diff --git a/apps/emqx_bridge_clickhouse/src/emqx_bridge_clickhouse.app.src b/apps/emqx_bridge_clickhouse/src/emqx_bridge_clickhouse.app.src
index 751628fa4..72669ba8f 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_bridge_clickhouse/src/emqx_bridge_clickhouse.app.src
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge_clickhouse/src/emqx_bridge_clickhouse.app.src
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     {description, "EMQX Enterprise ClickHouse Bridge"},
     {vsn, "0.2.0"},
     {registered, []},
-    {applications, [kernel, stdlib, clickhouse]},
+    {applications, [kernel, stdlib, clickhouse, emqx_resource]},
     {env, []},
     {modules, []},
     {links, []}
diff --git a/apps/emqx_bridge_clickhouse/src/emqx_bridge_clickhouse.erl b/apps/emqx_bridge_clickhouse/src/emqx_bridge_clickhouse.erl
index d317ecc5c..9abcadbba 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_bridge_clickhouse/src/emqx_bridge_clickhouse.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge_clickhouse/src/emqx_bridge_clickhouse.erl
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 -module(emqx_bridge_clickhouse).
 
--include_lib("emqx_bridge/include/emqx_bridge.hrl").
 -include_lib("typerefl/include/types.hrl").
 -include_lib("hocon/include/hoconsc.hrl").
 -include_lib("emqx_resource/include/emqx_resource.hrl").
diff --git a/apps/emqx_bridge_clickhouse/test/emqx_bridge_clickhouse_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_bridge_clickhouse/test/emqx_bridge_clickhouse_SUITE.erl
index b39296044..787fb81ff 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_bridge_clickhouse/test/emqx_bridge_clickhouse_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge_clickhouse/test/emqx_bridge_clickhouse_SUITE.erl
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 -compile(nowarn_export_all).
 -compile(export_all).
 
+-define(APP, emqx_bridge_clickhouse).
 -define(CLICKHOUSE_HOST, "clickhouse").
 -include_lib("emqx_connector/include/emqx_connector.hrl").
 
@@ -25,10 +26,7 @@ init_per_suite(Config) ->
         true ->
             emqx_common_test_helpers:render_and_load_app_config(emqx_conf),
             ok = emqx_common_test_helpers:start_apps([emqx_conf, emqx_bridge]),
-            ok = emqx_connector_test_helpers:start_apps([emqx_resource]),
-            {ok, _} = application:ensure_all_started(emqx_connector),
-            {ok, _} = application:ensure_all_started(emqx_ee_connector),
-            {ok, _} = application:ensure_all_started(emqx_ee_bridge),
+            ok = emqx_connector_test_helpers:start_apps([emqx_resource, ?APP]),
             snabbkaffe:fix_ct_logging(),
             %% Create the db table
             Conn = start_clickhouse_connection(),
@@ -75,11 +73,8 @@ start_clickhouse_connection() ->
 end_per_suite(Config) ->
     ClickhouseConnection = proplists:get_value(clickhouse_connection, Config),
     clickhouse:stop(ClickhouseConnection),
-    ok = emqx_common_test_helpers:stop_apps([emqx_conf]),
-    ok = emqx_connector_test_helpers:stop_apps([emqx_resource]),
-    _ = application:stop(emqx_connector),
-    _ = application:stop(emqx_ee_connector),
-    _ = application:stop(emqx_bridge).
+    ok = emqx_connector_test_helpers:stop_apps([?APP, emqx_resource]),
+    ok = emqx_common_test_helpers:stop_apps([emqx_bridge, emqx_conf]).
 
 init_per_testcase(_, Config) ->
     reset_table(Config),
diff --git a/apps/emqx_bridge_clickhouse/test/emqx_bridge_clickhouse_connector_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_bridge_clickhouse/test/emqx_bridge_clickhouse_connector_SUITE.erl
index 549a0d870..0bae413e0 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_bridge_clickhouse/test/emqx_bridge_clickhouse_connector_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge_clickhouse/test/emqx_bridge_clickhouse_connector_SUITE.erl
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
 
 -include("emqx_connector.hrl").
 -include_lib("eunit/include/eunit.hrl").
--include_lib("emqx/include/emqx.hrl").
 -include_lib("stdlib/include/assert.hrl").
 
+-define(APP, emqx_bridge_clickhouse).
 -define(CLICKHOUSE_HOST, "clickhouse").
 -define(CLICKHOUSE_RESOURCE_MOD, emqx_bridge_clickhouse_connector).
 
@@ -51,9 +51,7 @@ init_per_suite(Config) ->
     of
         true ->
             ok = emqx_common_test_helpers:start_apps([emqx_conf]),
-            ok = emqx_connector_test_helpers:start_apps([emqx_resource]),
-            {ok, _} = application:ensure_all_started(emqx_connector),
-            {ok, _} = application:ensure_all_started(emqx_ee_connector),
+            ok = emqx_connector_test_helpers:start_apps([emqx_resource, ?APP]),
             %% Create the db table
             {ok, Conn} =
                 clickhouse:start_link([
@@ -76,8 +74,7 @@ init_per_suite(Config) ->
 
 end_per_suite(_Config) ->
     ok = emqx_common_test_helpers:stop_apps([emqx_conf]),
-    ok = emqx_connector_test_helpers:stop_apps([emqx_resource]),
-    _ = application:stop(emqx_connector).
+    ok = emqx_connector_test_helpers:stop_apps([?APP, emqx_resource]).
 
 init_per_testcase(_, Config) ->
     Config.
diff --git a/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource.app.src b/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource.app.src
index 3b92f1200..7c1b5ad2a 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource.app.src
+++ b/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource.app.src
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
         stdlib,
         gproc,
         jsx,
+        ecpool,
         emqx,
         telemetry
     ]},