diff --git a/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_manager.erl b/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_manager.erl
index d2f527883..ff91d99fe 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_manager.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_manager.erl
@@ -81,15 +81,15 @@
     hc_workers = #{
         resource => #{},
         channel => #{
-            pending => [],
-            previous_status => #{}
+            ongoing => #{},
+            pending => []
         }
     } :: #{
         resource := #{{pid(), reference()} => true},
         channel := #{
             {pid(), reference()} => channel_id(),
-            pending := [channel_id()],
-            previous_status := #{channel_id() => channel_status_map()}
+            ongoing := #{channel_id() => channel_status_map()},
+            pending := [channel_id()]
         }
     },
     %% Callers waiting on health check
@@ -1039,12 +1039,12 @@ handle_manual_channel_health_check(
     #data{
         added_channels = Channels,
         hc_pending_callers = #{channel := CPending0} = Pending0,
-        hc_workers = #{channel := #{previous_status := PreviousStatus}}
+        hc_workers = #{channel := #{ongoing := Ongoing}}
     } = Data0,
     ChannelId
 ) when
     is_map_key(ChannelId, Channels),
-    is_map_key(ChannelId, PreviousStatus)
+    is_map_key(ChannelId, Ongoing)
 ->
     %% Ongoing health check.
     CPending = maps:update_with(
@@ -1189,53 +1189,54 @@ resource_not_connected_channel_error_msg(ResourceStatus, ChannelId, Data1) ->
 %% `?status_connected'.
 -spec trigger_health_check_for_added_channels(data()) -> data().
 trigger_health_check_for_added_channels(Data0 = #data{hc_workers = HCWorkers0}) ->
-    #{channel := CHCWorkers0} = HCWorkers0,
-    PreviousStatus = maps:from_list([
-        {ChannelId, OldStatus}
-     || {ChannelId, OldStatus} <- maps:to_list(Data0#data.added_channels),
-        channel_status_is_channel_added(OldStatus)
-    ]),
-    ChannelsToCheck = maps:keys(PreviousStatus),
+    #{
+        channel := CHCWorkers0 =
+            #{
+                pending := CPending0,
+                ongoing := Ongoing0
+            }
+    } = HCWorkers0,
+    NewOngoing = maps:filter(
+        fun(ChannelId, OldStatus) ->
+            not is_map_key(ChannelId, Ongoing0) and
+                channel_status_is_channel_added(OldStatus)
+        end,
+        Data0#data.added_channels
+    ),
+    ChannelsToCheck = maps:keys(NewOngoing),
     case ChannelsToCheck of
         [] ->
             %% Nothing to do.
             Data0;
         [ChannelId | Rest] ->
             %% Shooting one check at a time.  We could increase concurrency in the future.
-            CHCWorkers = CHCWorkers0#{pending := Rest, previous_status := PreviousStatus},
+            CHCWorkers = CHCWorkers0#{
+                pending := CPending0 ++ Rest,
+                ongoing := maps:merge(Ongoing0, NewOngoing)
+            },
             Data1 = Data0#data{hc_workers = HCWorkers0#{channel := CHCWorkers}},
             start_channel_health_check(Data1, ChannelId)
     end.
 
