diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
index 272d8a77..f82a34e1 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 
 - feat: integrate [locust](https://locust.io/) v1.0
 
+**Changed**
+
+- change: make converted referenced pytest files always relative to ProjectRootDir
+
 **Fixed**
 
 - change: do not raise error if failed to get client/server address info
diff --git a/examples/postman_echo/request_methods/demo_testsuite_yml/request_with_testcase_reference_test.py b/examples/postman_echo/request_methods/demo_testsuite_yml/request_with_testcase_reference_test.py
index ee4ddeb7..63a5b73e 100644
--- a/examples/postman_echo/request_methods/demo_testsuite_yml/request_with_testcase_reference_test.py
+++ b/examples/postman_echo/request_methods/demo_testsuite_yml/request_with_testcase_reference_test.py
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 # NOTE: Generated By HttpRunner v3.1.0
 # FROM: request_methods/request_with_testcase_reference.yml
 
-import os
 import sys
+from pathlib import Path
 
-sys.path.insert(0, os.getcwd())
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent.parent))
 
 from httprunner import HttpRunner, Config, Step, RunRequest, RunTestCase
 
-from examples.postman_echo.request_methods.request_with_functions_test import (
+from request_methods.request_with_functions_test import (
     TestCaseRequestWithFunctions as RequestWithFunctions,
 )
 
diff --git a/examples/postman_echo/request_methods/request_with_testcase_reference_test.py b/examples/postman_echo/request_methods/request_with_testcase_reference_test.py
index 5fe21f9a..7154992b 100644
--- a/examples/postman_echo/request_methods/request_with_testcase_reference_test.py
+++ b/examples/postman_echo/request_methods/request_with_testcase_reference_test.py
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 # NOTE: Generated By HttpRunner v3.1.0
 # FROM: request_methods/request_with_testcase_reference.yml
 
-import os
 import sys
+from pathlib import Path
 
-sys.path.insert(0, os.getcwd())
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent.parent))
 
 from httprunner import HttpRunner, Config, Step, RunRequest, RunTestCase
 
-from examples.postman_echo.request_methods.request_with_functions_test import (
+from request_methods.request_with_functions_test import (
     TestCaseRequestWithFunctions as RequestWithFunctions,
 )
 
diff --git a/httprunner/compat.py b/httprunner/compat.py
index 966d4e89..17766ed9 100644
--- a/httprunner/compat.py
+++ b/httprunner/compat.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import sys
 from typing import List, Dict, Text, Union, Any
 
 from httprunner import exceptions
-from httprunner.loader import load_project_meta
+from httprunner.loader import load_project_meta, convert_relative_project_root_dir
 from httprunner.parser import parse_data
 from httprunner.utils import sort_dict_by_custom_order
 from loguru import logger
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ def session_fixture(request):
 
     test_path = os.path.abspath(test_path)
     logs_dir_path = os.path.join(project_root_dir, "logs")
-    test_path_relative_path = test_path[len(project_root_dir) + 1 :]
+    test_path_relative_path = convert_relative_project_root_dir(test_path)
 
     if os.path.isdir(test_path):
         file_foder_path = os.path.join(logs_dir_path, test_path_relative_path)
diff --git a/httprunner/loader.py b/httprunner/loader.py
index c1cbe835..1a9e6484 100644
--- a/httprunner/loader.py
+++ b/httprunner/loader.py
@@ -432,3 +432,23 @@ def load_project_meta(test_path: Text, reload: bool = False) -> ProjectMeta:
     project_meta.debugtalk_path = debugtalk_path
 
     return project_meta
+
+
+def convert_relative_project_root_dir(abs_path: Text) -> Text:
+    """ convert absolute path to relative path, based on project_meta.RootDir
+
+    Args:
+        abs_path: absolute path
+
+    Returns: relative path based on project_meta.RootDir
+
+    """
+    _project_meta = load_project_meta(abs_path)
+    if not abs_path.startswith(_project_meta.RootDir):
+        raise exceptions.ParamsError(
+            f"failed to convert absolute path to relative path based on project_meta.RootDir\n"
+            f"abs_path: {abs_path}\n"
+            f"project_meta.RootDir: {_project_meta.RootDir}"
+        )
+
+    return abs_path[len(_project_meta.RootDir) + 1 :]
diff --git a/httprunner/make.py b/httprunner/make.py
index 99bf025b..b7a908d2 100644
--- a/httprunner/make.py
+++ b/httprunner/make.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import os
+import string
 import subprocess
 import sys
-from shutil import copyfile
 from typing import Text, List, Tuple, Dict, Set, NoReturn
 
 import jinja2
@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@ from httprunner.loader import (
     load_testcase,
     load_testsuite,
     load_project_meta,
+    convert_relative_project_root_dir,
 )
 from httprunner.response import uniform_validator
-from httprunner.utils import ensure_file_abs_path_valid, override_config_variables
+from httprunner.utils import override_config_variables
 
