diff --git a/apps/emqx_authn/src/emqx_authn_api.erl b/apps/emqx_authn/src/emqx_authn_api.erl
index 1619d9239..24de25dc8 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_authn/src/emqx_authn_api.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_authn/src/emqx_authn_api.erl
@@ -756,10 +756,13 @@ list_authenticator(ChainName, ConfKeyPath, AuthenticatorID) ->
     AuthenticatorsConfig = get_raw_config_with_defaults(ConfKeyPath),
     case find_config(AuthenticatorID, AuthenticatorsConfig) of
         {ok, AuthenticatorConfig} ->
-            StatusAndMetrics = lookup_from_all_nodes(ChainName, AuthenticatorID),
-            Fun = fun ({Key, Val}, Map) -> maps:put(Key, Val, Map) end,
-            AppendList = [{id, AuthenticatorID}, {status_and_metrics, StatusAndMetrics}],
-            {200, lists:foldl(Fun, convert_certs(AuthenticatorConfig), AppendList)};
+            case lookup_from_all_nodes(ChainName, AuthenticatorID) of
+                {ok, StatusAndMetrics} ->
+                    Fun = fun ({Key, Val}, Map) -> maps:put(Key, Val, Map) end,
+                    AppendList = [{id, AuthenticatorID} | maps:to_list(StatusAndMetrics)],
+                    {200, lists:foldl(Fun, convert_certs(AuthenticatorConfig), AppendList)};
+                {error, ErrorMsg} -> {500, ErrorMsg}
+            end;
         {error, Reason} ->
             serialize_error(Reason)
     end.
@@ -797,14 +800,15 @@ lookup_from_all_nodes(ChainName, AuthenticatorID) ->
             AggregateStatus = aggregate_status(maps:values(StatusMap)),
             AggregateMetrics = aggregate_metrics(maps:values(MetricsMap)),
             Fun = fun(_, V1) -> restructure_map(V1) end,
-            #{node_status => StatusMap,
-              node_metrics => maps:map(Fun, MetricsMap),
-              node_error => ErrorMap,
-              status => AggregateStatus,
-              metrics => restructure_map(AggregateMetrics)
+            {ok, #{node_status => StatusMap,
+                   node_metrics => maps:map(Fun, MetricsMap),
+                   node_error => ErrorMap,
+                   status => AggregateStatus,
+                   metrics => restructure_map(AggregateMetrics)
+                  }
             };
         {error, ErrL} ->
-            {error_msg('INTERNAL_ERROR', ErrL)}
+            {error, error_msg('INTERNAL_ERROR', ErrL)}
     end.
 
 aggregate_status([]) -> error_some_strange_happen;
diff --git a/apps/emqx_authn/test/emqx_authn_api_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_authn/test/emqx_authn_api_SUITE.erl
index cc6476f0b..b0aced062 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_authn/test/emqx_authn_api_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_authn/test/emqx_authn_api_SUITE.erl
@@ -183,15 +183,13 @@ test_authenticator(PathPrefix) ->
                    {<<"rate_max">>, 0.0},
                    {<<"success">>, 0}],
     EqualFun = fun ({M, V}) ->
-                   ?assertEqual(V, LookFun([<<"status_and_metrics">>,
-                                            <<"metrics">>,
+                   ?assertEqual(V, LookFun([<<"metrics">>,
                                             M]
                                           )
                                ) end,
     lists:map(EqualFun, MetricsList),
     ?assertEqual(<<"connected">>,
-                 LookFun([<<"status_and_metrics">>,
-                          <<"status">>
+                 LookFun([<<"status">>
                          ])),
     {ok, 404, _} = request(
                      get,
diff --git a/apps/emqx_authz/src/emqx_authz_api_sources.erl b/apps/emqx_authz/src/emqx_authz_api_sources.erl
index 54d2f181c..aed536bd1 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_authz/src/emqx_authz_api_sources.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_authz/src/emqx_authz_api_sources.erl
@@ -230,9 +230,13 @@ source(get, #{bindings := #{type := Type}}) ->
         [Source] ->
             case emqx_authz:lookup(Type) of
                 #{annotations := #{id := ResourceId }} ->
-                    StatusAndMetrics = lookup_from_all_nodes(ResourceId),
-                    {200, maps:put(status_and_metrics, StatusAndMetrics, read_certs(Source))};
-                _ -> {200, maps:put(status_and_metrics, resource_not_found, read_certs(Source))}
+                    case lookup_from_all_nodes(ResourceId) of
+                        {ok, StatusAndMetrics} ->
+                            Fun = fun ({Key, Val}, Map) -> maps:put(Key, Val, Map) end,
+                            {200, lists:foldl(Fun, read_certs(Source), maps:to_list(StatusAndMetrics))};
+                        {error, ErrorMsg} -> {500, ErrorMsg}
+                    end;
+                _ -> {200, read_certs(Source)}
             end
     end;
 source(put, #{bindings := #{type := <<"file">>}, body := #{<<"type">> := <<"file">>,
@@ -292,14 +296,15 @@ lookup_from_all_nodes(ResourceId) ->
             AggregateStatus = aggregate_status(maps:values(StatusMap)),
             AggregateMetrics = aggregate_metrics(maps:values(MetricsMap)),
             Fun = fun(_, V1) -> restructure_map(V1) end,
-            #{node_status => StatusMap,
-              node_metrics => maps:map(Fun, MetricsMap),
-              node_error => ErrorMap,
-              status => AggregateStatus,
-              metrics => restructure_map(AggregateMetrics)
-             };
+            {ok, #{node_status => StatusMap,
+                   node_metrics => maps:map(Fun, MetricsMap),
+                   node_error => ErrorMap,
+                   status => AggregateStatus,
+                   metrics => restructure_map(AggregateMetrics)
+                  }
+            };
         {error, ErrL} ->
-            {error_msg('INTERNAL_ERROR', ErrL)}
+            {error, error_msg('INTERNAL_ERROR', ErrL)}
     end.
 
 aggregate_status([]) -> error_some_strange_happen;
diff --git a/apps/emqx_authz/test/emqx_authz_api_sources_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_authz/test/emqx_authz_api_sources_SUITE.erl
index e3cb5254a..608090640 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_authz/test/emqx_authz_api_sources_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_authz/test/emqx_authz_api_sources_SUITE.erl
@@ -186,8 +186,7 @@ t_api(_) ->
     EqualFun = fun (RList) ->
                    fun ({M, V}) ->
                        ?assertEqual(V,
-                                    LookupVal([<<"status_and_metrics">>,
-                                               <<"metrics">>, M],
+                                    LookupVal([<<"metrics">>, M],
                                              RList)
                                    )
                    end
@@ -218,10 +217,6 @@ t_api(_) ->
     {ok, 204, _} = request(put, uri(["authorization", "sources", "http"]),
                            ?SOURCE1#{<<"enable">> := false}),
     {ok, 200, Result3} = request(get, uri(["authorization", "sources", "http"]), []),
-    {ok, RList3} = emqx_json:safe_decode(Result3),
-    ?assertEqual(<<"resource_not_found">>,
-                 LookupVal([<<"status_and_metrics">>
-                           ], RList3)),
     ?assertMatch(#{<<"type">> := <<"http">>, <<"enable">> := false}, jsx:decode(Result3)),
 
     Keyfile = emqx_common_test_helpers:app_path(