diff --git a/pkg/client/client_test.go b/pkg/client/client_test.go
index f0de55fc..ea51088b 100644
--- a/pkg/client/client_test.go
+++ b/pkg/client/client_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"kcl-lang.io/kpm/pkg/git"
 	"kcl-lang.io/kpm/pkg/opt"
 	pkg "kcl-lang.io/kpm/pkg/package"
+	"kcl-lang.io/kpm/pkg/reporter"
 	"kcl-lang.io/kpm/pkg/runner"
 	"kcl-lang.io/kpm/pkg/utils"
 )
@@ -158,7 +159,26 @@ func TestDependencyGraph(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestCyclicDependency(t *testing.T) {
-	
+	testDir := getTestDir("test_cyclic_dependency")
+	assert.Equal(t, utils.DirExists(filepath.Join(testDir, "aaa")), true)
+	assert.Equal(t, utils.DirExists(filepath.Join(testDir, "aaa/kcl.mod")), true)
+	assert.Equal(t, utils.DirExists(filepath.Join(testDir, "bbb")), true)
+	assert.Equal(t, utils.DirExists(filepath.Join(testDir, "bbb/kcl.mod")), true)
+
+	pkg_path := filepath.Join(testDir, "aaa")
+
+	kpmcli, err := NewKpmClient()
+	assert.Equal(t, err, nil)
+	kclPkg, err := kpmcli.LoadPkgFromPath(pkg_path)
+	assert.Equal(t, err, nil)
+
+	err = os.Chdir(pkg_path)
+	assert.Equal(t, err, nil)
+
+	_, _, err = kpmcli.InitGraphAndDownloadDeps(kclPkg)
+	assert.Equal(t, err, reporter.NewErrorEvent(
+		reporter.CircularDependencyExist, nil, "adding dependencies results in a cycle",
+	))
 }
 
 func TestInitEmptyPkg(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/pkg/client/test_data/test_cyclic_dependency/aaa/kcl.mod b/pkg/client/test_data/test_cyclic_dependency/aaa/kcl.mod
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..79bceba5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/client/test_data/test_cyclic_dependency/aaa/kcl.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[package]
+name = "aaa"
+edition = "0.0.1"
+version = "0.0.1"
+
+[dependencies]
+bbb = { path = "../bbb" }
diff --git a/pkg/client/test_data/test_cyclic_dependency/aaa/kcl.mod.lock b/pkg/client/test_data/test_cyclic_dependency/aaa/kcl.mod.lock
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9c249080
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/client/test_data/test_cyclic_dependency/aaa/kcl.mod.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[dependencies]
+  [dependencies.bbb]
+    name = "bbb"
+    full_name = "bbb_"
+    sum = "d5r1MvBb8BvbURsKSdE6mW6oA3w0Df4BKds8IU83/us="
+    path = "../bbb"
diff --git a/pkg/client/test_data/test_cyclic_dependency/aaa/main.k b/pkg/client/test_data/test_cyclic_dependency/aaa/main.k
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fa7048e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/client/test_data/test_cyclic_dependency/aaa/main.k
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+The_first_kcl_program = 'Hello World!'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/client/test_data/test_cyclic_dependency/bbb/kcl.mod b/pkg/client/test_data/test_cyclic_dependency/bbb/kcl.mod
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a70b8351
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/client/test_data/test_cyclic_dependency/bbb/kcl.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[package]
+name = "bbb"
+edition = "0.0.1"
+version = "0.0.1"
+
+[dependencies]
+aaa = { path = "../aaa" }
diff --git a/pkg/client/test_data/test_cyclic_dependency/bbb/kcl.mod.lock b/pkg/client/test_data/test_cyclic_dependency/bbb/kcl.mod.lock
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e3672021
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/client/test_data/test_cyclic_dependency/bbb/kcl.mod.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[dependencies]
+  [dependencies.aaa]
+    name = "aaa"
+    full_name = "aaa_0.0.1"
+    version = "0.0.1"
+    sum = "hgAM5wYFzXo83S+OiT0LaBDnHU7Q9vqq3BPXlTDr8TY="
+    path = "../aaa"
+
diff --git a/pkg/client/test_data/test_cyclic_dependency/bbb/main.k b/pkg/client/test_data/test_cyclic_dependency/bbb/main.k
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fa7048e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/client/test_data/test_cyclic_dependency/bbb/main.k
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+The_first_kcl_program = 'Hello World!'
\ No newline at end of file