diff --git a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.appup.src b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.appup.src
index 25438c828..24a4a5358 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.appup.src
+++ b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.appup.src
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
      {load_module,emqx_rule_funcs,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {add_module,emqx_rule_date},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_maps,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
-     {load_module,emqx_rule_registry,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_registry,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_engine,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_api,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {"4.3.8",
     [{add_module,emqx_rule_date},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_maps,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
@@ -136,6 +138,8 @@
      {load_module,emqx_rule_funcs,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_maps,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_registry,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_engine,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_api,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {delete_module,emqx_rule_date}]},
    {"4.3.8",
     [{load_module,emqx_rule_maps,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
diff --git a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.erl b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.erl
index 477c5ad9a..53bd4c1b6 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.erl
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
         , start_resource/1
         , get_resource_status/1
         , is_source_alive/1
+        , is_source_alive/2
+        , is_source_alive/3
         , get_resource_params/1
         , ensure_resource_deleted/1
         , delete_resource/1
@@ -340,7 +342,7 @@ test_resource(#{type := Type} = Params) ->
             try
                 case create_resource(maps:put(id, ResId, Params), no_retry) of
                     {ok, _} ->
-                        case is_source_alive(ResId) of
+                        case is_source_alive(ResId, #{fetch => true}) of
                             true ->
                                 ok;
                             false ->
@@ -363,15 +365,53 @@ test_resource(#{type := Type} = Params) ->
     end.
 
 is_source_alive(ResId) ->
-    case rpc:multicall(ekka_mnesia:running_nodes(), ?MODULE, get_resource_status, [ResId], 5000) of
-        {ResL, []} ->
-            is_source_alive_(ResL);
-        {_, _Errors} ->
-            false
+    is_source_alive(ResId, #{fetch => false}).
+
+is_source_alive(ResId, Opts) ->
+    is_source_alive(ekka_mnesia:running_nodes(), ResId, Opts).
+
+-spec(is_source_alive(list(node()) | node(), resource_id(), #{fetch := boolean()}) -> boolean()).
+is_source_alive(Node, ResId, Opts) when is_atom(Node) ->
+    is_source_alive([Node], ResId, Opts);
+is_source_alive(Nodes, ResId, _Opts = #{fetch := true}) ->
+    try
+        case emqx_rule_registry:find_resource(ResId) of
+            {ok, #resource{type = ResType}} ->
+                {ok, #resource_type{on_status = {Mod, OnStatus}}}
+                    = emqx_rule_registry:find_resource_type(ResType),
+                case rpc:multicall(Nodes,
+                         ?MODULE, fetch_resource_status, [Mod, OnStatus, ResId], 5000) of
+                    {ResL, []} ->
+                        is_source_alive_(ResL);
+                    {_, _Error} ->
+                        false
+                end;
+            not_found ->
+                false
+        end
+    catch E:R:S ->
+        ?LOG(warning, "is_source_alive failed, ~0p:~0p ~0p", [E, R, S]),
+        false
+    end;
+is_source_alive(Nodes, ResId, _Opts = #{fetch := false}) ->
+    try
+        case rpc:multicall(Nodes, ?MODULE, get_resource_status, [ResId], 5000) of
+            {ResL, []} ->
+                is_source_alive_(ResL);
+            {_, _Errors} ->
+                false
+        end
+    catch E:R:S ->
+        ?LOG(warning, "is_source_alive failed, ~0p:~0p ~0p", [E, R, S]),
+        false
     end.
 
+%% fetch_resource_status -> #{is_alive => boolean()}
+%% get_resource_status -> {ok #{is_alive => boolean()}}
 is_source_alive_([]) -> true;
+is_source_alive_([#{is_alive := true} | ResL]) -> is_source_alive_(ResL);
 is_source_alive_([{ok, #{is_alive := true}} | ResL]) -> is_source_alive_(ResL);
+is_source_alive_([#{is_alive := false} | _ResL]) -> false;
 is_source_alive_([{ok, #{is_alive := false}} | _ResL]) -> false;
 is_source_alive_([_Error | _ResL]) -> false.
 
diff --git a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine_api.erl b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine_api.erl
index 3430bc98d..c196e03f7 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine_api.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine_api.erl
@@ -332,14 +332,14 @@ list_resources_by_type(#{type := Type}, _Params) ->
 show_resource(#{id := Id}, _Params) ->
     case emqx_rule_registry:find_resource(Id) of
         {ok, R} ->
-            Status =
-                lists:concat(
-                  [ case rpc:call(Node, emqx_rule_engine, get_resource_status, [Id]) of
-                        {badrpc, _} -> [];
-                        {ok, St} -> [maps:put(node, Node, St)];
-                        {error, _} -> [maps:put(node, Node, #{is_alive => false})]
-                    end
-                    || Node <- ekka_mnesia:running_nodes()]),
+            StatusFun =
+                fun(Node) ->
+                    #{
+                        node => Node,
+                        is_alive => emqx_rule_engine:is_source_alive(Node, Id, #{fetch => false})
+                    }
+                end,
+            Status = [StatusFun(Node) || Node <- ekka_mnesia:running_nodes()],
             return({ok, maps:put(status, Status, record_to_map(R))});
         not_found ->
             return({error, 404, <<"Not Found">>})