diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
index 195a7a40..d108e537 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 - fix: filter commented out functions when generating plugin file
 - fix: failed to use parameters in referenced testcase
 - fix: failed to run testcase if python3 is not available on windows
+- fix: panic occurred when running API step failed
+- fix: step name overrides referenced testcase name
 
 **python version**
 
diff --git a/hrp/step_api.go b/hrp/step_api.go
index 1c9992ba..c1c52c3a 100644
--- a/hrp/step_api.go
+++ b/hrp/step_api.go
@@ -97,11 +97,11 @@ func (s *StepAPIWithOptionalArgs) Run(r *SessionRunner) (*StepResult, error) {
 	extendWithAPI(s.step, api)
 
 	stepResult, err := runStepRequest(r, s.step)
+	stepResult.StepType = stepTypeAPI
 	if err != nil {
 		r.summary.Success = false
-		return nil, err
+		return stepResult, err
 	}
-	stepResult.StepType = stepTypeAPI
 	return stepResult, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/httprunner/runner.py b/httprunner/runner.py
index 9e17b0ee..76c9b655 100644
--- a/httprunner/runner.py
+++ b/httprunner/runner.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class SessionRunner(object):
     __export: List[Text] = []
     __step_results: List[StepResult] = []
     __session_variables: VariablesMapping = {}
+    __is_reference: bool = False
     # time
     __start_at: float = 0
     __duration: float = 0
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ class SessionRunner(object):
         self.__session_variables = self.__session_variables or {}
         self.__start_at = 0
         self.__duration = 0
+        self.__is_reference = self.__is_reference or False
 
         self.__project_meta = self.__project_meta or load_project_meta(
             self.__config.path
@@ -77,6 +79,10 @@ class SessionRunner(object):
     def get_config(self) -> TConfig:
         return self.__config
 
+    def set_references(self) -> "SessionRunner":
+        self.__is_reference = True
+        return self
+
     def with_case_id(self, case_id: Text) -> "SessionRunner":
         self.case_id = case_id
         return self
@@ -193,7 +199,7 @@ class SessionRunner(object):
                     )
                     time.sleep(step.retry_interval)
                     logger.info(
-                        f"run step retry ({i+1}/{step.retry_times} time): {step.name()} >>>>>>"
+                        f"run step retry ({i + 1}/{step.retry_times} time): {step.name()} >>>>>>"
                     )
 
         # save extracted variables to session variables
@@ -209,7 +215,7 @@ class SessionRunner(object):
         self.__init()
         self.__parse_config(param)
 
-        if ALLURE is not None:
+        if ALLURE is not None and not self.__is_reference:
             # update allure report meta
             ALLURE.dynamic.title(self.__config.name)
             ALLURE.dynamic.description(f"TestCase ID: {self.case_id}")
diff --git a/httprunner/step_request.py b/httprunner/step_request.py
index 055d3d79..3fb4fd94 100644
--- a/httprunner/step_request.py
+++ b/httprunner/step_request.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def run_step_request(runner: HttpRunner, step: TStep) -> StepResult:
     for k, v in parsed_request_dict.items():
         request_print += f"{k}: {pretty_format(v)}\n"
 
-    print(request_print)
+    logger.info(request_print)
     if ALLURE is not None:
         ALLURE.attach(
             request_print,
@@ -134,11 +134,11 @@ def run_step_request(runner: HttpRunner, step: TStep) -> StepResult:
 
     try:
         resp_body = resp.json()
-    except requests.exceptions.JSONDecodeError:
+    except (requests.exceptions.JSONDecodeError, json.decoder.JSONDecodeError):
         resp_body = resp.content
 
     response_print += f"body: {pretty_format(resp_body)}\n"
-    print(response_print)
+    logger.info(response_print)
     if ALLURE is not None:
         ALLURE.attach(
             response_print,
diff --git a/httprunner/step_testcase.py b/httprunner/step_testcase.py
index a637d3e0..91415a34 100644
--- a/httprunner/step_testcase.py
+++ b/httprunner/step_testcase.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def run_step_testcase(runner: HttpRunner, step: TStep) -> StepResult:
 
     # step.testcase is a referenced testcase, e.g. RequestWithFunctions
     ref_case_runner = step.testcase()
-    ref_case_runner.with_session(runner.session).with_case_id(
+    ref_case_runner.set_references().with_session(runner.session).with_case_id(
         runner.case_id
     ).with_variables(step_variables).with_export(step_export).test_start()