diff --git a/apps/emqx_connector/test/emqx_connector_test_helpers.erl b/apps/emqx_connector/test/emqx_connector_test_helpers.erl
index 6fd526884..9e3fc5257 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_connector/test/emqx_connector_test_helpers.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_connector/test/emqx_connector_test_helpers.erl
@@ -28,9 +28,12 @@ check_fields({FieldName, FieldValue}) ->
     ?assert(is_atom(FieldName)),
     if
         is_map(FieldValue) ->
+            ct:pal("~p~n", [{FieldName, FieldValue}]),
             ?assert(
-                (maps:is_key(type, FieldValue) andalso maps:is_key(default, FieldValue)) orelse
-                    ((maps:is_key(required, FieldValue) andalso maps:get(required, FieldValue)))
+                (maps:is_key(type, FieldValue)
+                    andalso maps:is_key(default, FieldValue))
+                    orelse ((maps:is_key(required, FieldValue)
+                    andalso maps:get(required, FieldValue) =:= false))
             );
         true ->
             ?assert(is_function(FieldValue))