diff --git a/httprunner/context.py b/httprunner/context.py
index 552517cc..ac9b5b3c 100644
--- a/httprunner/context.py
+++ b/httprunner/context.py
@@ -230,6 +230,8 @@ class Context(object):
             except exception.ParseResponseError:
                 raise exception.ParseResponseError("failed to extract check item in response!")
 
+        expect_value = self.testcase_parser.eval_content_variables(expect_value)
+
         validator_dict = {
             "check_item": check_item,
             "check_value": check_value,
diff --git a/tests/data/demo_testset_hardcode.yml b/tests/data/demo_testset_hardcode.yml
index 336df678..1a7b1758 100644
--- a/tests/data/demo_testset_hardcode.yml
+++ b/tests/data/demo_testset_hardcode.yml
@@ -11,11 +11,14 @@
             app_version: '2.8.6'
         json:
             sign: f1219719911caae89ccc301679857ebfda115ca2
+    variables:
+        - expect_status_code: 200
+        - token_len: 16
     extract:
         - token: content.token
     validate:
-        - eq: ["status_code", 200]
-        - len_eq: ["$token", 16]
+        - eq: ["status_code", $expect_status_code]
+        - len_eq: ["$token", $token_len]
         - len_eq: ["content.token", 16]
         - {"check": "status_code", "comparator": "eq", "expect": 200}
         - sum_status_code: ["status_code", 2]