diff --git a/apps/emqx_bridge_cassandra/test/emqx_bridge_cassandra_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_bridge_cassandra/test/emqx_bridge_cassandra_SUITE.erl
index 79220321e..8f093ef5c 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_bridge_cassandra/test/emqx_bridge_cassandra_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge_cassandra/test/emqx_bridge_cassandra_SUITE.erl
@@ -506,7 +506,17 @@ t_write_failure(Config) ->
     ProxyPort = ?config(proxy_port, Config),
     ProxyHost = ?config(proxy_host, Config),
     QueryMode = ?config(query_mode, Config),
-    {ok, _} = create_bridge(Config),
+    {ok, _} = create_bridge(
+        Config,
+        #{
+            <<"resource_opts">> =>
+                #{
+                    <<"auto_restart_interval">> => <<"100ms">>,
+                    <<"resume_interval">> => <<"100ms">>,
+                    <<"health_check_interval">> => <<"100ms">>
+                }
+        }
+    ),
     Val = integer_to_binary(erlang:unique_integer()),
     SentData = #{
         topic => atom_to_binary(?FUNCTION_NAME),
@@ -523,7 +533,9 @@ t_write_failure(Config) ->
                         async ->
                             send_message(Config, SentData)
                     end,
-                    #{?snk_kind := buffer_worker_flush_nack},
+                    #{?snk_kind := Evt} when
+                        Evt =:= buffer_worker_flush_nack orelse
+                            Evt =:= buffer_worker_retry_inflight_failed,
                     10_000
                 )
         end),
diff --git a/apps/emqx_bridge_pgsql/test/emqx_bridge_pgsql_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_bridge_pgsql/test/emqx_bridge_pgsql_SUITE.erl
index 9f2011779..e4f17d76a 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_bridge_pgsql/test/emqx_bridge_pgsql_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge_pgsql/test/emqx_bridge_pgsql_SUITE.erl
@@ -258,13 +258,18 @@ query_resource(Config, Request) ->
     emqx_resource:query(ResourceID, Request, #{timeout => 1_000}).
 
 query_resource_async(Config, Request) ->
+    query_resource_async(Config, Request, _Opts = #{}).
+
+query_resource_async(Config, Request, Opts) ->
     Name = ?config(pgsql_name, Config),
     BridgeType = ?config(pgsql_bridge_type, Config),
     Ref = alias([reply]),
     AsyncReplyFun = fun(Result) -> Ref ! {result, Ref, Result} end,
     ResourceID = emqx_bridge_resource:resource_id(BridgeType, Name),
+    Timeout = maps:get(timeout, Opts, 500),
     Return = emqx_resource:query(ResourceID, Request, #{
-        timeout => 500, async_reply_fun => {AsyncReplyFun, []}
+        timeout => Timeout,
+        async_reply_fun => {AsyncReplyFun, []}
     }),
     {Return, Ref}.
 
@@ -498,9 +503,9 @@ t_write_timeout(Config) ->
         Config,
         #{
             <<"resource_opts">> => #{
-                <<"request_timeout">> => 500,
-                <<"resume_interval">> => 100,
-                <<"health_check_interval">> => 100
+                <<"auto_restart_interval">> => <<"100ms">>,
+                <<"resume_interval">> => <<"100ms">>,
+                <<"health_check_interval">> => <<"100ms">>
             }
         }
     ),
@@ -515,7 +520,7 @@ t_write_timeout(Config) ->
             Res1 =
                 case QueryMode of
                     async ->
-                        query_resource_async(Config, {send_message, SentData});
+                        query_resource_async(Config, {send_message, SentData}, #{timeout => 60_000});
                     sync ->
                         query_resource(Config, {send_message, SentData})
                 end,
@@ -526,7 +531,17 @@ t_write_timeout(Config) ->
         {_, Ref} when is_reference(Ref) ->
             case receive_result(Ref, 15_000) of
                 {ok, Res} ->
-                    ?assertMatch({error, {unrecoverable_error, _}}, Res);
+                    %% we may receive a successful result depending on
+                    %% timing, if the request is retried after the
+                    %% failure is healed.
+                    case Res of
+                        {error, {unrecoverable_error, _}} ->
+                            ok;
+                        {ok, _} ->
+                            ok;
+                        _ ->
+                            ct:fail("unexpected result: ~p", [Res])
+                    end;
                 timeout ->
                     ct:pal("mailbox:\n  ~p", [process_info(self(), messages)]),
                     ct:fail("no response received")
diff --git a/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_pool.erl b/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_pool.erl
index 913b29c86..ea2240efd 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_pool.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_pool.erl
@@ -25,7 +25,12 @@
 
 -include_lib("emqx/include/logger.hrl").
 
+-ifndef(TEST).
 -define(HEALTH_CHECK_TIMEOUT, 15000).
+-else.
+%% make tests faster
+-define(HEALTH_CHECK_TIMEOUT, 1000).
+-endif.
 
 start(Name, Mod, Options) ->
     case ecpool:start_sup_pool(Name, Mod, Options) of