diff --git a/apps/emqx_authn/src/emqx_authn_api.erl b/apps/emqx_authn/src/emqx_authn_api.erl
index de3e0b5d3..74b1990fa 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_authn/src/emqx_authn_api.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_authn/src/emqx_authn_api.erl
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@
         , serialize_error/1
         ]).
 
+-elvis([{elvis_style, god_modules, disable}]).
+
 api_spec() ->
     emqx_dashboard_swagger:spec(?MODULE, #{check_schema => true}).
 
diff --git a/apps/emqx_gateway/src/emqx_gateway_api_authn.erl b/apps/emqx_gateway/src/emqx_gateway_api_authn.erl
index e529bf2ae..f5b6b3dff 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_gateway/src/emqx_gateway_api_authn.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_gateway/src/emqx_gateway_api_authn.erl
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ schema("/gateway/:name/authentication") ->
        put =>
          #{ description => <<"Update authentication for the gateway">>
           , parameters => params_gateway_name_in_path()
-          , requestBody => schema_authn()
+          , 'requestBody' => schema_authn()
           , responses =>
               #{ 400 => error_codes([?BAD_REQUEST], <<"Bad Request">>)
                , 404 => error_codes([?NOT_FOUND], <<"Not Found">>)
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ schema("/gateway/:name/authentication") ->
        post =>
          #{ description => <<"Add authentication for the gateway">>
           , parameters => params_gateway_name_in_path()
-          , requestBody => schema_authn()
+          , 'requestBody' => schema_authn()
           , responses =>
               #{ 400 => error_codes([?BAD_REQUEST], <<"Bad Request">>)
                , 404 => error_codes([?NOT_FOUND], <<"Not Found">>)
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ schema("/gateway/:name/authentication/import_users") ->
      , post =>
          #{ description => <<"Import users into the gateway authentication">>
           , parameters => params_gateway_name_in_path()
-          , requestBody => emqx_dashboard_swagger:schema_with_examples(
+          , 'requestBody' => emqx_dashboard_swagger:schema_with_examples(
                              ref(emqx_authn_api, request_import_users),
                              emqx_authn_api:request_import_users_examples()
                             )
diff --git a/apps/emqx_gateway/src/emqx_gateway_api_listeners.erl b/apps/emqx_gateway/src/emqx_gateway_api_listeners.erl
index 25bfc5b5c..db3d3d96c 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_gateway/src/emqx_gateway_api_listeners.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_gateway/src/emqx_gateway_api_listeners.erl
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ schema("/gateway/:name/listeners") ->
        post =>
          #{ description => <<"Create the gateway listener">>
           , parameters => params_gateway_name_in_path()
-          , requestBody => emqx_dashboard_swagger:schema_with_examples(
+          , 'requestBody' => emqx_dashboard_swagger:schema_with_examples(
                              ref(listener),
                              examples_listener())
           , responses =>
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ schema("/gateway/:name/listeners/:id") ->
          #{ description => <<"Update the gateway listener">>
           , parameters => params_gateway_name_in_path()
                           ++ params_listener_id_in_path()
-          , requestBody => emqx_dashboard_swagger:schema_with_examples(
+          , 'requestBody' => emqx_dashboard_swagger:schema_with_examples(
                              ref(listener),
                              examples_listener())
           , responses =>
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ schema("/gateway/:name/listeners/:id/authentication") ->
          #{ description => <<"Add authentication for the listener">>
           , parameters => params_gateway_name_in_path()
                           ++ params_listener_id_in_path()
-          , requestBody => schema_authn()
+          , 'requestBody' => schema_authn()
           , responses =>
              #{ 400 => error_codes([?BAD_REQUEST], <<"Bad Request">>)
               , 404 => error_codes([?NOT_FOUND], <<"Not Found">>)
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ schema("/gateway/:name/listeners/:id/authentication") ->
          #{ description => <<"Update authentication for the listener">>
           , parameters => params_gateway_name_in_path()
                           ++ params_listener_id_in_path()
-          , requestBody => schema_authn()
+          , 'requestBody' => schema_authn()
           , responses =>
              #{ 400 => error_codes([?BAD_REQUEST], <<"Bad Request">>)
               , 404 => error_codes([?NOT_FOUND], <<"Not Found">>)
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ fields(dtls_listener_opts) ->
 
 lists_key_without([], _N, L) ->
     L;
-lists_key_without([K|Ks], N, L) ->
+lists_key_without([K | Ks], N, L) ->
     lists_key_without(Ks, N, lists:keydelete(K, N, L)).
 
 common_listener_opts() ->
diff --git a/apps/emqx_gateway/src/emqx_gateway_http.erl b/apps/emqx_gateway/src/emqx_gateway_http.erl
index 41923a66e..52fba3c70 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_gateway/src/emqx_gateway_http.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_gateway/src/emqx_gateway_http.erl
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@
          , listeners => []
          }.
 
+-elvis([{elvis_style, god_modules, disable}]).
+-elvis([{elvis_style, no_nested_try_catch, disable}]).
+
+
 -define(DEFAULT_CALL_TIMEOUT, 15000).
 