 """ cache converted pytest files, avoid duplicate making
 """
@@ -36,11 +37,15 @@ pytest_files_run_set: Set = set()
 __TEMPLATE__ = jinja2.Template(
     """# NOTE: Generated By HttpRunner v{{ version }}
 # FROM: {{ testcase_path }}
-{% if imports_list %}
-import os
+{% if imports_list and diff_levels > 0 %}
 import sys
+from pathlib import Path
 
-sys.path.insert(0, os.getcwd())
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__)
+{% for _ in range(diff_levels) %}
+.parent
+{% endfor %}
+))
 {% endif %}
 from httprunner import HttpRunner, Config, Step, RunRequest, RunTestCase
 {% for import_str in imports_list %}
@@ -86,44 +91,45 @@ def __ensure_absolute(path: Text) -> Text:
     return absolute_path
 
 
-def __convert_relative_current_working_dir(abs_path: Text) -> Text:
-    """ convert absolute path to relative path, based on os.getcwd()
+def ensure_file_abs_path_valid(file_abs_path: Text) -> Text:
+    """ ensure file path valid for pytest, handle cases when directory name includes dot/hyphen/space
 
     Args:
-        abs_path: absolute path
+        file_abs_path: absolute file path
 
-    Returns: relative path based on os.getcwd()
+    Returns:
+        ensured valid absolute file path
 
     """
-    cwd = os.getcwd()
-    if not abs_path.startswith(cwd):
-        raise exceptions.ParamsError(
-            f"failed to convert absolute path to relative path based on os.getcwd()\n"
-            f"abs_path: {abs_path}\n"
-            f"os.getcwd(): {cwd}"
-        )
+    project_meta = load_project_meta(file_abs_path)
+    raw_abs_file_name, file_suffix = os.path.splitext(file_abs_path)
+    file_suffix = file_suffix.lower()
 
-    return abs_path[len(cwd) + 1 :]
+    raw_file_relative_name = convert_relative_project_root_dir(raw_abs_file_name)
+    if raw_file_relative_name == "":
+        return file_abs_path
 
+    path_names = []
+    for name in raw_file_relative_name.rstrip(os.sep).split(os.sep):
 
-def __convert_relative_project_root_dir(abs_path: Text) -> Text:
-    """ convert absolute path to relative path, based on project_meta.RootDir
+        if name[0] in string.digits:
+            # ensure file name not startswith digit
+            # 19 => T19, 2C => T2C
+            name = f"T{name}"
 
-    Args:
-        abs_path: absolute path
+        if name.startswith("."):
+            # avoid ".csv" been converted to "_csv"
+            pass
+        else:
+            # handle cases when directory name includes dot/hyphen/space
+            name = name.replace(" ", "_").replace(".", "_").replace("-", "_")
 
-    Returns: relative path based on project_meta.RootDir
+        path_names.append(name)
 
-    """
-    project_meta = load_project_meta(abs_path)
-    if not abs_path.startswith(project_meta.RootDir):
-        raise exceptions.ParamsError(
-            f"failed to convert absolute path to relative path based on project_meta.RootDir\n"
-            f"abs_path: {abs_path}\n"
-            f"project_meta.RootDir: {project_meta.RootDir}"
-        )
-
-    return abs_path[len(project_meta.RootDir) + 1 :]
+    new_file_path = os.path.join(
+        project_meta.RootDir, f"{os.sep.join(path_names)}{file_suffix}"
+    )
+    return new_file_path
 
 
 def __ensure_testcase_module(path: Text) -> NoReturn:
@@ -137,31 +143,6 @@ def __ensure_testcase_module(path: Text) -> NoReturn:
         f.write("# NOTICE: Generated By HttpRunner. DO NOT EDIT!\n")
 
