diff --git a/ate/utils.py b/ate/utils.py
index 9a82b068..63746621 100644
--- a/ate/utils.py
+++ b/ate/utils.py
@@ -65,6 +65,16 @@ def load_folder_files(folder_path, recursive=True):
         folder_path: specified folder path to load
         recursive: if True, will load files recursively
     """
+    if isinstance(folder_path, (list, set)):
+        files = []
+        for path in set(folder_path):
+            files.extend(load_folder_files(path, recursive))
+
+        return files
+
+    if not os.path.exists(folder_path):
+        return []
+
     file_list = []
 
     for dirpath, dirnames, filenames in os.walk(folder_path):
diff --git a/tests/test_utils.py b/tests/test_utils.py
index 9acd913e..80d42467 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -45,9 +45,21 @@ class TestUtils(ApiServerUnittest):
         self.assertIn(file2, files)
         self.assertNotIn(file1, files)
 
-        files = utils.load_folder_files(folder)
+        files_1 = utils.load_folder_files(folder)
         api_file = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'tests', 'api', 'demo.yml')
-        self.assertEqual(files[0], api_file)
+        self.assertEqual(files_1[0], api_file)
+
+        folder_list = [folder, folder]
+        files_2 = utils.load_folder_files(folder)
+        api_file = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'tests', 'api', 'demo.yml')
+        self.assertEqual(files_2[0], api_file)
+        self.assertEqual(len(files_1), len(files_2))
+
+        files = utils.load_folder_files("not_existed_foulder", recursive=False)
+        self.assertEqual([], files)
+
+        files = utils.load_folder_files(file2, recursive=False)
+        self.assertEqual([], files)
 
     def test_query_json(self):
         json_content = {