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -371,7 +375,7 @@ with_gateway(GwName0, Fun) ->
 -spec checks(list(), map()) -> ok.
 checks([], _) ->
     ok;
-checks([K|Ks], Map) ->
+checks([K | Ks], Map) ->
     case maps:is_key(K, Map) of
         true -> checks(Ks, Map);
         false ->
diff --git a/apps/emqx_gateway/src/emqx_gateway_insta_sup.erl b/apps/emqx_gateway/src/emqx_gateway_insta_sup.erl
index 4c0417fa9..efb3f6fe6 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_gateway/src/emqx_gateway_insta_sup.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_gateway/src/emqx_gateway_insta_sup.erl
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@
           stopped_at :: integer() | undefined
          }).
 
+-elvis([{elvis_style, invalid_dynamic_call, disable}]).
+
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 %% APIs
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -237,13 +239,13 @@ init_authn(GwName, Config) ->
 
 do_init_authn([], Names) ->
     Names;
-do_init_authn([{_ChainName, _AuthConf = #{enable := false}}|More], Names) ->
+do_init_authn([{_ChainName, _AuthConf = #{enable := false}} | More], Names) ->
     do_init_authn(More, Names);
-do_init_authn([{ChainName, AuthConf}|More], Names) when is_map(AuthConf) ->
+do_init_authn([{ChainName, AuthConf} | More], Names) when is_map(AuthConf) ->
     _ = application:ensure_all_started(emqx_authn),
     do_create_authn_chain(ChainName, AuthConf),
-    do_init_authn(More, [ChainName|Names]);
-do_init_authn([_BadConf|More], Names) ->
+    do_init_authn(More, [ChainName | Names]);
+do_init_authn([_BadConf | More], Names) ->
     do_init_authn(More, Names).
 
 authns(GwName, Config) ->
@@ -312,13 +314,13 @@ do_update_one_by_one(NCfg, State = #state{
     OAuths = authns(GwName, OCfg),
     NAuths = authns(GwName, NCfg),
 
-    if
-        Status == stopped, NEnable == true ->
+    case {Status, NEnable} of
+        {stopped, true} ->
             NState = State#state{config = NCfg},
             cb_gateway_load(NState);
-        Status == stopped, NEnable == false ->
+        {stopped, false} ->
             {ok, State#state{config = NCfg}};
-        Status == running, NEnable == true ->
+        {running, true} ->
             NState = case NAuths == OAuths of
                          true -> State;
                          false ->
@@ -329,12 +331,12 @@ do_update_one_by_one(NCfg, State = #state{
                      end,
             %% XXX: minimum impact update ???
             cb_gateway_update(NCfg, NState);
-        Status == running, NEnable == false ->
+        {running, false} ->
             case cb_gateway_unload(State) of
                 {ok, NState} -> {ok, NState#state{config = NCfg}};
                 {error, Reason} -> {error, Reason}
             end;
-        true ->
+        _ ->
             throw(nomatch)
     end.
 
@@ -432,7 +434,7 @@ cb_gateway_update(Config,
     end.
 
 start_child_process([]) -> [];
-start_child_process([Indictor|_] = ChildPidOrSpecs) ->
+start_child_process([Indictor | _] = ChildPidOrSpecs) ->
     case erlang:is_pid(Indictor) of
         true ->
             ChildPidOrSpecs;
diff --git a/apps/emqx_gateway/src/emqx_gateway_utils.erl b/apps/emqx_gateway/src/emqx_gateway_utils.erl
index 8c824a1a1..5d17fe6ca 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_gateway/src/emqx_gateway_utils.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_gateway/src/emqx_gateway_utils.erl
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@
 -define(DEFAULT_OOM_POLICY, #{max_heap_size => 4194304,
                               message_queue_len => 32000}).
 
+-elvis([{elvis_style, god_modules, disable}]).
+
 -spec childspec(supervisor:worker(), Mod :: atom())
     -> supervisor:child_spec().
 childspec(Type, Mod) ->
@@ -202,7 +204,7 @@ stringfy(T) when is_list(T); is_binary(T) ->
 stringfy(T) ->
     iolist_to_binary(io_lib:format("~0p", [T])).
 
--spec parse_address(binary()|list()) -> {list(), integer()}.
+-spec parse_address(binary() | list()) -> {list(), integer()}.
 parse_address(S) when is_binary(S); is_list(S) ->
     S1 = case is_binary(S) of
             true -> lists:reverse(binary_to_list(S));
@@ -234,9 +236,9 @@ normalize_config(RawConf) ->
                                [bind, tcp, ssl, udp, dtls]
                                ++ proplists:get_keys(SocketOpts), Confs),
                 Cfg = maps:merge(Cfg0, RemainCfgs),
-                [{Type, Name, ListenOn, SocketOpts, Cfg}|AccIn2]
+                [{Type, Name, ListenOn, SocketOpts, Cfg} | AccIn2]
             end, [], Liss),
-            [Listeners|AccIn1]
+            [Listeners | AccIn1]
     end, [], LisMap)).
 
 esockd_opts(Type, Opts0) ->