--spec continue_channel_health_check_connected(data()) -> data().
-continue_channel_health_check_connected(Data0) ->
+-spec continue_channel_health_check_connected(channel_id(), channel_status_map(), data()) -> data().
+continue_channel_health_check_connected(ChannelId, OldStatus, Data0) ->
     #data{hc_workers = HCWorkers0} = Data0,
-    #{channel := #{previous_status := PreviousStatus} = CHCWorkers0} = HCWorkers0,
-    CHCWorkers = CHCWorkers0#{previous_status := #{}},
+    #{channel := CHCWorkers0} = HCWorkers0,
+    CHCWorkers = emqx_utils_maps:deep_remove([ongoing, ChannelId], CHCWorkers0),
     Data1 = Data0#data{hc_workers = HCWorkers0#{channel := CHCWorkers}},
     %% Remove the added channels with a a status different from connected or connecting
-    CheckedChannels = [
-        {ChannelId, NewStatus}
-     || {ChannelId, NewStatus} <- maps:to_list(Data0#data.added_channels),
-        is_map_key(ChannelId, PreviousStatus)
-    ],
-    ChannelsToRemove = [
-        ChannelId
-     || {ChannelId, NewStatus} <- CheckedChannels,
-        not channel_status_is_channel_added(NewStatus)
-    ],
+    NewStatus = maps:get(ChannelId, Data0#data.added_channels),
+    ChannelsToRemove = [ChannelId || not channel_status_is_channel_added(NewStatus)],
     Data = remove_channels_in_list(ChannelsToRemove, Data1, true),
     %% Raise/clear alarms
-    lists:foreach(
-        fun
-            ({ID, #{status := ?status_connected}}) ->
-                _ = maybe_clear_alarm(ID);
-            ({ID, NewStatus}) ->
-                OldStatus = maps:get(ID, PreviousStatus),
-                _ = maybe_alarm(NewStatus, ID, NewStatus, OldStatus)
-        end,
-        CheckedChannels
-    ),
+    case NewStatus of
+        #{status := ?status_connected} ->
+            _ = maybe_clear_alarm(ChannelId),
+            ok;
+        _ ->
+            _ = maybe_alarm(NewStatus, ChannelId, NewStatus, OldStatus),
+            ok
+    end,
     Data.
 
 -spec start_channel_health_check(data(), channel_id()) -> data().
@@ -1271,19 +1272,24 @@ handle_channel_health_check_worker_down(Data0, WorkerRef, ExitResult) ->
             %% `emqx_resource:call_channel_health_check' catches all exceptions.
             AddedChannels = maps:put(ChannelId, NewStatus, AddedChannels0)
     end,
+    #{ongoing := Ongoing0} = CHCWorkers1,
+    {PreviousChanStatus, Ongoing1} = maps:take(ChannelId, Ongoing0),
+    CHCWorkers2 = CHCWorkers1#{ongoing := Ongoing1},
+    CHCWorkers3 = emqx_utils_maps:deep_remove([ongoing, ChannelId], CHCWorkers2),
     Data1 = Data0#data{added_channels = AddedChannels},
     {Replies, Data2} = reply_pending_channel_health_check_callers(ChannelId, NewStatus, Data1),
     case CHCWorkers1 of
         #{pending := [NextChannelId | Rest]} ->
-            CHCWorkers = CHCWorkers1#{pending := Rest},
+            CHCWorkers = CHCWorkers3#{pending := Rest},
             HCWorkers = HCWorkers0#{channel := CHCWorkers},
             Data3 = Data2#data{hc_workers = HCWorkers},
-            Data = start_channel_health_check(Data3, NextChannelId),
+            Data4 = continue_channel_health_check_connected(ChannelId, PreviousChanStatus, Data3),
+            Data = start_channel_health_check(Data4, NextChannelId),
             {keep_state, update_state(Data, Data0), Replies};
         #{pending := []} ->
-            HCWorkers = HCWorkers0#{channel := CHCWorkers1},
+            HCWorkers = HCWorkers0#{channel := CHCWorkers3},
             Data3 = Data2#data{hc_workers = HCWorkers},
-            Data = continue_channel_health_check_connected(Data3),
+            Data = continue_channel_health_check_connected(ChannelId, PreviousChanStatus, Data3),
             {keep_state, update_state(Data, Data0), Replies}
     end.
 
@@ -1339,7 +1345,7 @@ remove_runtime_data(#data{} = Data0) ->
     Data0#data{
         hc_workers = #{
             resource => #{},
-            channel => #{pending => [], previous_status => #{}}
+            channel => #{pending => [], ongoing => #{}}
         },
         hc_pending_callers = #{
             resource => [],