diff --git a/apps/emqx_bridge/test/emqx_bridge_v2_api_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_bridge/test/emqx_bridge_v2_api_SUITE.erl
index 9879fe1e6..059f9ac9f 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_bridge/test/emqx_bridge_v2_api_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge/test/emqx_bridge_v2_api_SUITE.erl
@@ -177,7 +177,9 @@ all() ->
 groups() ->
     AllTCs = emqx_common_test_helpers:all(?MODULE),
     SingleOnlyTests = [
-        t_bridges_probe
+        t_bridges_probe,
+        t_broken_bridge_config,
+        t_fix_broken_bridge_config
     ],
     ClusterLaterJoinOnlyTCs = [
         % t_cluster_later_join_metrics
@@ -551,6 +553,117 @@ t_bridges_lifecycle(Config) ->
     {ok, 400, _} = request(post, uri([?ROOT]), ?KAFKA_BRIDGE(<<"a.b">>), Config),
     ok.
 
+t_broken_bridge_config(Config) ->
+    emqx_cth_suite:stop_apps([emqx_bridge]),
+    BridgeName = ?BRIDGE_NAME,
+    StartOps =
+        #{
+            config =>
+                "actions {\n"
+                "  "
+                ?BRIDGE_TYPE_STR
+                " {\n"
+                "    " ++ binary_to_list(BridgeName) ++
+                " {\n"
+                "      connector = does_not_exist\n"
+                "      enable = true\n"
+                "      kafka {\n"
+                "        topic = test-topic-one-partition\n"
+                "      }\n"
+                "      local_topic = \"mqtt/local/topic\"\n"
+                "      resource_opts {health_check_interval = 32s}\n"
+                "    }\n"
+                "  }\n"
+                "}\n"
+                "\n",
+            schema_mod => emqx_bridge_v2_schema
+        },
+    emqx_cth_suite:start_app(emqx_bridge, StartOps),
+
+    ?assertMatch(
+        {ok, 200, [
+            #{
+                <<"name">> := BridgeName,
+                <<"type">> := ?BRIDGE_TYPE,
+                <<"connector">> := <<"does_not_exist">>,
+                <<"status">> := <<"disconnected">>,
+                <<"error">> := <<"Pending installation">>
+            }
+        ]},
+        request_json(get, uri([?ROOT]), Config)
+    ),
+
+    BridgeID = emqx_bridge_resource:bridge_id(?BRIDGE_TYPE, ?BRIDGE_NAME),
+    ?assertEqual(
+        {ok, 204, <<>>},
+        request(delete, uri([?ROOT, BridgeID]), Config)
+    ),
+
+    ?assertEqual(
+        {ok, 200, []},
+        request_json(get, uri([?ROOT]), Config)
+    ),
+
+    ok.
+
+t_fix_broken_bridge_config(Config) ->
+    emqx_cth_suite:stop_apps([emqx_bridge]),
+    BridgeName = ?BRIDGE_NAME,
+    StartOps =
+        #{
+            config =>
+                "actions {\n"
+                "  "
+                ?BRIDGE_TYPE_STR
+                " {\n"
+                "    " ++ binary_to_list(BridgeName) ++
+                " {\n"
+                "      connector = does_not_exist\n"
+                "      enable = true\n"
+                "      kafka {\n"
+                "        topic = test-topic-one-partition\n"
+                "      }\n"
+                "      local_topic = \"mqtt/local/topic\"\n"
+                "      resource_opts {health_check_interval = 32s}\n"
+                "    }\n"
+                "  }\n"
+                "}\n"
+                "\n",
+            schema_mod => emqx_bridge_v2_schema
+        },
+    emqx_cth_suite:start_app(emqx_bridge, StartOps),
+
+    ?assertMatch(
+        {ok, 200, [
+            #{
+                <<"name">> := BridgeName,
+                <<"type">> := ?BRIDGE_TYPE,
+                <<"connector">> := <<"does_not_exist">>,
+                <<"status">> := <<"disconnected">>,
+                <<"error">> := <<"Pending installation">>
+            }
+        ]},
+        request_json(get, uri([?ROOT]), Config)
+    ),
+
+    BridgeID = emqx_bridge_resource:bridge_id(?BRIDGE_TYPE, ?BRIDGE_NAME),
+    request_json(
+        put,
+        uri([?ROOT, BridgeID]),
+        ?KAFKA_BRIDGE_UPDATE(?BRIDGE_NAME, ?CONNECTOR_NAME),
+        Config
+    ),
+
+    ?assertMatch(
+        {ok, 200, #{
+            <<"connector">> := ?CONNECTOR_NAME,
+            <<"status">> := <<"connected">>
+        }},
+        request_json(get, uri([?ROOT, BridgeID]), Config)
+    ),
+
+    ok.
+
 t_start_bridge_unknown_node(Config) ->
     {ok, 404, _} =
         request(