diff --git a/apps/emqx_connector/src/emqx_connector_resource.erl b/apps/emqx_connector/src/emqx_connector_resource.erl
index 04965ec02..082198309 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_connector/src/emqx_connector_resource.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_connector/src/emqx_connector_resource.erl
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@
     get_channels/2
 ]).
 
--callback connector_config(ParsedConfig, ConnectorName :: atom() | binary()) ->
+-callback connector_config(ParsedConfig) ->
     ParsedConfig
 when
     ParsedConfig :: #{atom() => any()}.
--optional_callbacks([connector_config/2]).
+-optional_callbacks([connector_config/1]).
 
 -if(?EMQX_RELEASE_EDITION == ee).
 connector_to_resource_type(ConnectorType) ->
@@ -164,14 +164,15 @@ start(Type, Name) ->
 create(Type, Name, Conf) ->
     create(Type, Name, Conf, #{}).
 
-create(Type, Name, Conf, Opts) ->
+create(Type, Name, Conf0, Opts) ->
     ?SLOG(info, #{
         msg => "create connector",
         type => Type,
         name => Name,
-        config => emqx_utils:redact(Conf)
+        config => emqx_utils:redact(Conf0)
     }),
     TypeBin = bin(Type),
+    Conf = Conf0#{connector_type => TypeBin, connector_name => Name},
     {ok, _Data} = emqx_resource:create_local(
         resource_id(Type, Name),
         <<"emqx_connector">>,
@@ -263,14 +264,15 @@ create_dry_run(Type, Conf0, Callback) ->
     Conf1 = maps:without([<<"name">>], Conf0),
     RawConf = #{<<"connectors">> => #{TypeBin => #{<<"temp_name">> => Conf1}}},
     try
-        CheckedConf =
+        CheckedConf1 =
             hocon_tconf:check_plain(
                 emqx_connector_schema,
                 RawConf,
                 #{atom_key => true, required => false}
             ),
-        Conf = get_temp_conf(TypeAtom, CheckedConf),
-        case emqx_connector_ssl:convert_certs(TmpPath, Conf) of
+        CheckedConf2 = get_temp_conf(TypeAtom, CheckedConf1),
+        CheckedConf = CheckedConf2#{connector_type => TypeBin, connector_name => TmpName},
+        case emqx_connector_ssl:convert_certs(TmpPath, CheckedConf) of
             {error, Reason} ->
                 {error, Reason};
             {ok, ConfNew} ->
@@ -386,20 +388,14 @@ parse_confs(<<"iotdb">>, Name, Conf) ->
     );
 %% TODO: rename this to `kafka_producer' after alias support is added
 %% to hocon; keeping this as just `kafka' for backwards compatibility.
-parse_confs(<<"kafka">> = _Type, Name, Conf) ->
-    Conf#{connector_name => Name};
-parse_confs(<<"pulsar_producer">> = _Type, Name, Conf) ->
-    Conf#{connector_name => Name};
-parse_confs(<<"kinesis_producer">> = _Type, Name, Conf) ->
-    Conf#{connector_name => Name};
-parse_confs(ConnectorType, ConnectorName, Config) ->
-    connector_config(ConnectorType, ConnectorName, Config).
+parse_confs(ConnectorType, _Name, Config) ->
+    connector_config(ConnectorType, Config).
 
-connector_config(ConnectorType, ConnectorName, Config) ->
+connector_config(ConnectorType, Config) ->
     Mod = connector_impl_module(ConnectorType),
-    case erlang:function_exported(Mod, connector_config, 2) of
+    case erlang:function_exported(Mod, connector_config, 1) of
         true ->
-            Mod:connector_config(Config, ConnectorName);
+            Mod:connector_config(Config);
         false ->
             Config
     end.