diff --git a/httprunner/task.py b/httprunner/task.py
index 3c9efbb4..4134dfe1 100644
--- a/httprunner/task.py
+++ b/httprunner/task.py
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@ class ApiTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def runTest(self):
         """ run testcase and check result.
         """
-        self.assertTrue(self.test_runner._run_test(self.testcase_dict))
+        skip_current_test = self.testcase_dict.get("skip", False)
+        if skip_current_test:
+            self.skipTest("skip this test")
+        else:
+            self.assertTrue(self.test_runner._run_test(self.testcase_dict))
 
 class ApiTestSuite(unittest.TestSuite):
     """ create test suite with a testset, it may include one or several testcases.
diff --git a/tests/data/demo_testset_cli.yml b/tests/data/demo_testset_cli.yml
index 6cae8c99..191ee84b 100644
--- a/tests/data/demo_testset_cli.yml
+++ b/tests/data/demo_testset_cli.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 
 - test:
     name: create user which existed
-    times: 3
+    times: 2
     request:
         url: http://127.0.0.1:5000/api/users/1000
         method: POST
@@ -65,4 +65,25 @@
         - sum_status_code: ["status_code", 5]
         - "eq": ["content.success", false]
         - {"check": "status_code", "comparator": "eq", "expect": 500}
-        - {"check": "content.success", "comparator": "eq", "expect": false}
\ No newline at end of file
+        - {"check": "content.success", "comparator": "eq", "expect": false}
+
+- test:
+    name: create user which existed (skipped)
+    skip: True
+    times: 2
+    request:
+        url: http://127.0.0.1:5000/api/users/1000
+        method: POST
+        headers:
+            Content-Type: application/json
+            device_sn: 'HZfFBh6tU59EdXJ'
+            token: $token
+        json:
+            name: "user1"
+            password: "123456"
+    validate:
+        - "eq": ["status_code", 500]
+        - sum_status_code: ["status_code", 5]
+        - "eq": ["content.success", false]
+        - {"check": "status_code", "comparator": "eq", "expect": 500}
+        - {"check": "content.success", "comparator": "eq", "expect": false}
diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index c178a09f..db18a7f3 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -9,16 +9,27 @@ from tests.base import ApiServerUnittest
 
 class TestCli(ApiServerUnittest):
 
-    def test_run_times(self):
+    def setUp(self):
         testset_path = "tests/data/demo_testset_cli.yml"
         output_folder_name = os.path.basename(os.path.splitext(testset_path)[0])
-        kwargs = {
+        self.kwargs = {
             "output": output_folder_name
         }
+        self.task_suite = TaskSuite(testset_path)
+        self.report_save_dir = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'reports', output_folder_name)
+        self.reset_all()
 
-        task_suite = TaskSuite(testset_path)
-        result = HTMLTestRunner(**kwargs).run(task_suite)
-        self.assertEqual(result.testsRun, 5)
+    def reset_all(self):
+        url = "%s/api/reset-all" % self.host
+        headers = self.get_authenticated_headers()
+        return self.api_client.get(url, headers=headers)
 
-        report_save_dir = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'reports', output_folder_name)
-        shutil.rmtree(report_save_dir)
+    def test_run_times(self):
+        result = HTMLTestRunner(**self.kwargs).run(self.task_suite)
+        self.assertEqual(result.testsRun, 6)
+        shutil.rmtree(self.report_save_dir)
+
+    def test_skip(self):
+        result = HTMLTestRunner(**self.kwargs).run(self.task_suite)
+        self.assertEqual(len(result.skipped), 2)
+        shutil.rmtree(self.report_save_dir)