 
-def __ensure_project_meta_files(tests_path: Text) -> NoReturn:
-    """ ensure project meta files exist in generated pytest folder files
-        include debugtalk.py and .env
-    """
-    project_meta = load_project_meta(tests_path)
-
-    # handle cases when generated pytest directory are different from original yaml/json testcases
-    debugtalk_path = project_meta.debugtalk_path
-    if debugtalk_path:
-        debugtalk_new_path = ensure_file_abs_path_valid(debugtalk_path)
-        if debugtalk_new_path != debugtalk_path:
-            logger.info(f"copy debugtalk.py to {debugtalk_new_path}")
-            copyfile(debugtalk_path, debugtalk_new_path)
-
-        global pytest_files_made_cache_mapping
-        pytest_files_made_cache_mapping[debugtalk_new_path] = ""
-
-    dot_csv_path = project_meta.dot_env_path
-    if dot_csv_path:
-        dot_csv_new_path = ensure_file_abs_path_valid(dot_csv_path)
-        if dot_csv_new_path != dot_csv_path:
-            logger.info(f"copy .env to {dot_csv_new_path}")
-            copyfile(dot_csv_path, dot_csv_new_path)
-
-
 def convert_testcase_path(testcase_abs_path: Text) -> Tuple[Text, Text]:
     """convert single YAML/JSON testcase path to python file"""
     testcase_new_path = ensure_file_abs_path_valid(testcase_abs_path)
@@ -358,7 +339,7 @@ def make_testcase(testcase: Dict, dir_path: Text = None) -> Text:
         return testcase_python_abs_path
 
     config = testcase["config"]
-    config["path"] = __convert_relative_project_root_dir(testcase_python_abs_path)
+    config["path"] = convert_relative_project_root_dir(testcase_python_abs_path)
     config["variables"] = convert_variables(
         config.get("variables", {}), testcase_abs_path
     )
@@ -388,7 +369,7 @@ def make_testcase(testcase: Dict, dir_path: Text = None) -> Text:
         teststep["testcase"] = ref_testcase_cls_name
 
         # prepare import ref testcase
-        ref_testcase_python_relative_path = __convert_relative_current_working_dir(
+        ref_testcase_python_relative_path = convert_relative_project_root_dir(
             ref_testcase_python_abs_path
         )
         ref_module_name, _ = os.path.splitext(ref_testcase_python_relative_path)
@@ -397,9 +378,14 @@ def make_testcase(testcase: Dict, dir_path: Text = None) -> Text:
             f"from {ref_module_name} import TestCase{ref_testcase_cls_name} as {ref_testcase_cls_name}"
         )
 
+    testcase_path = convert_relative_project_root_dir(testcase_abs_path)
+    # current file compared to ProjectRootDir
+    diff_levels = len(testcase_path.split(os.sep))
+
     data = {
         "version": __version__,
-        "testcase_path": __convert_relative_project_root_dir(testcase_abs_path),
+        "testcase_path": testcase_path,
+        "diff_levels": diff_levels,
         "class_name": f"TestCase{testcase_cls_name}",
         "imports_list": imports_list,
         "config_chain_style": make_config_chain_style(config),
@@ -564,8 +550,6 @@ def main_make(tests_paths: List[Text]) -> List[Text]:
             logger.error(ex)
             sys.exit(1)
 
-        __ensure_project_meta_files(tests_path)
-
     # format pytest files
     pytest_files_format_list = pytest_files_made_cache_mapping.keys()
     format_pytest_with_black(*pytest_files_format_list)
diff --git a/httprunner/utils.py b/httprunner/utils.py
index 0b22e049..d832f881 100644
--- a/httprunner/utils.py
+++ b/httprunner/utils.py
@@ -3,16 +3,14 @@ import copy
 import json
 import os.path
 import platform
-import string
 import uuid
-from typing import Dict, List, Any, Text
+from typing import Dict, List, Any
 
 import sentry_sdk
-from loguru import logger
-
 from httprunner import __version__
 from httprunner import exceptions
 from httprunner.models import VariablesMapping
+from loguru import logger
 
 
 def init_sentry_sdk():
@@ -181,45 +179,6 @@ def sort_dict_by_custom_order(raw_dict: Dict, custom_order: List):
     )
 
