diff --git a/httprunner/runner.py b/httprunner/runner.py
index 815d8112..21fe4c3c 100644
--- a/httprunner/runner.py
+++ b/httprunner/runner.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class SessionRunner(object):
     __export: List[Text] = []
     __step_results: List[StepResult] = []
     __session_variables: VariablesMapping = {}
-    __is_reference: bool = False
+    __is_referenced: bool = False
     # time
     __start_at: float = 0
     __duration: float = 0
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ 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.__is_referenced = self.__is_referenced or False
 
         self.__project_meta = self.__project_meta or load_project_meta(
             self.__config.path
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ class SessionRunner(object):
     def get_config(self) -> TConfig:
         return self.__config
 
-    def set_references(self) -> "SessionRunner":
-        self.__is_reference = True
+    def set_referenced(self) -> "SessionRunner":
+        self.__is_referenced = True
         return self
 
     def with_case_id(self, case_id: Text) -> "SessionRunner":
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ class SessionRunner(object):
         self.__init()
         self.__parse_config(param)
 
-        if ALLURE is not None and not self.__is_reference:
+        if ALLURE is not None and not self.__is_referenced:
             # update allure report meta
             ALLURE.dynamic.title(self.__config.name)
             ALLURE.dynamic.description(f"TestCase ID: {self.case_id}")
diff --git a/httprunner/step_testcase.py b/httprunner/step_testcase.py
index 91415a34..b9cdf24d 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.set_references().with_session(runner.session).with_case_id(
+    ref_case_runner.set_referenced().with_session(runner.session).with_case_id(
         runner.case_id
     ).with_variables(step_variables).with_export(step_export).test_start()