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(