diff --git a/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge.erl b/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge.erl
index 60cc94930..4727a1dc8 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge.erl
@@ -283,7 +283,16 @@ recreate(Type, Name, Conf) ->
         #{}).
 
 create_dry_run(Type, Conf) ->
-    Conf0 = Conf#{<<"ingress">> => #{<<"remote_topic">> => <<"t">>}},
+
+    Conf0 = Conf#{<<"egress">> =>
+      #{ <<"remote_topic">> => <<"t">>
+       , <<"remote_qos">> => 0
+       , <<"retain">> => true
+       , <<"payload">> => <<"val">>
+       },
+    <<"ingress">> =>
+      #{ <<"remote_topic">> => <<"t">>
+       }},
     case emqx_resource:check_config(emqx_bridge:resource_type(Type), Conf0) of
         {ok, Conf1} ->
             emqx_resource:create_dry_run_local(emqx_bridge:resource_type(Type), Conf1);