diff --git a/ft/resource/error.resource b/ft/resource/error.resource
index 2d75e1ab..8e5c08af 100644
--- a/ft/resource/error.resource
+++ b/ft/resource/error.resource
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ ${NEU_ERR_FILE_NOT_EXIST}                       1011
 ${NEU_ERR_INVALID_PASSWORD_LEN}                 1012
 ${NEU_ERR_DUPLICATE_PASSWORD}                   1013
 ${NEU_ERR_COMMAND_EXECUTION_FAILED}             1014
+${NEU_ERR_IP_ADDRESS_INVALID}                   1015
+${NEU_ERR_IP_ADDRESS_IN_USE}                    1016
 
 ${NEU_ERR_NODE_EXIST}                           2002
 ${NEU_ERR_NODE_NOT_EXIST}                       2003
diff --git a/include/neuron/errcodes.h b/include/neuron/errcodes.h
index ed4ecc3a..789e8cc1 100644
--- a/include/neuron/errcodes.h
+++ b/include/neuron/errcodes.h
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ typedef enum {
     NEU_ERR_INVALID_PASSWORD_LEN     = 1012,
     NEU_ERR_DUPLICATE_PASSWORD       = 1013,
     NEU_ERR_COMMAND_EXECUTION_FAILED = 1014,
+    NEU_ERR_IP_ADDRESS_INVALID       = 1015,
+    NEU_ERR_IP_ADDRESS_IN_USE        = 1016,
 
     NEU_ERR_NODE_EXIST               = 2002,
     NEU_ERR_NODE_NOT_EXIST           = 2003,
diff --git a/plugins/ekuiper/plugin_ekuiper.c b/plugins/ekuiper/plugin_ekuiper.c
index 9325651c..27cfe3d0 100644
--- a/plugins/ekuiper/plugin_ekuiper.c
+++ b/plugins/ekuiper/plugin_ekuiper.c
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
  * Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
  **/
 
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+
 #include "errcodes.h"
 #include "neuron.h"
 #include "utils/asprintf.h"
@@ -99,6 +103,7 @@ static int ekuiper_plugin_uninit(neu_plugin_t *plugin)
 {
     int rv = 0;
 
+    nng_close(plugin->sock);
     nng_aio_free(plugin->recv_aio);
     nng_mtx_free(plugin->mtx);
     free(plugin->host);
@@ -127,7 +132,14 @@ static int ekuiper_plugin_start(neu_plugin_t *plugin)
     if ((rv = nng_listen(plugin->sock, url, NULL, 0)) != 0) {
         plog_error(plugin, "nng_listen: %s", nng_strerror(rv));
         nng_close(plugin->sock);
-        return NEU_ERR_EINTERNAL;
+        if (NNG_EADDRINVAL == rv) {
+            rv = NEU_ERR_IP_ADDRESS_INVALID;
+        } else if (NNG_EADDRINUSE == rv) {
+            rv = NEU_ERR_IP_ADDRESS_IN_USE;
+        } else {
+            rv = NEU_ERR_EINTERNAL;
+        }
+        return rv;
     }
 
     nng_recv_aio(plugin->sock, plugin->recv_aio);
@@ -163,6 +175,12 @@ static int parse_config(neu_plugin_t *plugin, const char *setting,
         goto error;
     }
 
+    struct in_addr addr;
+    if (0 == inet_aton(host.v.val_str, &addr)) {
+        plog_error(plugin, "inet_aton fail: %s", host.v.val_str);
+        goto error;
+    }
+
     // port, required
     if (0 == port.v.val_int || port.v.val_int > 65535) {
         plog_error(plugin, "setting invalid port: %" PRIi64, port.v.val_int);
@@ -182,6 +200,41 @@ error:
     return -1;
 }
 
+static inline int check_url_listenable(neu_plugin_t *plugin, const char *url,
+                                       const char *host, uint16_t port)
+{
+    if (NULL != plugin->host &&                  // already configured and
+        port == plugin->port &&                  // port is the same, then if
+        (0 == strcmp(plugin->host, host)         // 1. host is the same
+         || 0 == strcmp("0.0.0.0", host)         // 2. to bind to any address
+         || 0 == strcmp("0.0.0.0", plugin->host) // 3. bound to any address
+         )) {
+        // early return, no need check url is listenable
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    nng_socket sock = NNG_SOCKET_INITIALIZER;
+    int        rv   = nng_pair0_open(&sock);
+    if (0 != rv) {
+        plog_error(plugin, "nng_pair0_open: %s", nng_strerror(rv));
+        return NEU_ERR_EINTERNAL;
+    }
+
+    if (0 != (rv = nng_listen(sock, url, NULL, 0))) {
+        plog_error(plugin, "nng_listen: %s", nng_strerror(rv));
+        if (NNG_EADDRINVAL == rv) {
+            rv = NEU_ERR_IP_ADDRESS_INVALID;
+        } else if (NNG_EADDRINUSE == rv) {
+            rv = NEU_ERR_IP_ADDRESS_IN_USE;
+        } else {
+            rv = NEU_ERR_EINTERNAL;
+        }
+    }
+
+    nng_close(sock);
+    return rv;
+}
+
 static int ekuiper_plugin_config(neu_plugin_t *plugin, const char *setting)
 {
     int      rv   = 0;
@@ -201,6 +254,10 @@ static int ekuiper_plugin_config(neu_plugin_t *plugin, const char *setting)
         goto error;
     }
 
+    if (0 != (rv = check_url_listenable(plugin, url, host, port))) {
+        goto error;
+    }
+
     plog_notice(plugin, "config success");
 
     free(plugin->host);
diff --git a/src/utils/http.c b/src/utils/http.c
index de2f9f99..ee3a5d12 100644
--- a/src/utils/http.c
+++ b/src/utils/http.c
@@ -321,6 +321,8 @@ int neu_http_response(nng_aio *aio, neu_err_code_e code, char *content)
         break;
     case NEU_ERR_BODY_IS_WRONG:
     case NEU_ERR_PARAM_IS_WRONG:
+    case NEU_ERR_IP_ADDRESS_INVALID:
+    case NEU_ERR_IP_ADDRESS_IN_USE:
     case NEU_ERR_NODE_SETTING_INVALID:
     case NEU_ERR_NODE_NOT_ALLOW_UPDATE:
     case NEU_ERR_NODE_NOT_ALLOW_SUBSCRIBE: