diff --git a/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge.erl b/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge.erl
index 4727a1dc8..b2939f9a9 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge.erl
@@ -431,23 +431,30 @@ if_only_to_toggle_enable(OldConf, Conf) ->
                   }
            } when BridgeType :: atom().
 get_basic_usage_info() ->
-    lists:foldl(
-      fun(#{resource_data := #{config := #{enable := false}}}, Acc) ->
-              Acc;
-         (#{type := BridgeType}, Acc) ->
-              NumBridges = maps:get(num_bridges, Acc),
-              CountByType0 = maps:get(count_by_type, Acc),
-              CountByType = maps:update_with(
-                              binary_to_atom(BridgeType, utf8),
-                              fun(X) -> X + 1 end,
-                              1,
-                              CountByType0),
-              Acc#{ num_bridges => NumBridges + 1
-                  , count_by_type => CountByType
-                  }
-      end,
-      #{num_bridges => 0, count_by_type => #{}},
-      list()).
+    InitialAcc = #{num_bridges => 0, count_by_type => #{}},
+    try
+        lists:foldl(
+          fun(#{resource_data := #{config := #{enable := false}}}, Acc) ->
+                  Acc;
+             (#{type := BridgeType}, Acc) ->
+                  NumBridges = maps:get(num_bridges, Acc),
+                  CountByType0 = maps:get(count_by_type, Acc),
+                  CountByType = maps:update_with(
+                                  binary_to_atom(BridgeType, utf8),
+                                  fun(X) -> X + 1 end,
+                                  1,
+                                  CountByType0),
+                  Acc#{ num_bridges => NumBridges + 1
+                      , count_by_type => CountByType
+                      }
+          end,
+          InitialAcc,
+          list())
+    catch
+        %% for instance, when the bridge app is not ready yet.
+        _:_ ->
+            InitialAcc
+    end.
 
 bin(Bin) when is_binary(Bin) -> Bin;
 bin(Str) when is_list(Str) -> list_to_binary(Str);
diff --git a/apps/emqx_modules/src/emqx_telemetry.erl b/apps/emqx_modules/src/emqx_telemetry.erl
index 2c08c185c..f3ebcc891 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_modules/src/emqx_telemetry.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_modules/src/emqx_telemetry.erl
@@ -145,9 +145,13 @@ init(_Opts) ->
     {NodeUUID, ClusterUUID} = ensure_uuids(),
     {ok, State0#state{node_uuid = NodeUUID, cluster_uuid = ClusterUUID}}.
 
-handle_call(enable, _From, State0) ->
-    State = report_telemetry(State0),
-    {reply, ok, ensure_report_timer(State)};
+handle_call(enable, _From, State) ->
+    %% Wait a few moments before reporting the first telemetry, as the
+    %% apps might still be starting up.  Also, this avoids hanging
+    %% `emqx_modules_app' initialization in case the POST request
+    %% takes a lot of time.
+    FirstReportTimeoutMS = timer:seconds(10),
+    {reply, ok, ensure_report_timer(FirstReportTimeoutMS, State)};
 handle_call(disable, _From, State = #state{timer = Timer}) ->
     emqx_misc:cancel_timer(Timer),
     {reply, ok, State#state{timer = undefined}};
@@ -194,6 +198,9 @@ official_version(Version) ->
     match =:= re:run(Version, Pt, [{capture, none}]).
 
 ensure_report_timer(State = #state{report_interval = ReportInterval}) ->
+    ensure_report_timer(ReportInterval, State).
+
+ensure_report_timer(ReportInterval, State) ->
     State#state{timer = emqx_misc:start_timer(ReportInterval, time_to_report_telemetry_data)}.
 
 os_info() ->
diff --git a/apps/emqx_modules/test/emqx_telemetry_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_modules/test/emqx_telemetry_SUITE.erl
index d7acc9218..75ced7cfd 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_modules/test/emqx_telemetry_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_modules/test/emqx_telemetry_SUITE.erl
@@ -367,7 +367,15 @@ t_send_after_enable(_) ->
     ok = snabbkaffe:start_trace(),
     try
         ok = emqx_telemetry:enable(),
-        ?assertMatch({ok, _}, ?block_until(#{?snk_kind := telemetry_data_reported}, 2000, 100)),
+        Timeout = 12_000,
+        ?assertMatch(
+            {ok, _},
+            ?wait_async_action(
+                ok = emqx_telemetry:enable(),
+                #{?snk_kind := telemetry_data_reported},
+                Timeout
+            )
+        ),
         receive
             {request, post, _URL, _Headers, Body} ->
                 {ok, Decoded} = emqx_json:safe_decode(Body, [return_maps]),