 
-def ensure_file_abs_path_valid(file_abs_path: Text) -> Text:
-    """ ensure file path valid for pytest, handle cases when directory name includes dot/hyphen/space
-
-    Args:
-        file_abs_path: absolute file path
-
-    Returns:
-        ensured valid absolute file path
-
-    """
-    raw_abs_file_name, file_suffix = os.path.splitext(file_abs_path)
-    file_suffix = file_suffix.lower()
-
-    raw_file_relative_name = raw_abs_file_name[len(os.getcwd()) + 1 :]
-
-    if raw_file_relative_name == "":
-        return file_abs_path
-
-    path_names = []
-    for name in raw_file_relative_name.rstrip(os.sep).split(os.sep):
-
-        if name[0] in string.digits:
-            # ensure file name not startswith digit
-            # 19 => T19, 2C => T2C
-            name = f"T{name}"
-
-        if name.startswith("."):
-            # avoid ".csv" been converted to "_csv"
-            pass
-        else:
-            # handle cases when directory name includes dot/hyphen/space
-            name = name.replace(" ", "_").replace(".", "_").replace("-", "_")
-
-        path_names.append(name)
-
-    new_file_path = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), f"{os.sep.join(path_names)}{file_suffix}")
-    return new_file_path
-
-
 class ExtendJSONEncoder(json.JSONEncoder):
     """ especially used to safely dump json data with python object, such as MultipartEncoder
     """
diff --git a/tests/cli_test.py b/tests/cli_test.py
index c84e294b..863ef0bd 100644
--- a/tests/cli_test.py
+++ b/tests/cli_test.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import io
+import os
 import sys
 import unittest
 
@@ -40,10 +41,12 @@ class TestCli(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertIn(__description__, self.captured_output.getvalue().strip())
 
     def test_debug_pytest(self):
-        exit_code = pytest.main(
-            [
-                "-s",
-                "examples/postman_echo/request_methods/request_with_testcase_reference_test.py",
-            ]
-        )
-        self.assertEqual(exit_code, 0)
+        cwd = os.getcwd()
+        try:
+            os.chdir(os.path.join(cwd, "examples", "postman_echo"))
+            exit_code = pytest.main(
+                ["-s", "request_methods/request_with_testcase_reference_test.py",]
+            )
+            self.assertEqual(exit_code, 0)
+        finally:
+            os.chdir(cwd)
diff --git a/tests/data/a-b.c/__init__.py b/tests/data/.csv
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/data/a-b.c/__init__.py
rename to tests/data/.csv
diff --git a/tests/data/a-b.c/2 3.yml b/tests/data/a-b.c/2 3.yml
index f20d5b4d..8a37b3a8 100644
--- a/tests/data/a-b.c/2 3.yml	
+++ b/tests/data/a-b.c/2 3.yml	
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ config:
 teststeps:
 -
     name: request with functions
-    testcase: 1.yml
+    testcase: a-b.c/1.yml
     export:
         - session_foo2
 -
diff --git a/tests/data/a-b.c/中文case.yml b/tests/data/a-b.c/中文case.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/tests/data/a-b.c/debugtalk.py b/tests/data/debugtalk.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/data/a-b.c/debugtalk.py
rename to tests/data/debugtalk.py
diff --git a/tests/make_test.py b/tests/make_test.py
index b7f1ec68..f5aeb6ae 100644
--- a/tests/make_test.py
+++ b/tests/make_test.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from httprunner.make import (
     make_config_chain_style,
     make_teststep_chain_style,
     pytest_files_run_set,
+    ensure_file_abs_path_valid,
 )
 from httprunner import loader
 
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ class TestMake(unittest.TestCase):
             content = f.read()
             self.assertIn(
                 """
-from examples.postman_echo.request_methods.request_with_functions_test import (
+from request_methods.request_with_functions_test import (
     TestCaseRequestWithFunctions as RequestWithFunctions,
 )
 """,
@@ -90,53 +91,57 @@ from examples.postman_echo.request_methods.request_with_functions_test import (
             testcase_python_list,
         )
 
