diff --git a/packages/language-server-ruby/src/Formatter.ts b/packages/language-server-ruby/src/Formatter.ts
index 8e3803e2d..fdb56af5b 100644
--- a/packages/language-server-ruby/src/Formatter.ts
+++ b/packages/language-server-ruby/src/Formatter.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ function getFormatter(
 	config: RubyConfiguration,
 	range?: Range
 ): IFormatter {
-	if (typeof config.format === 'string') {
+	// Only format if we have a formatter to use and an execution root
+	if (typeof config.format === 'string' && config.workspaceFolderUri) {
 		const formatterConfig: FormatterConfig = {
 			env,
 			executionRoot: URI.parse(config.workspaceFolderUri).fsPath,
diff --git a/packages/language-server-ruby/src/Linter.ts b/packages/language-server-ruby/src/Linter.ts
index af65f15d7..fe2fd4490 100644
--- a/packages/language-server-ruby/src/Linter.ts
+++ b/packages/language-server-ruby/src/Linter.ts
@@ -30,8 +30,13 @@ function getLinter(
 	env: RubyEnvironment,
 	config: RubyConfiguration
 ): ILinter {
+	if (!config.workspaceFolderUri) {
+		return new NullLinter(
+			`unable to lint ${document.uri} with ${name} as its workspace root folder could not be determined`
+		);
+	}
 	const linter = LINTER_MAP[name];
-	if (!linter) return new NullLinter(name);
+	if (!linter) return new NullLinter(`attempted to lint with unsupported linter: ${name}`);
 	const lintConfig: RubyCommandConfiguration =
 		typeof config.lint[name] === 'object' ? config.lint[name] : {};
 	const linterConfig: LinterConfig = {
diff --git a/packages/language-server-ruby/src/linters/NullLinter.ts b/packages/language-server-ruby/src/linters/NullLinter.ts
index 9cb072d80..88a55483f 100644
--- a/packages/language-server-ruby/src/linters/NullLinter.ts
+++ b/packages/language-server-ruby/src/linters/NullLinter.ts
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ import { Observable, of } from 'rxjs';
 import { Diagnostic } from 'vscode-languageserver';
 
 export default class NullLinter implements ILinter {
-	private name: string;
+	private msg: string;
 
-	constructor(name: string) {
-		this.name = name;
+	constructor(msg: string) {
+		this.msg = msg;
 	}
 
 	lint(): Observable<Diagnostic[]> {
-		console.error(`Lint: attempted to lint with unsupported linter: ${this.name}`);
+		console.error(`Lint: ${this.msg}`);
 		return of([]);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/vscode-ruby-client/src/client.ts b/packages/vscode-ruby-client/src/client.ts
index 79c06285a..dcdd4fc74 100644
--- a/packages/vscode-ruby-client/src/client.ts
+++ b/packages/vscode-ruby-client/src/client.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ export function activate(context: ExtensionContext): void {
 					}
 					let resource = client.protocol2CodeConverter.asUri(scopeUri);
 					let workspaceFolder = workspace.getWorkspaceFolder(resource);
+
+					// If the resource doesn't have a workspace folder, fall back to the root if available
+					if (!workspaceFolder && workspace.workspaceFolders) {
+						workspaceFolder = workspace.workspaceFolders[0];
+					}
+
 					if (workspaceFolder) {
 						// Save the file's workspace folder
 						const protocolUri = client.code2ProtocolConverter.asUri(workspaceFolder.uri);