
+  \ 'id': 12,
+  \ 'method': 'client/registerCapability',
+  \ 'params': {
+  \   'registrations': [{'id': 'abc', 'method': 'textDocument/didSave'}],
+  \ },
+  \})
+
+  AssertEqual
+  \ [[1, 12, v:null]],
+  \ g:sent_responses
+
+  unlet! g:sent_responses
+  runtime autoload/ale/lsp.vim
+
 Execute(LSP errors should be logged in the history):
   call ale#lsp_linter#SetLSPLinterMap({'347': {'name': 'foobar', 'aliases': [], 'lsp': 'stdio'}})
   call ale#lsp_linter#HandleLSPResponse(347, {