diff --git a/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource.erl b/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource.erl
index bbafcf43d..99d663b09 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource.erl
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ call_start(InstId, Mod, Config) ->
     ?SAFE_CALL(Mod:on_start(InstId, Config)).
 
 -spec call_health_check(instance_id(), module(), resource_state()) ->
-    {ok, resource_state()} | {error, Reason:: term(), resource_state()}.
+    {ok, resource_state()} | {error, Reason:: term()}  | {error, Reason:: term(), resource_state()}.
 call_health_check(InstId, Mod, ResourceState) ->
     ?SAFE_CALL(Mod:on_health_check(InstId, ResourceState)).
 
diff --git a/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_instance.erl b/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_instance.erl
index 059ceefdf..41852cafb 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_instance.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_instance.erl
@@ -295,6 +295,11 @@ do_health_check(Group, #{id := InstId, mod := Mod, state := ResourceState0} = Da
             ets:insert(emqx_resource_instance,
                 {InstId, Group, Data#{status => connected, state => ResourceState1}}),
             ok;
+        {error, Reason} ->
+            logger:error("health check for ~p failed: ~p", [InstId, Reason]),
+            ets:insert(emqx_resource_instance,
+                {InstId, Group, Data#{status => connecting}}),
+            {error, Reason};
         {error, Reason, ResourceState1} ->
             logger:error("health check for ~p failed: ~p", [InstId, Reason]),
             ets:insert(emqx_resource_instance,