diff --git a/ate/__init__.py b/ate/__init__.py
index ed4e820f..40b7b12c 100644
--- a/ate/__init__.py
+++ b/ate/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '0.7.5'
\ No newline at end of file
+__version__ = '0.7.6'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ate/client.py b/ate/client.py
index de2685ca..26b7d9fa 100644
--- a/ate/client.py
+++ b/ate/client.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class HttpSession(requests.Session):
         else:
             raise ParamsError("base url missed!")
 
-    def request(self, method, url, **kwargs):
+    def request(self, method, url, name=None, **kwargs):
         """
         Constructs and sends a :py:class:`requests.Request`.
         Returns :py:class:`requests.Response` object.
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ class HttpSession(requests.Session):
             method for the new :class:`Request` object.
         :param url:
             URL for the new :class:`Request` object.
+        :param name: (optional)
+            Placeholder, make compatible with Locust's HttpSession
         :param params: (optional)
             Dictionary or bytes to be sent in the query string for the :class:`Request`.
         :param data: (optional)
diff --git a/ate/runner.py b/ate/runner.py
index f9ae5955..c406367f 100644
--- a/ate/runner.py
+++ b/ate/runner.py
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ class Runner(object):
         try:
             url = parsed_request.pop('url')
             method = parsed_request.pop('method')
+            group_name = parsed_request.pop("group", None)
         except KeyError:
             raise exception.ParamsError("URL or METHOD missed!")
 
@@ -115,7 +116,12 @@ class Runner(object):
         for _ in range(run_times):
             setup_teardown(setup_actions)
 
-            resp = self.http_client_session.request(url=url, method=method, **parsed_request)
+            resp = self.http_client_session.request(
+                method,
+                url,
+                name=group_name,
+                **parsed_request
+            )
             resp_obj = response.ResponseObject(resp)
 
             extracted_variables_mapping = resp_obj.extract_response(extractors)