+    def test_ensure_file_path_valid(self):
+        self.assertEqual(
+            ensure_file_abs_path_valid(
+                os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "tests", "data", "a-b.c", "2 3.yml")
+            ),
+            os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "tests", "data", "a_b_c", "T2_3.yml"),
+        )
+        loader.project_meta = None
+        self.assertEqual(
+            ensure_file_abs_path_valid(
+                os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "examples", "postman_echo", "request_methods")
+            ),
+            os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "examples", "postman_echo", "request_methods"),
+        )
+        loader.project_meta = None
+        self.assertEqual(
+            ensure_file_abs_path_valid(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "README.md")),
+            os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "README.md"),
+        )
+        loader.project_meta = None
+        self.assertEqual(
+            ensure_file_abs_path_valid(os.getcwd()), os.getcwd(),
+        )
+        loader.project_meta = None
+        self.assertEqual(
+            ensure_file_abs_path_valid(
+                os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "tests", "data", ".csv")
+            ),
+            os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "tests", "data", ".csv"),
+        )
+
     def test_convert_testcase_path(self):
-        self.assertEqual(
-            convert_testcase_path(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "mubu.login.yml")),
-            (os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "mubu_login_test.py"), "MubuLogin"),
-        )
         self.assertEqual(
             convert_testcase_path(
-                os.path.join(os.getcwd(), os.path.join("path", "to", "mubu.login.yml"))
+                os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "tests", "data", "a-b.c", "2 3.yml")
             ),
             (
-                os.path.join(
-                    os.getcwd(), os.path.join("path", "to", "mubu_login_test.py")
-                ),
-                "MubuLogin",
+                os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "tests", "data", "a_b_c", "T2_3_test.py"),
+                "T23",
             ),
         )
         self.assertEqual(
             convert_testcase_path(
-                os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "path", "to 2", "mubu.login.yml")
+                os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "tests", "data", "a-b.c", "中文case.yml")
             ),
             (
                 os.path.join(
-                    os.getcwd(), os.path.join("path", "to_2", "mubu_login_test.py")
+                    os.getcwd(),
+                    os.path.join("tests", "data", "a_b_c", "中文case_test.py"),
                 ),
-                "MubuLogin",
-            ),
-        )
-        self.assertEqual(
-            convert_testcase_path(
-                os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "path", "to-2", "mubu login.yml")
-            ),
-            (
-                os.path.join(
-                    os.getcwd(), os.path.join("path", "to_2", "mubu_login_test.py")
-                ),
-                "MubuLogin",
-            ),
-        )
-        self.assertEqual(
-            convert_testcase_path(
-                os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "path", "to.2", "幕布login.yml")
-            ),
-            (
-                os.path.join(
-                    os.getcwd(), os.path.join("path", "to_2", "幕布login_test.py")
-                ),
-                "幕布Login",
+                "中文Case",
             ),
         )
 
diff --git a/tests/runner_test.py b/tests/runner_test.py
index b91fd3df..96654d3b 100644
--- a/tests/runner_test.py
+++ b/tests/runner_test.py
@@ -35,6 +35,6 @@ class TestHttpRunner(unittest.TestCase):
         exit_code = main_run(["tests/data/a-b.c/2 3.yml"])
         self.assertEqual(exit_code, 0)
         self.assertTrue(os.path.exists("tests/data/a_b_c/__init__.py"))
-        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists("tests/data/a_b_c/debugtalk.py"))
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists("tests/data/debugtalk.py"))
         self.assertTrue(os.path.exists("tests/data/a_b_c/T1_test.py"))
         self.assertTrue(os.path.exists("tests/data/a_b_c/T2_3_test.py"))
diff --git a/tests/utils_test.py b/tests/utils_test.py
index bd4e3f53..159ea4e1 100644
--- a/tests/utils_test.py
+++ b/tests/utils_test.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import unittest
 
 from httprunner import loader, utils
 from httprunner.utils import (
-    ensure_file_abs_path_valid,
     ExtendJSONEncoder,
     override_config_variables,
 )
@@ -105,41 +104,6 @@ class TestUtils(unittest.TestCase):
             ["A", "D", "C", "B"],
         )
 
-    def test_ensure_file_path_valid(self):
-        self.assertEqual(
-            ensure_file_abs_path_valid(
-                os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "examples", "a-b.c", "d f", "hardcode.yml")
-            ),
-            os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "examples", "a_b_c", "d_f", "hardcode.yml"),
-        )
-        self.assertEqual(
-            ensure_file_abs_path_valid(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "1", "2B", "3.yml")),
-            os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "T1", "T2B", "T3.yml"),
-        )
-        self.assertEqual(
-            ensure_file_abs_path_valid(
-                os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "examples", "a-b.c", "2B", "hardcode.yml")
-            ),
-            os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "examples", "a_b_c", "T2B", "hardcode.yml"),
-        )
-        self.assertEqual(
-            ensure_file_abs_path_valid(
-                os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "examples", "postman_echo", "request_methods")
-            ),
-            os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "examples", "postman_echo", "request_methods"),
-        )
-        self.assertEqual(
-            ensure_file_abs_path_valid(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "test.yml")),
-            os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "test.yml"),
-        )
-        self.assertEqual(
-            ensure_file_abs_path_valid(os.getcwd()), os.getcwd(),
-        )
-        self.assertEqual(
-            ensure_file_abs_path_valid(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "demo", ".csv")),
-            os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "demo", ".csv"),
-        )
-
     def test_safe_dump_json(self):
         class A(object):
             pass