diff --git a/sqlness/Cargo.toml b/sqlness/Cargo.toml
index 6494df0..99065c8 100644
--- a/sqlness/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sqlness/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ async-trait = "0.1"
 derive_builder = "0.11"
 mysql = { version = "23.0.1", optional = true }
 prettydiff = "0.6.2"
+regex = "1.7.1"
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 thiserror = "1.0"
 toml = "0.5"
diff --git a/sqlness/src/config.rs b/sqlness/src/config.rs
index 410aacd..c140e91 100644
--- a/sqlness/src/config.rs
+++ b/sqlness/src/config.rs
@@ -29,13 +29,14 @@ pub struct Config {
     #[builder(default = "true")]
     #[serde(default = "Config::default_fail_fast")]
     pub fail_fast: bool,
-    /// If specified, only run cases containing this string in their names.
+    /// Test only matched testcases, default `.*`
+    /// Env is prepended before filename, eg `{env}:{filename}`
     #[builder(default = "Config::default_test_filter()")]
     #[serde(default = "Config::default_test_filter")]
     pub test_filter: String,
     /// Whether follow symbolic links when searching test case files.
-    /// Defaults to "false" (not follow symbolic links).
-    #[builder(default = "false")]
+    /// Defaults to "true" (follow symbolic links).
+    #[builder(default = "true")]
     #[serde(default = "Config::default_follow_links")]
     pub follow_links: bool,
 }
@@ -62,11 +63,11 @@ impl Config {
     }
 
     fn default_test_filter() -> String {
-        "".to_string()
+        ".*".to_string()
     }
 
     fn default_follow_links() -> bool {
-        false
+        true
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/sqlness/src/error.rs b/sqlness/src/error.rs
index 25efe66..5c5fb7e 100644
--- a/sqlness/src/error.rs
+++ b/sqlness/src/error.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ pub enum SqlnessError {
 
     #[error("Run failed. {count} cases can't pass")]
     RunFailed { count: usize },
+
+    #[error("Invalid regexp, source error: {0}")]
+    Regex(#[from] regex::Error),
 }
 
 pub(crate) type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, SqlnessError>;
diff --git a/sqlness/src/runner.rs b/sqlness/src/runner.rs
index 93cd354..61ff6b4 100644
--- a/sqlness/src/runner.rs
+++ b/sqlness/src/runner.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use std::time::Instant;
 
 use prettydiff::basic::{DiffOp, SliceChangeset};
 use prettydiff::diff_lines;
+use regex::Regex;
 use walkdir::WalkDir;
 
 use crate::case::TestCase;
@@ -221,6 +222,7 @@ impl<E: EnvController> Runner<E> {
         let mut root = PathBuf::from_str(&self.config.case_dir).unwrap();
         root.push(env);
 
+        let filter = Regex::new(&self.config.test_filter)?;
         let test_case_extension = self.config.test_case_extension.as_str();
         let mut cases: Vec<_> = WalkDir::new(&root)
             .follow_links(self.config.follow_links)
@@ -236,11 +238,13 @@ impl<E: EnvController> Runner<E> {
             })
             .map(|path| path.with_extension(""))
             .filter(|path| {
-                path.file_name()
+                let filename = path
+                    .file_name()
                     .unwrap_or_default()
                     .to_str()
-                    .unwrap_or_default()
-                    .contains(&self.config.test_filter)
+                    .unwrap_or_default();
+                let filename_with_env = format!("{env}:{filename}");
+                filter.is_match(&filename_with_env)
             })
             .collect();