diff --git a/apps/emqx_resource/include/emqx_resource.hrl b/apps/emqx_resource/include/emqx_resource.hrl
index fa3f0a0f6..4d1c45eb4 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_resource/include/emqx_resource.hrl
+++ b/apps/emqx_resource/include/emqx_resource.hrl
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
     ok
     | {ok, term()}
     | {error, term()}
-    | {resource_down, term()}.
+    | {recoverable_error, term()}.
 
 -define(WORKER_POOL_SIZE, 16).
 
diff --git a/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_manager.erl b/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_manager.erl
index 82db194dc..f90d042b0 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_manager.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_manager.erl
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ create(MgrId, ResId, Group, ResourceType, Config, Opts) ->
     ok = emqx_metrics_worker:create_metrics(
         ?RES_METRICS,
         ResId,
-        [matched, success, failed, exception, resource_down],
+        [matched, success, failed, exception],
         [matched]
     ),
     ok = emqx_resource_worker_sup:start_workers(ResId, Opts),
diff --git a/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_worker.erl b/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_worker.erl
index 9c632b662..8034bcb9e 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_worker.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_worker.erl
@@ -355,13 +355,14 @@ handle_query_result(_Id, ?RESOURCE_ERROR_M(_, _), BlockWorker) ->
 handle_query_result(Id, {error, _}, BlockWorker) ->
     emqx_metrics_worker:inc(?RES_METRICS, Id, failed),
     BlockWorker;
-handle_query_result(Id, {resource_down, _}, _BlockWorker) ->
-    emqx_metrics_worker:inc(?RES_METRICS, Id, resource_down),
+handle_query_result(Id, {recoverable_error, _}, _BlockWorker) ->
+    emqx_metrics_worker:inc(?RES_METRICS, Id, failed),
     true;
 handle_query_result(_Id, {async_return, inflight_full}, _BlockWorker) ->
     true;
-handle_query_result(_Id, {async_return, {resource_down, _}}, _BlockWorker) ->
-    true;
+handle_query_result(Id, {async_return, {error, _}}, BlockWorker) ->
+    emqx_metrics_worker:inc(?RES_METRICS, Id, failed),
+    BlockWorker;
 handle_query_result(_Id, {async_return, ok}, BlockWorker) ->
     BlockWorker;
 handle_query_result(Id, Result, BlockWorker) ->
@@ -390,8 +391,8 @@ call_query(QM0, Id, Query, QueryOpts) ->
 -define(APPLY_RESOURCE(EXPR, REQ),
     try
         %% if the callback module (connector) wants to return an error that
-        %% makes the current resource goes into the `error` state, it should
-        %% return `{resource_down, Reason}`
+        %% makes the current resource goes into the `blocked` state, it should
+        %% return `{recoverable_error, Reason}`
         EXPR
     catch
         ERR:REASON:STACKTRACE ->
diff --git a/apps/emqx_resource/test/emqx_connector_demo.erl b/apps/emqx_resource/test/emqx_connector_demo.erl
index 6e7bca18a..4999b9410 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_resource/test/emqx_connector_demo.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_resource/test/emqx_connector_demo.erl
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ on_query(_InstId, {inc_counter, N}, #{pid := Pid}) ->
     Pid ! {From, {inc, N}},
     receive
         {ReqRef, ok} -> ok;
-        {ReqRef, incorrect_status} -> {resource_down, incorrect_status}
+        {ReqRef, incorrect_status} -> {recoverable_error, incorrect_status}
     after 1000 ->
         {error, timeout}
     end;
diff --git a/apps/emqx_resource/test/emqx_resource_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_resource/test/emqx_resource_SUITE.erl
index 06160f6c7..0bfa67d07 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_resource/test/emqx_resource_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_resource/test/emqx_resource_SUITE.erl
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ t_query_counter_async_inflight(_) ->
     {ok, _, #{metrics := #{counters := C}}} = emqx_resource:get_instance(?ID),
     ct:pal("metrics: ~p", [C]),
     ?assertMatch(
-        #{matched := M, success := S, exception := E, failed := F, resource_down := RD} when
+        #{matched := M, success := S, exception := E, failed := F, recoverable_error := RD} when
             M >= Sent andalso M == S + E + F + RD,
         C
     ),
diff --git a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_runtime.erl b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_runtime.erl
index d7fa65829..aafce137c 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_runtime.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_runtime.erl
@@ -506,12 +506,22 @@ nested_put(Alias, Val, Columns0) ->
 -define(IS_RES_DOWN(R), R == stopped; R == not_connected; R == not_found).
 inc_action_metrics(ok, RuleId) ->
     emqx_metrics_worker:inc(rule_metrics, RuleId, 'actions.success');
-inc_action_metrics({ok, _}, RuleId) ->
-    emqx_metrics_worker:inc(rule_metrics, RuleId, 'actions.success');
-inc_action_metrics({resource_down, _}, RuleId) ->
+inc_action_metrics({recoverable_error, _}, RuleId) ->
     emqx_metrics_worker:inc(rule_metrics, RuleId, 'actions.failed.out_of_service');
 inc_action_metrics(?RESOURCE_ERROR_M(R, _), RuleId) when ?IS_RES_DOWN(R) ->
     emqx_metrics_worker:inc(rule_metrics, RuleId, 'actions.failed.out_of_service');
-inc_action_metrics(_, RuleId) ->
-    emqx_metrics_worker:inc(rule_metrics, RuleId, 'actions.failed'),
-    emqx_metrics_worker:inc(rule_metrics, RuleId, 'actions.failed.unknown').
+inc_action_metrics(R, RuleId) ->
+    case is_ok_result(R) of
+        false ->
+            emqx_metrics_worker:inc(rule_metrics, RuleId, 'actions.failed'),
+            emqx_metrics_worker:inc(rule_metrics, RuleId, 'actions.failed.unknown');
+        true ->
+            emqx_metrics_worker:inc(rule_metrics, RuleId, 'actions.success')
+    end.
+
+is_ok_result(ok) ->
+    true;
+is_ok_result(R) when is_tuple(R) ->
+    ok = erlang:element(1, R);
+is_ok_result(ok) ->
+    false.
diff --git a/lib-ee/emqx_ee_connector/src/emqx_ee_connector_influxdb.erl b/lib-ee/emqx_ee_connector/src/emqx_ee_connector_influxdb.erl
index b83aec4bd..2024ba8ce 100644
--- a/lib-ee/emqx_ee_connector/src/emqx_ee_connector_influxdb.erl
+++ b/lib-ee/emqx_ee_connector/src/emqx_ee_connector_influxdb.erl
@@ -85,18 +85,13 @@ on_batch_query_async(
     InstId,
     BatchData,
     {ReplayFun, Args},
-    State = #{write_syntax := SyntaxLines, client := Client}
+    #{write_syntax := SyntaxLines, client := Client}
 ) ->
-    case on_get_status(InstId, State) of
-        connected ->
-            case parse_batch_data(InstId, BatchData, SyntaxLines) of
-                {ok, Points} ->
-                    do_async_query(InstId, Client, Points, {ReplayFun, Args});
-                {error, Reason} ->
-                    {error, Reason}
-            end;
-        disconnected ->
-            {resource_down, disconnected}
+    case parse_batch_data(InstId, BatchData, SyntaxLines) of
+        {ok, Points} ->
+            do_async_query(InstId, Client, Points, {ReplayFun, Args});
+        {error, Reason} ->
+            {error, Reason}
     end.
 
 on_get_status(_InstId, #{client := Client}) ->