diff --git a/ate/utils.py b/ate/utils.py
index 31d96f7d..f3f00ce2 100644
--- a/ate/utils.py
+++ b/ate/utils.py
@@ -294,3 +294,18 @@ def match_expected(value, expected, comparator="eq"):
         return True
     except AssertionError:
         return False
+
+def deep_update_dict(origin_dict, override_dict):
+    """ update origin dict with override dict recursively
+    e.g. origin_dict = {'a': 1, 'b': {'c': 2, 'd': 4}}
+         override_dict = {'b': {'c': 3}}
+    return: {'a': 1, 'b': {'c': 3, 'd': 4}}
+    """
+    for key, val in override_dict.items():
+        if isinstance(val, dict):
+            tmp = deep_update_dict(origin_dict.get(key, {}), val)
+            origin_dict[key] = tmp
+        else:
+            origin_dict[key] = override_dict[key]
+
+    return origin_dict
diff --git a/test/test_utils.py b/test/test_utils.py
index da701d30..c648d04a 100644
--- a/test/test_utils.py
+++ b/test/test_utils.py
@@ -279,3 +279,12 @@ class TestUtils(ApiServerUnittest):
 
         self.assertTrue(utils.match_expected("2017-06-29 17:29:58", 19, "str_len"))
         self.assertTrue(utils.match_expected("2017-06-29 17:29:58", "19", "str_len"))
+
+    def test_deep_update_dict(self):
+        origin_dict = {'a': 1, 'b': {'c': 3, 'd': 4}, 'f': 6}
+        override_dict = {'a': 2, 'b': {'c': 33, 'e': 5}, 'g': 7}
+        updated_dict = utils.deep_update_dict(origin_dict, override_dict)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            updated_dict,
+            {'a': 2, 'b': {'c': 33, 'd': 4, 'e': 5}, 'f': 6, 'g': 7}
+        )