diff --git a/apps/emqx_exhook/src/emqx_exhook.appup.src b/apps/emqx_exhook/src/emqx_exhook.appup.src
index ad45d7426..5a81af051 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_exhook/src/emqx_exhook.appup.src
+++ b/apps/emqx_exhook/src/emqx_exhook.appup.src
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
      {load_module,emqx_exhook,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_exhook_sup,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_exhook_server,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_exhook_handler,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {update, emqx_exhook_mngr, {advanced, ["4.4.0"]}}]},
    {<<".*">>,[]}],
   [{"4.4.0",
@@ -13,5 +14,6 @@
      {load_module,emqx_exhook,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_exhook_sup,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {load_module,emqx_exhook_server,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
+     {load_module,emqx_exhook_handler,brutal_purge,soft_purge,[]},
      {update, emqx_exhook_mngr, {advanced, ["4.4.0"]}}]},
    {<<".*">>,[]}]}.