diff --git a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.app.src b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.app.src
index cd57630b4..f0d73e581 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.app.src
+++ b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.app.src
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {application, emqx_rule_engine,
  [{description, "EMQ X Rule Engine"},
-  {vsn, "4.3.8"}, % strict semver, bump manually!
+  {vsn, "4.3.9"}, % strict semver, bump manually!
   {modules, []},
   {registered, [emqx_rule_engine_sup, emqx_rule_registry]},
   {applications, [kernel,stdlib,rulesql,getopt]},
diff --git a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.appup.src b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.appup.src
index 0ed0fee3a..010171ab2 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.appup.src
+++ b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.appup.src
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 %% -*- mode: erlang -*-
 %% Unless you know what you are doing, DO NOT edit manually!!
 {VSN,
-  [{"4.3.7",
+  [{"4.3.8",
+    [{load_module,emqx_rule_engine,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
+   {"4.3.7",
     [{load_module,emqx_rule_funcs,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_api,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
@@ -78,7 +80,9 @@
      {load_module,emqx_rule_runtime,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_api,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
    {<<".*">>,[]}],
-  [{"4.3.7",
+  [{"4.3.8",
+    [{load_module,emqx_rule_engine,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]},
+   {"4.3.7",
     [{load_module,emqx_rule_funcs,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine_api,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_rule_engine,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
diff --git a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.erl b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.erl
index c8e69a17f..1a5fecea1 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.erl
@@ -314,24 +314,49 @@ start_resource(ResId) ->
     end.
 
 -spec(test_resource(#{type := _, config := _, _ => _}) -> ok | {error, Reason :: term()}).
-test_resource(#{type := Type, config := Config0}) ->
+test_resource(#{type := Type} = Params) ->
     case emqx_rule_registry:find_resource_type(Type) of
-        {ok, #resource_type{on_create = {ModC, Create},
-                            on_destroy = {ModD, Destroy},
-                            params_spec = ParamSpec}} ->
-            Config = emqx_rule_validator:validate_params(Config0, ParamSpec),
-            ResId = resource_id(),
-            try
-                _ = ?CLUSTER_CALL(init_resource, [ModC, Create, ResId, Config]),
-                _ = ?CLUSTER_CALL(clear_resource, [ModD, Destroy, ResId]),
-                ok
-            catch
-                throw:Reason -> {error, Reason}
+        {ok, #resource_type{}} ->
+            ResId = maps:get(id, Params, resource_id()),
+            CreateFun = fun() -> _ = create_resource(Params) end,
+            StatusFun =
+                fun() ->
+                    case get_resource_status(ResId) of
+                        {ok, #{is_alive := true}} ->
+                            ignore;
+                        {ok, #{is_alive := false}} ->
+                            error(not_alive);
+                        {error, R} ->
+                            error(R)
+                    end
+                end,
+            DeleteFun = fun() -> _ = ?CLUSTER_CALL(delete_resource, [ResId]) end,
+            case
+                %% create error or status failed
+                (ok == safe_test_resource(CreateFun, create_resource))
+                andalso
+                safe_test_resource(StatusFun, get_resource_status)
+            of
+                ok ->
+                    _ = safe_test_resource(DeleteFun, delete_resource),
+                    ok;
+                _ ->
+                    _ = safe_test_resource(DeleteFun, delete_resource),
+                    {error, {resource_error, not_available}}
             end;
         not_found ->
             {error, {resource_type_not_found, Type}}
     end.
 
+safe_test_resource(Fun, ErrorLogInfo) ->
+    try
+        _ = Fun(),
+        ok
+    catch E:R:S ->
+        ?LOG(warning, "safe exec fun error, ~0p, ~0p:~0p ~0p", [ErrorLogInfo, E, R, S]),
+        {error, R}
+    end.
+
 -spec(get_resource_status(resource_id()) -> {ok, resource_status()} | {error, Reason :: term()}).
 get_resource_status(ResId) ->
     case emqx_rule_registry:find_resource_params(ResId) of