diff --git a/cmd/admin-handlers.go b/cmd/admin-handlers.go
index eb33f6490..f998c7cc9 100644
--- a/cmd/admin-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/admin-handlers.go
@@ -1457,7 +1457,9 @@ func (a adminAPIHandlers) ServerInfoHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reque
 
 func fetchLambdaInfo(cfg config.Config) []map[string][]madmin.TargetIDStatus {
 	lambdaMap := make(map[string][]madmin.TargetIDStatus)
-	targetList, _ := notify.GetNotificationTargets(cfg, GlobalServiceDoneCh, NewCustomHTTPTransport())
+
+	// Fetch the targets
+	targetList, _ := notify.RegisterNotificationTargets(cfg, GlobalServiceDoneCh, NewCustomHTTPTransport(), nil, true)
 
 	for targetID, target := range targetList.TargetMap() {
 		targetIDStatus := make(map[string]madmin.Status)
@@ -1470,6 +1472,8 @@ func fetchLambdaInfo(cfg config.Config) []map[string][]madmin.TargetIDStatus {
 		list := lambdaMap[targetID.Name]
 		list = append(list, targetIDStatus)
 		lambdaMap[targetID.Name] = list
+		// Close any leaking connections
+		_ = target.Close()
 	}
 
 	notify := make([]map[string][]madmin.TargetIDStatus, len(lambdaMap))
diff --git a/cmd/config/notify/parse.go b/cmd/config/notify/parse.go
index a1e56b46a..328d9f015 100644
--- a/cmd/config/notify/parse.go
+++ b/cmd/config/notify/parse.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func RegisterNotificationTargets(cfg config.Config, doneCh <-chan struct{}, tran
 		if !args.Enable {
 			continue
 		}
-		newTarget, err := target.NewAMQPTarget(id, args, doneCh, logger.LogOnceIf)
+		newTarget, err := target.NewAMQPTarget(id, args, doneCh, logger.LogOnceIf, test)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func RegisterNotificationTargets(cfg config.Config, doneCh <-chan struct{}, tran
 		if !args.Enable {
 			continue
 		}
-		newTarget, err := target.NewElasticsearchTarget(id, args, doneCh, logger.LogOnceIf)
+		newTarget, err := target.NewElasticsearchTarget(id, args, doneCh, logger.LogOnceIf, test)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func RegisterNotificationTargets(cfg config.Config, doneCh <-chan struct{}, tran
 			continue
 		}
 		args.TLS.RootCAs = transport.TLSClientConfig.RootCAs
-		newTarget, err := target.NewKafkaTarget(id, args, doneCh, logger.LogOnceIf)
+		newTarget, err := target.NewKafkaTarget(id, args, doneCh, logger.LogOnceIf, test)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ func RegisterNotificationTargets(cfg config.Config, doneCh <-chan struct{}, tran
 			continue
 		}
 		args.RootCAs = transport.TLSClientConfig.RootCAs
-		newTarget, err := target.NewMQTTTarget(id, args, doneCh, logger.LogOnceIf)
+		newTarget, err := target.NewMQTTTarget(id, args, doneCh, logger.LogOnceIf, test)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func RegisterNotificationTargets(cfg config.Config, doneCh <-chan struct{}, tran
 		if !args.Enable {
 			continue
 		}
-		newTarget, err := target.NewMySQLTarget(id, args, doneCh, logger.LogOnceIf)
+		newTarget, err := target.NewMySQLTarget(id, args, doneCh, logger.LogOnceIf, test)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ func RegisterNotificationTargets(cfg config.Config, doneCh <-chan struct{}, tran
 		if !args.Enable {
 			continue
 		}
-		newTarget, err := target.NewNATSTarget(id, args, doneCh, logger.LogOnceIf)
+		newTarget, err := target.NewNATSTarget(id, args, doneCh, logger.LogOnceIf, test)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ func RegisterNotificationTargets(cfg config.Config, doneCh <-chan struct{}, tran
 		if !args.Enable {
 			continue
 		}
-		newTarget, err := target.NewNSQTarget(id, args, doneCh, logger.LogOnceIf)
+		newTarget, err := target.NewNSQTarget(id, args, doneCh, logger.LogOnceIf, test)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ func RegisterNotificationTargets(cfg config.Config, doneCh <-chan struct{}, tran
 		if !args.Enable {
 			continue
 		}
-		newTarget, err := target.NewPostgreSQLTarget(id, args, doneCh, logger.LogOnceIf)
+		newTarget, err := target.NewPostgreSQLTarget(id, args, doneCh, logger.LogOnceIf, test)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ func RegisterNotificationTargets(cfg config.Config, doneCh <-chan struct{}, tran
 		if !args.Enable {
 			continue
 		}
-		newTarget, err := target.NewRedisTarget(id, args, doneCh, logger.LogOnceIf)
+		newTarget, err := target.NewRedisTarget(id, args, doneCh, logger.LogOnceIf, test)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ func RegisterNotificationTargets(cfg config.Config, doneCh <-chan struct{}, tran
 		if !args.Enable {
 			continue
 		}
-		newTarget, err := target.NewWebhookTarget(id, args, doneCh, logger.LogOnceIf, transport)
+		newTarget, err := target.NewWebhookTarget(id, args, doneCh, logger.LogOnceIf, transport, test)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/event/target/amqp.go b/pkg/event/target/amqp.go
index d48e7c20b..a75dac2b6 100644
--- a/pkg/event/target/amqp.go
+++ b/pkg/event/target/amqp.go
@@ -260,11 +260,14 @@ func (target *AMQPTarget) Send(eventKey string) error {
 
