diff --git a/tests/api/basic.yml b/tests/api/basic.yml
index 41ea3327..5009a1c8 100644
--- a/tests/api/basic.yml
+++ b/tests/api/basic.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
 
 - api:
     def: create_user($uid, $user_name, $user_password, $token)
+    variables:
+        - user_name: user0
+        - user_password: "000000"
+        - uid: 2000
     request:
         url: /api/users/$uid
         method: POST
diff --git a/tests/test_loader.py b/tests/test_loader.py
index 91c279ed..c0ff483b 100644
--- a/tests/test_loader.py
+++ b/tests/test_loader.py
@@ -465,6 +465,17 @@ class TestSuiteLoader(unittest.TestCase):
         testcases_list = loader.load_tests(path)
         self.assertIn("variables", testcases_list[0]["config"])
         self.assertIn("request", testcases_list[0]["config"])
+
+        # variables in testcase teststep should override api's
+        self.assertEqual(
+            testcases_list[0]["teststeps"][3]["variables"][0]["user_name"],
+            "user1"
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            testcases_list[0]["teststeps"][3]["variables"][2]["uid"],
+            2000
+        )
+
         self.assertIn("request", testcases_list[0]["teststeps"][0])
         self.assertIn("url", testcases_list[0]["teststeps"][0]["request"])
         self.assertIn("validate", testcases_list[0]["teststeps"][0])