diff --git a/ft/resource/error.resource b/ft/resource/error.resource
index 3015dac4..163613c5 100644
--- a/ft/resource/error.resource
+++ b/ft/resource/error.resource
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ ${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_INVALID_IP_ADDRESS}                   1015
 
 ${NEU_ERR_NODE_EXIST}                           2002
 ${NEU_ERR_NODE_NOT_EXIST}                       2003
diff --git a/include/neuron/errcodes.h b/include/neuron/errcodes.h
index c4b27423..f7d71956 100644
--- a/include/neuron/errcodes.h
+++ b/include/neuron/errcodes.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ typedef enum {
     NEU_ERR_INVALID_PASSWORD_LEN     = 1012,
     NEU_ERR_DUPLICATE_PASSWORD       = 1013,
     NEU_ERR_COMMAND_EXECUTION_FAILED = 1014,
+    NEU_ERR_INVALID_IP_ADDRESS       = 1015,
 
     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..c4edaeb1 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"
@@ -127,7 +131,8 @@ 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;
+        rv = (NNG_EADDRINVAL == rv) ? NEU_ERR_INVALID_IP_ADDRESS
+                                    : NEU_ERR_EINTERNAL;
     }
 
     nng_recv_aio(plugin->sock, plugin->recv_aio);
@@ -163,6 +168,12 @@ 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 +193,24 @@ error:
     return -1;
 }
 
+static inline int check_url_listenable(neu_plugin_t *plugin, const char *url)
+{
+    int rv = nng_pair0_open(&plugin->sock);
+    if (0 != rv) {
+        plog_error(plugin, "nng_pair0_open: %s", nng_strerror(rv));
+        return NEU_ERR_EINTERNAL;
+    }
+
+    if (0 != (rv = nng_listen(plugin->sock, url, NULL, 0))) {
+        plog_error(plugin, "nng_listen: %s", nng_strerror(rv));
+        rv = (NNG_EADDRINVAL == rv) ? NEU_ERR_INVALID_IP_ADDRESS
+                                    : NEU_ERR_EINTERNAL;
+    }
+
+    nng_close(plugin->sock);
+    return rv;
+}
+
 static int ekuiper_plugin_config(neu_plugin_t *plugin, const char *setting)
 {
     int      rv   = 0;
@@ -201,6 +230,10 @@ static int ekuiper_plugin_config(neu_plugin_t *plugin, const char *setting)
         goto error;
     }
 
+    if (0 != (rv = check_url_listenable(plugin, url))) {
+        goto error;
+    }
+
     plog_notice(plugin, "config success");
 
     free(plugin->host);
diff --git a/src/utils/http.c b/src/utils/http.c
index 1d1ed877..842c7084 100644
--- a/src/utils/http.c
+++ b/src/utils/http.c
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ 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_INVALID_IP_ADDRESS:
     case NEU_ERR_NODE_SETTING_INVALID:
     case NEU_ERR_NODE_NOT_ALLOW_UPDATE:
     case NEU_ERR_NODE_NOT_ALLOW_SUBSCRIBE: