diff --git a/apps/emqx_bridge_syskeeper/test/emqx_bridge_syskeeper_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_bridge_syskeeper/test/emqx_bridge_syskeeper_SUITE.erl
index 273afffab..9eb882a43 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_bridge_syskeeper/test/emqx_bridge_syskeeper_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge_syskeeper/test/emqx_bridge_syskeeper_SUITE.erl
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ t_get_status(Config) ->
         _Sleep = 500,
         _Attempts = 10,
         ?assertMatch(
-            #{status := connecting},
+            #{status := disconnected},
             emqx_bridge_v2:health_check(syskeeper_forwarder, ?SYSKEEPER_NAME)
         )
     ).
diff --git a/changes/ee/fix-13001.en.md b/changes/ee/fix-13001.en.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5d431e0f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/ee/fix-13001.en.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixed an issue where the syskeeper forwarder would never reconnect when the connection was lost.