diff --git a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.erl b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.erl
index f3e1651d4..6e8f00329 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.erl
@@ -698,6 +698,7 @@ init_resource(Module, OnCreate, ResId, Config) ->
     ResParams = #resource_params{id = ResId,
                                  params = Params,
                                  status = #{is_alive => true}},
+    maybe_resource_down(ResId, clear),
     emqx_rule_registry:add_resource_params(ResParams).
 
 init_resource_with_retrier(Module, OnCreate, ResId, Config) ->
@@ -706,6 +707,7 @@ init_resource_with_retrier(Module, OnCreate, ResId, Config) ->
     ResParams = #resource_params{id = ResId,
                                  params = Params,
                                  status = #{is_alive => true}},
+    maybe_resource_down(ResId, clear),
     emqx_rule_registry:add_resource_params(ResParams).
 
 init_action(Module, OnCreate, ActionInstId, Params) ->
@@ -726,12 +728,10 @@ init_action(Module, OnCreate, ActionInstId, Params) ->
     end.
 
 clear_resource(_Module, undefined, ResId, Type) ->
-    Name = alarm_name_of_resource_down(Type, ResId),
-    _ = emqx_alarm:deactivate(Name),
+    clear_resource_down(ResId, Type),
     ok = emqx_rule_registry:remove_resource_params(ResId);
 clear_resource(Module, Destroy, ResId, Type) ->
-    Name = alarm_name_of_resource_down(Type, ResId),
-    _ = emqx_alarm:deactivate(Name),
+    clear_resource_down(ResId, Type),
     case emqx_rule_registry:find_resource_params(ResId) of
         {ok, #resource_params{params = Params}} ->
             ?RAISE(Module:Destroy(ResId, Params),
@@ -779,14 +779,10 @@ fetch_resource_status(Module, OnStatus, ResId) ->
                 case Module:OnStatus(ResId, Params) of
                     #{is_alive := LastIsAlive} = Status -> Status;
                     #{is_alive := true} = Status ->
-                        {ok, Type} = find_type(ResId),
-                        Name = alarm_name_of_resource_down(Type, ResId),
-                        emqx_alarm:deactivate(Name),
+                        maybe_resource_down(ResId, clear),
                         Status;
                     #{is_alive := false} = Status ->
-                        {ok, Type} = find_type(ResId),
-                        Name = alarm_name_of_resource_down(Type, ResId),
-                        emqx_alarm:activate(Name, #{id => ResId, type => Type}),
+                        maybe_resource_down(ResId, alarm),
                         Status
                 end
             catch _Error:Reason:STrace ->
@@ -824,9 +820,23 @@ refresh_actions(Actions, Pred) ->
             end
         end, Actions).
 
-find_type(ResId) ->
-    {ok, #resource{type = Type}} = emqx_rule_registry:find_resource(ResId),
-    {ok, Type}.
+maybe_resource_down(ResId, AlarmOrClear) ->
+    case emqx_rule_registry:find_resource(ResId) of
+        {ok, #resource{type = Type}} ->
+            _ = case AlarmOrClear of
+                alarm -> alarm_resource_down(ResId, Type);
+                clear -> clear_resource_down(ResId, Type)
+            end,
+            ok;
+        not_found ->
+            ok
+    end.
+
+alarm_resource_down(ResId, Type) ->
+    emqx_alarm:activate(alarm_name_of_resource_down(Type, ResId),
+        #{id => ResId, type => Type}).
+clear_resource_down(ResId, Type) ->
+    emqx_alarm:deactivate(alarm_name_of_resource_down(Type, ResId)).
 
 alarm_name_of_resource_down(Type, ResId) ->
     unicode:characters_to_binary(io_lib:format("resource/~ts/~ts/down", [Type, ResId])).
diff --git a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/test/emqx_rule_monitor_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/test/emqx_rule_monitor_SUITE.erl
index fac76d235..b3a44ff34 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/test/emqx_rule_monitor_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/test/emqx_rule_monitor_SUITE.erl
@@ -89,13 +89,17 @@ end_per_testcase(_, Config) ->
     Config.
 
 common_init_per_testcase() ->
+    AlarmOpts = [{actions, [log, publish]}, {size_limit, 1000}, {validity_period, 86400}],
+    {ok, _} = emqx_alarm:start_link(AlarmOpts),
     {ok, _} = emqx_rule_monitor:start_link().
 
 common_end_per_testcases() ->
+    ok = emqx_alarm:stop(),
     emqx_rule_monitor:erase_retry_interval(),
     emqx_rule_monitor:stop().
 
 t_restart_resource(_) ->
+    ct:pal("emqx_alarm: ~p", [sys:get_state(whereis(emqx_alarm))]),
     ok = emqx_rule_registry:register_resource_types(
             [#resource_type{
                 name = test_res_1,
diff --git a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/test/emqx_rule_utils_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/test/emqx_rule_utils_SUITE.erl
index ae3f72254..c924b1d71 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/test/emqx_rule_utils_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/test/emqx_rule_utils_SUITE.erl
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 -include_lib("eunit/include/eunit.hrl").
 
--define(PORT, 9876).
+-define(PORT, 29876).
 
 all() -> emqx_ct:all(?MODULE).