diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
index ca220c42..f58aa6ba 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 - fix: display validators in report when validate raised exception
 - fix: eval validator python script before validating
 - fix: do not strip string content when preparing lazy data
+- fix: catch ApiNotFound exception when loading testcases
 
 ## 2.4.8 (2019-12-25)
 
diff --git a/httprunner/loader/buildup.py b/httprunner/loader/buildup.py
index e92739ea..b6839b93 100644
--- a/httprunner/loader/buildup.py
+++ b/httprunner/loader/buildup.py
@@ -480,6 +480,8 @@ def load_cases(path, dot_env_path=None):
         loaded_content = None
         try:
             loaded_content = load_test_file(path)
+        except exceptions.ApiNotFound as ex:
+            logger.log_warning("Invalid api reference in {}: {}".format(path, ex))
         except exceptions.FileFormatError:
             logger.log_warning("Invalid test file format: {}".format(path))