diff --git a/apps/emqx_authn/src/emqx_authn_utils.erl b/apps/emqx_authn/src/emqx_authn_utils.erl
index 6e8976cee..20d2b57c9 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_authn/src/emqx_authn_utils.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_authn/src/emqx_authn_utils.erl
@@ -45,9 +45,14 @@
     ?PH_CERT_CN_NAME
 ]).
 
-%%------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-define(DEFAULT_RESOURCE_OPTS, #{
+    auto_retry_interval => 6000,
+    start_after_created => false
+}).
+
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 %% APIs
-%%------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 create_resource(ResourceId, Module, Config) ->
     Result = emqx_resource:create_local(
@@ -55,13 +60,14 @@ create_resource(ResourceId, Module, Config) ->
         ?RESOURCE_GROUP,
         Module,
         Config,
-        #{start_after_created => false}
+        ?DEFAULT_RESOURCE_OPTS
     ),
     start_resource_if_enabled(Result, ResourceId, Config).
 
 update_resource(Module, Config, ResourceId) ->
-    Opts = #{start_after_created => false},
-    Result = emqx_resource:recreate_local(ResourceId, Module, Config, Opts),
+    Result = emqx_resource:recreate_local(
+        ResourceId, Module, Config, ?DEFAULT_RESOURCE_OPTS
+    ),
     start_resource_if_enabled(Result, ResourceId, Config).
 
 start_resource_if_enabled({ok, _} = Result, ResourceId, #{enable := true}) ->
@@ -166,9 +172,9 @@ make_resource_id(Name) ->
     NameBin = bin(Name),
     emqx_resource:generate_id(NameBin).
 
-%%------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 %% Internal functions
-%%------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 handle_var({var, Name}, undefined) ->
     error({cannot_get_variable, Name});
diff --git a/apps/emqx_authz/src/emqx_authz_utils.erl b/apps/emqx_authz/src/emqx_authz_utils.erl
index 2e547941a..e0ee41817 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_authz/src/emqx_authz_utils.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_authz/src/emqx_authz_utils.erl
@@ -34,9 +34,14 @@
     render_sql_params/2
 ]).
 
-%%------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-define(DEFAULT_RESOURCE_OPTS, #{
+    auto_retry_interval => 6000,
+    start_after_created => false
+}).
+
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 %% APIs
-%%------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 create_resource(Module, Config) ->
     ResourceId = make_resource_id(Module),
@@ -48,7 +53,7 @@ create_resource(ResourceId, Module, Config) ->
         ?RESOURCE_GROUP,
         Module,
         Config,
-        #{start_after_created => false}
+        ?DEFAULT_RESOURCE_OPTS
     ),
     start_resource_if_enabled(Result, ResourceId, Config).
 
@@ -59,7 +64,7 @@ update_resource(Module, #{annotations := #{id := ResourceId}} = Config) ->
                 ResourceId,
                 Module,
                 Config,
-                #{start_after_created => false}
+                ?DEFAULT_RESOURCE_OPTS
             )
         of
             {ok, _} -> {ok, ResourceId};
@@ -125,9 +130,9 @@ render_sql_params(ParamList, Values) ->
         #{return => rawlist, var_trans => fun handle_sql_var/2}
     ).
 
-%%------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 %% Internal functions
-%%------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 client_vars(ClientInfo) ->
     maps:from_list(
diff --git a/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource.app.src b/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource.app.src
index 56391713f..1bfd02323 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource.app.src
+++ b/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource.app.src
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %% -*- mode: erlang -*-
 {application, emqx_resource, [
-    {description, "An OTP application"},
-    {vsn, "0.1.0"},
+    {description, "Manager for all external resources"},
+    {vsn, "0.1.1"},
     {registered, []},
     {mod, {emqx_resource_app, []}},
     {applications, [
diff --git a/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource.appup.src b/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource.appup.src
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..764c12dcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource.appup.src
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+%% -*- mode: erlang -*-
+%% Unless you know what you are doing, DO NOT edit manually!!
+{VSN,
+  [{"0.1.0",[{load_module,emqx_resource_manager,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]}
+   ],
+  [{"0.1.0",[{load_module,emqx_resource_manager,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]}]}
+   ]}.
diff --git a/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_manager.erl b/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_manager.erl
index ddee2fe8d..3a1afd27c 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_manager.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_manager.erl
@@ -484,7 +484,11 @@ handle_connected_health_check(Data) ->
                 Actions = [{state_timeout, ?HEALTHCHECK_INTERVAL, health_check}],
                 {keep_state, UpdatedData, Actions};
             (Status, UpdatedData) ->
-                logger:error("health check for ~p failed: ~p", [Data#data.id, Status]),
+                ?SLOG(error, #{
+                    msg => health_check_failed,
+                    id => Data#data.id,
+                    status => Status
+                }),
                 {next_state, Status, UpdatedData}
         end
     ).