diff --git a/apps/emqx_statsd/etc/emqx_statsd.conf b/apps/emqx_statsd/etc/emqx_statsd.conf
index 27c08d343..c714bbb2e 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_statsd/etc/emqx_statsd.conf
+++ b/apps/emqx_statsd/etc/emqx_statsd.conf
@@ -2,41 +2,12 @@
  ## Statsd for EMQ X
  ##--------------------------------------------------------------------
 
- ## The statsd server host
- ## 
- ## Default: "127.0.0.1"
- statsd.host = "127.0.0.1"
-
- ## The statsd server port
- ## 
- ## Default: "127.0.0.1"
- statsd.port = 8125
-
- ## statsd prefix
- ##
- ## Default: emqx
- # statsd.prefix = emqx
-
- ## statsd tag key
- ##
- # statsd.tag.1.key = from
-
- ## statsd tag value
- ##
- # statsd.tag.1.value = emqx
-
- ## statsd batch_size
- ## 
- ## Default: 10
- statsd.batch_size = 10
-
- ## statsd sample time interval
- ## 
- ## Default: 10s
- statsd.sample_time_interval = 10s
-
- ## statsd flush time interval
- ## 
- ## Default: 10s
- statsd.flush_time_interval = 10s
- 
\ No newline at end of file
+emqx_statsd:{
+    # statsd server
+    server: "127.0.0.1:8125"
+    batch_size: 10
+    prefix: "emqx"
+    tags: {"from": "emqx"}
+    sample_time_interval: "10s"
+    flush_time_interval: "10s"
+}
diff --git a/apps/emqx_statsd/priv/emqx_statsd.schema b/apps/emqx_statsd/priv/emqx_statsd.schema
deleted file mode 100644
index b509b4065..000000000
--- a/apps/emqx_statsd/priv/emqx_statsd.schema
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-%% emqx_statsd config
-
- {mapping, "statsd.host", "emqx_statsd.host", [
-   {default, "127.0.0.1"},
-   {datatype, string}
- ]}.
-
- {mapping, "statsd.port", "emqx_statsd.port", [
-   {default, 8125},
-   {datatype, integer}
- ]}.
-
- {mapping, "statsd.prefix", "emqx_statsd.prefix", [
-   {datatype, string}
- ]}.
-
- {mapping, "statsd.tag.$id.key", "emqx_statsd.tag", [
-   {datatype, string}
- ]}.
-
- {mapping, "statsd.tag.$id.value", "emqx_statsd.tag", [
-   {datatype, string}
- ]}.
-
- {mapping, "statsd.batch_size", "emqx_statsd.batch_size", [
-   {default, 10},
-   {datatype, integer}
- ]}.
-
- {mapping, "statsd.sample_time_interval", "emqx_statsd.sample_time_interval", [
-   {default, "2s"},
-   {datatype, {duration, ms}}
- ]}.
-
- {mapping, "statsd.flush_time_interval", "emqx_statsd.flush_time_interval", [
-   {default, "10s"},
-   {datatype, {duration, ms}}
- ]}.
-
- {translation, "emqx_stasd.host", fun(Conf) ->
-   {ok, IPAddress} = inet:parse_address(cuttlefish:conf_get("statsd.host", Conf, "127.0.0.1")),
-   IPAddress
- end}.
-
- {translation, "emqx_statsd.tag", fun(Conf) ->
-   Tags = cuttlefish_variable:filter_by_prefix("statsd.tag", Conf),
-   lists:foldl(
-     fun({["statsd", "tag", Id, "key"], Key}, AccIn) ->
-         [{Key, cuttlefish:conf_get("statsd." ++ Id ++ ".value", Conf)} | AccIn];
-        (_, AccIn) ->
-         AccIn
-     end, [], Tags)
- end}.
diff --git a/apps/emqx_statsd/src/emqx_statsd_app.erl b/apps/emqx_statsd/src/emqx_statsd_app.erl
index 45d2c9708..cd998b158 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_statsd/src/emqx_statsd_app.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_statsd/src/emqx_statsd_app.erl
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@
 
 start(_StartType, _StartArgs) ->
     {ok, Sup} = emqx_statsd_sup:start_link(),
-    emqx_statsd_sup:start_statsd(),
+    {ok, _} = emqx_statsd_sup:start_statsd(),
     ?LOG(info, "emqx statsd start: successfully"),
     {ok, Sup}.
 
