diff --git a/apps/emqx_modules/src/emqx_modules.app.src b/apps/emqx_modules/src/emqx_modules.app.src
index fa68e17cb..20f8a76fc 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_modules/src/emqx_modules.app.src
+++ b/apps/emqx_modules/src/emqx_modules.app.src
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %% -*- mode: erlang -*-
 {application, emqx_modules, [
     {description, "EMQX Modules"},
-    {vsn, "5.0.8"},
+    {vsn, "5.0.9"},
     {modules, []},
     {applications, [kernel, stdlib, emqx]},
     {mod, {emqx_modules_app, []}},
diff --git a/apps/emqx_modules/src/emqx_modules_schema.erl b/apps/emqx_modules/src/emqx_modules_schema.erl
index d2d6258d1..38451e5c7 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_modules/src/emqx_modules_schema.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_modules/src/emqx_modules_schema.erl
@@ -88,8 +88,13 @@ regular_expression(_) -> undefined.
 
 is_re(Bin) ->
     case re:compile(Bin) of
-        {ok, _} -> ok;
-        {error, Reason} -> {error, {Bin, Reason}}
+        {ok, _} ->
+            ok;
+        {error, Reason} ->
+            {error, #{
+                regexp => Bin,
+                compile_error => Reason
+            }}
     end.
 
 array(Name, Meta) -> {Name, ?HOCON(?ARRAY(?R_REF(Name)), Meta)}.
diff --git a/apps/emqx_modules/src/emqx_rewrite.erl b/apps/emqx_modules/src/emqx_rewrite.erl
index 79465045d..ec513e603 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_modules/src/emqx_rewrite.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_modules/src/emqx_rewrite.erl
@@ -67,8 +67,12 @@ list() ->
     emqx_conf:get_raw([<<"rewrite">>], []).
 
 update(Rules0) ->
-    {ok, _} = emqx_conf:update([rewrite], Rules0, #{override_to => cluster}),
-    ok.
+    case emqx_conf:update([rewrite], Rules0, #{override_to => cluster}) of
+        {ok, _} ->
+            ok;
+        {error, Reason} ->
+            throw(Reason)
+    end.
 
 post_config_update(_KeyPath, _Config, Rules, _OldConf, _AppEnvs) ->
     register_hook(Rules).
diff --git a/apps/emqx_modules/test/emqx_rewrite_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_modules/test/emqx_rewrite_SUITE.erl
index 85688d3db..24a07d246 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_modules/test/emqx_rewrite_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_modules/test/emqx_rewrite_SUITE.erl
@@ -215,16 +215,16 @@ t_update_re_failed(_Config) ->
             <<"action">> => <<"publish">>
         }
     ],
-    ?assertError(
-        {badmatch,
-            {error,
-                {_, [
-                    #{
-                        kind := validation_error,
-                        reason := {Re, {"nothing to repeat", 0}},
-                        value := Re
-                    }
-                ]}}},
+    ?assertThrow(
+        #{
+            kind := validation_error,
+            path := "rewrite.1.re",
+            reason := #{
+                regexp := <<"*^test/*">>,
+                compile_error := {"nothing to repeat", 0}
+            },
+            value := <<"*^test/*">>
+        },
         emqx_rewrite:update(Rules)
     ),
     ok.