diff --git a/apps/emqx_auth_jwt/src/emqx_auth_jwt.app.src b/apps/emqx_auth_jwt/src/emqx_auth_jwt.app.src
index 8b66965b1..ab6dd53e7 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_auth_jwt/src/emqx_auth_jwt.app.src
+++ b/apps/emqx_auth_jwt/src/emqx_auth_jwt.app.src
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {application, emqx_auth_jwt,
  [{description, "EMQ X Authentication with JWT"},
-  {vsn, "4.4.8"}, % strict semver, bump manually!
+  {vsn, "4.4.9"}, % strict semver, bump manually!
   {modules, []},
   {registered, [emqx_auth_jwt_sup]},
   {applications, [kernel,stdlib,jose]},
diff --git a/apps/emqx_auth_jwt/src/emqx_auth_jwt.appup.src b/apps/emqx_auth_jwt/src/emqx_auth_jwt.appup.src
index 0c2c0e58f..9f6ac4b9b 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_auth_jwt/src/emqx_auth_jwt.appup.src
+++ b/apps/emqx_auth_jwt/src/emqx_auth_jwt.appup.src
@@ -1,38 +1,14 @@
 %% -*- mode: erlang -*-
 %% Unless you know what you are doing, DO NOT edit manually!!
 {VSN,
-  [{"4.4.7",[{load_module,emqx_auth_jwt,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
-   {"4.4.6",
-    [{load_module,emqx_auth_jwt_svr,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
-     {load_module,emqx_auth_jwt,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
-   {"4.4.5",
-    [{load_module,emqx_auth_jwt,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
-     {load_module,emqx_auth_jwt_svr,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
-   {"4.4.4",
-    [{load_module,emqx_auth_jwt_svr,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
-     {load_module,emqx_auth_jwt,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
-   {"4.4.3",
-    [{load_module,emqx_auth_jwt,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
-     {load_module,emqx_auth_jwt_svr,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
-   {"4.4.2",
+  [{"4.4.8",[{load_module,emqx_auth_jwt_svr,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
+   {<<"4\\.4\\.[2-7]">>,
     [{load_module,emqx_auth_jwt_svr,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_auth_jwt,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {<<"4\\.4\\.[0-1]">>,[{restart_application,emqx_auth_jwt}]},
    {<<".*">>,[]}],
-  [{"4.4.7",[{load_module,emqx_auth_jwt,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
-   {"4.4.6",
-    [{load_module,emqx_auth_jwt_svr,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
-     {load_module,emqx_auth_jwt,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
-   {"4.4.5",
-    [{load_module,emqx_auth_jwt,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
-     {load_module,emqx_auth_jwt_svr,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
-   {"4.4.4",
-    [{load_module,emqx_auth_jwt_svr,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
-     {load_module,emqx_auth_jwt,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
-   {"4.4.3",
-    [{load_module,emqx_auth_jwt,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
-     {load_module,emqx_auth_jwt_svr,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
-   {"4.4.2",
+  [{"4.4.8",[{load_module,emqx_auth_jwt_svr,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
+   {<<"4\\.4\\.[2-7]">>,
     [{load_module,emqx_auth_jwt_svr,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_auth_jwt,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {<<"4\\.4\\.[0-1]">>,[{restart_application,emqx_auth_jwt}]},
diff --git a/apps/emqx_auth_jwt/src/emqx_auth_jwt_svr.erl b/apps/emqx_auth_jwt/src/emqx_auth_jwt_svr.erl
index 3713e74f3..30a3fa19d 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_auth_jwt/src/emqx_auth_jwt_svr.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_auth_jwt/src/emqx_auth_jwt_svr.erl
@@ -99,13 +99,13 @@ handle_cast(_Msg, State) ->
     {noreply, State}.
 
 handle_info({timeout, _TRef, refresh}, State = #state{addr = Addr}) ->
-    NState = try
-                 true = ets:insert(?TAB, {remote, request_jwks(Addr)}),
-                 State
-             catch _:_ ->
-                 State
-             end,
-    {noreply, reset_timer(NState)};
+    try
+        true = ets:insert(?TAB, {remote, request_jwks(Addr)})
+    catch Err:Reason ->
+        ?LOG_SENSITIVE(warning, "Request JWKS failed, jwks_addr: ~p, reason: ~p",
+            [Addr, {Err, Reason}])
+    end,
+    {noreply, reset_timer(State)};
 
 handle_info({request_jwks, Options}, State) ->
     Remote = key2jwt_value(jwks_addr, fun request_jwks/1, Options),