- stop(_) ->
-    emqx_statsd_sup:stop_statsd(),
+stop(_) ->
+    ok = emqx_statsd_sup:stop_statsd(),
     ?LOG(info, "emqx statsd stop: successfully"),
     ok.
diff --git a/apps/emqx_statsd/src/emqx_statsd_schema.erl b/apps/emqx_statsd/src/emqx_statsd_schema.erl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fc45b41fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/emqx_statsd/src/emqx_statsd_schema.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+-module(emqx_statsd_schema).
+
+-include_lib("typerefl/include/types.hrl").
+
+-behaviour(hocon_schema).
+
+-export([ structs/0
+        , fields/1]).
+
+structs() -> ["emqx_statsd"].
+
+fields("emqx_statsd") ->
+    [ {server, fun server/1}
+    , {prefix, fun prefix/1}
+    , {tags, map()}
+    , {batch_size, fun batch_size/1}
+    , {sample_time_interval, fun duration_s/1}
+    , {flush_time_interval,  fun duration_s/1}].
+
+server(type) -> string();
+server(default) -> "192.168.1.1:8125";
+server(not_nullable) -> true;
+server(_) -> undefined.
+
+prefix(type) -> string();
+prefix(default) -> "emqx";
+prefix(not_nullable) -> false;
+prefix(_) -> undefined.
+
+batch_size(type) -> integer();
+batch_size(not_nullable) -> true;
+batch_size(default) -> 10;
+batch_size(_) -> undefined.
+
+duration_s(type) -> emqx_schema:duration_s();
+duration_s(not_nullable) -> true;
+duration_s(default) -> "10s";
+duration_s(_) -> undefined.
diff --git a/apps/emqx_statsd/src/emqx_statsd_sup.erl b/apps/emqx_statsd/src/emqx_statsd_sup.erl
index e72f43225..91356f00f 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_statsd/src/emqx_statsd_sup.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_statsd/src/emqx_statsd_sup.erl
@@ -19,15 +19,15 @@
      supervisor:start_link({local, ?MODULE}, ?MODULE, []).
 
  init([]) ->
-    {ok, { {one_for_one, 10, 100}, []} }.
+    {ok, {{one_for_one, 10, 100}, []}}.
 
 start_statsd() ->
     {ok, Pid} = supervisor:start_child(?MODULE, estatsd_child_spec()),
     {ok, _Pid1} = supervisor:start_child(?MODULE, emqx_statsd_child_spec(Pid)).
 
 stop_statsd() ->
-    supervisor:terminate_child(emqx_statsd_sup, emqx_statsd),
-    supervisor:terminate_child(emqx_statsd_sup, estatsd).
+    ok = supervisor:terminate_child(?MODULE, emqx_statsd),
+    ok = supervisor:terminate_child(?MODULE, estatsd).
 %%==============================================================================================
 %% internal
 estatsd_child_spec() ->
@@ -39,22 +39,36 @@ estatsd_child_spec() ->
     , modules  => [estatsd]}.
 
 estatsd_options() ->
-    Host = application:get_env(?APP, host, ?DEFAULT_HOST),
-    Port = application:get_env(?APP, port, ?DEFAULT_PORT),
-    Prefix = application:get_env(?APP, prefix, ?DEFAULT_PREFIX),
-    Tags = application:get_env(?APP, tags, ?DEFAULT_TAGS),
-    BatchSize = application:get_env(?APP, batch_size, ?DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE),
+    Server = get_conf(server, {?DEFAULT_HOST, ?DEFAULT_PORT}),
+    {Host, Port} = host_port(Server),
+    Prefix = get_conf(prefix, ?DEFAULT_PREFIX),
+    Tags = tags(get_conf(tags, ?DEFAULT_TAGS)),
+    BatchSize = get_conf(batch_size, ?DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE),
     [{host, Host}, {port, Port}, {prefix, Prefix}, {tags, Tags}, {batch_size, BatchSize}].
 
+host_port({Host, Port}) -> {Host, Port};
+host_port(Server) ->
+    case string:tokens(Server, ":") of
+        [Domain]       -> {Domain, ?DEFAULT_PORT};
+        [Domain, Port] -> {Domain, list_to_integer(Port)}
+    end.
+
+tags(Map) ->
+    Tags = maps:to_list(Map),
+    [{atom_to_binary(Key, utf8), Value} || {Key, Value} <- Tags].
+
 emqx_statsd_child_spec(Pid) ->
     #{id       => emqx_statsd
-    , start    => {emqx_statsd, start_link, [emqx_statsd_options(Pid)]}
+    , start    => {emqx_statsd, start_link, [[{estatsd_pid, Pid} | emqx_statsd_options()]]}
     , restart  => permanent
     , shutdown => 5000
     , type     => worker
     , modules  => [emqx_statsd]}.
 
-emqx_statsd_options(Pid) ->
-    SampleTimeInterval = application:get_env(?APP, sample_time_interval, ?DEFAULT_SAMPLE_TIME_INTERVAL),
-    FlushTimeInterval = application:get_env(?APP, flush_time_interval, ?DEFAULT_FLUSH_TIME_INTERVAL),
-    [{estatsd_pid, Pid}, {sample_time_interval, SampleTimeInterval}, {flush_time_interval, FlushTimeInterval}].
+emqx_statsd_options() ->
+    SampleTimeInterval = get_conf(sample_time_interval, ?DEFAULT_SAMPLE_TIME_INTERVAL),
+    FlushTimeInterval = get_conf(flush_time_interval, ?DEFAULT_FLUSH_TIME_INTERVAL),
+    [{sample_time_interval, SampleTimeInterval}, {flush_time_interval, FlushTimeInterval}].
+
+get_conf(Key, Default) ->
+    emqx_config:get([?APP, Key], Default).