diff --git a/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_instance.erl b/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_instance.erl
index 2252429a7..38681158c 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_instance.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_instance.erl
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ do_create(InstId, ResourceType, Config, Opts) ->
         {error, not_found} ->
             case do_start(InstId, ResourceType, Config, Opts) of
                 ok ->
-                    ok = emqx_plugin_libs_metrics:clear_metrics(resource_metrics, InstId),
+                    ok = emqx_plugin_libs_metrics:create_metrics(resource_metrics, InstId),
                     {ok, force_lookup(InstId)};
                 Error ->
                     Error