diff --git a/httprunner/runner.py b/httprunner/runner.py
index 5df077b5..d5f96a6d 100644
--- a/httprunner/runner.py
+++ b/httprunner/runner.py
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ class Runner(object):
         self.session_context.update_session_variables(extracted_variables_mapping)
 
         # validate
-        validators = test_dict.get("validate", [])
+        validators = test_dict.get("validate") or test_dict.get("validators") or []
         try:
             self.session_context.validate(validators, resp_obj)
         except (exceptions.ParamsError, exceptions.ValidationFailure, exceptions.ExtractFailure):
diff --git a/tests/httpbin/load_image.yml b/tests/httpbin/load_image.yml
index 1243ef86..4ea6da75 100644
--- a/tests/httpbin/load_image.yml
+++ b/tests/httpbin/load_image.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     request:
         url: /image/png
         method: GET
-    validators:
+    validate:
         - eq: ["status_code", 200]
 
 - test:
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     request:
         url: /image/jpeg
         method: GET
-    validators:
+    validate:
         - eq: ["status_code", 200]
 
 - test:
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     request:
         url: /image/webp
         method: GET
-    validators:
+    validate:
         - eq: ["status_code", 200]
 
 - test:
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@
     request:
         url: /image/svg
         method: GET
-    validators:
+    validate:
         - eq: ["status_code", 200]