 // Close - does nothing and available for interface compatibility.
 func (target *AMQPTarget) Close() error {
+	if target.conn != nil {
+		return target.conn.Close()
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
 // NewAMQPTarget - creates new AMQP target.
-func NewAMQPTarget(id string, args AMQPArgs, doneCh <-chan struct{}, loggerOnce func(ctx context.Context, err error, id interface{}, errKind ...interface{})) (*AMQPTarget, error) {
+func NewAMQPTarget(id string, args AMQPArgs, doneCh <-chan struct{}, loggerOnce func(ctx context.Context, err error, id interface{}, errKind ...interface{}), test bool) (*AMQPTarget, error) {
 	var conn *amqp.Connection
 	var err error
 
@@ -293,7 +296,7 @@ func NewAMQPTarget(id string, args AMQPArgs, doneCh <-chan struct{}, loggerOnce
 		loggerOnce: loggerOnce,
 	}
 
-	if target.store != nil {
+	if target.store != nil && !test {
 		// Replays the events from the store.
 		eventKeyCh := replayEvents(target.store, doneCh, loggerOnce, target.ID())
 
diff --git a/pkg/event/target/elasticsearch.go b/pkg/event/target/elasticsearch.go
index 0fb0139d3..7e2022b01 100644
--- a/pkg/event/target/elasticsearch.go
+++ b/pkg/event/target/elasticsearch.go
@@ -204,6 +204,10 @@ func (target *ElasticsearchTarget) Send(eventKey string) error {
 
 // Close - does nothing and available for interface compatibility.
 func (target *ElasticsearchTarget) Close() error {
+	if target.client != nil {
+		// Stops the background processes that the client is running.
+		target.client.Stop()
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -242,7 +246,7 @@ func newClient(args ElasticsearchArgs) (*elastic.Client, error) {
 }
 
 // NewElasticsearchTarget - creates new Elasticsearch target.
-func NewElasticsearchTarget(id string, args ElasticsearchArgs, doneCh <-chan struct{}, loggerOnce func(ctx context.Context, err error, id interface{}, kind ...interface{})) (*ElasticsearchTarget, error) {
+func NewElasticsearchTarget(id string, args ElasticsearchArgs, doneCh <-chan struct{}, loggerOnce func(ctx context.Context, err error, id interface{}, kind ...interface{}), test bool) (*ElasticsearchTarget, error) {
 	var client *elastic.Client
 	var err error
 
@@ -275,7 +279,7 @@ func NewElasticsearchTarget(id string, args ElasticsearchArgs, doneCh <-chan str
 		store:  store,
 	}
 
-	if target.store != nil {
+	if target.store != nil && !test {
 		// Replays the events from the store.
 		eventKeyCh := replayEvents(target.store, doneCh, loggerOnce, target.ID())
 		// Start replaying events from the store.
diff --git a/pkg/event/target/kafka.go b/pkg/event/target/kafka.go
index 3d867b082..24ef7a85f 100644
--- a/pkg/event/target/kafka.go
+++ b/pkg/event/target/kafka.go
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ func (k KafkaArgs) pingBrokers() bool {
 }
 
 // NewKafkaTarget - creates new Kafka target with auth credentials.
-func NewKafkaTarget(id string, args KafkaArgs, doneCh <-chan struct{}, loggerOnce func(ctx context.Context, err error, id interface{}, kind ...interface{})) (*KafkaTarget, error) {
+func NewKafkaTarget(id string, args KafkaArgs, doneCh <-chan struct{}, loggerOnce func(ctx context.Context, err error, id interface{}, kind ...interface{}), test bool) (*KafkaTarget, error) {
 	config := sarama.NewConfig()
 
 	config.Net.SASL.User = args.SASL.User
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ func NewKafkaTarget(id string, args KafkaArgs, doneCh <-chan struct{}, loggerOnc
 		store:    store,
 	}
 
-	if target.store != nil {
+	if target.store != nil && !test {
 		// Replays the events from the store.
 		eventKeyCh := replayEvents(target.store, doneCh, loggerOnce, target.ID())
 		// Start replaying events from the store.
diff --git a/pkg/event/target/mqtt.go b/pkg/event/target/mqtt.go
index 671388ea6..d02ff3a9e 100644
--- a/pkg/event/target/mqtt.go
+++ b/pkg/event/target/mqtt.go
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ func (target *MQTTTarget) Close() error {
 }
 
 // NewMQTTTarget - creates new MQTT target.
-func NewMQTTTarget(id string, args MQTTArgs, doneCh <-chan struct{}, loggerOnce func(ctx context.Context, err error, id interface{}, kind ...interface{})) (*MQTTTarget, error) {
+func NewMQTTTarget(id string, args MQTTArgs, doneCh <-chan struct{}, loggerOnce func(ctx context.Context, err error, id interface{}, kind ...interface{}), test bool) (*MQTTTarget, error) {
 	if args.MaxReconnectInterval == 0 {
 		// Default interval
 		// https://github.com/eclipse/paho.mqtt.golang/blob/master/options.go#L115
@@ -261,13 +261,13 @@ func NewMQTTTarget(id string, args MQTTArgs, doneCh <-chan struct{}, loggerOnce
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		go retryRegister()
-
-		// Replays the events from the store.
-		eventKeyCh := replayEvents(target.store, doneCh, loggerOnce, target.ID())
-
-		// Start replaying events from the store.
-		go sendEvents(target, eventKeyCh, doneCh, loggerOnce)
+		if !test {
+			go retryRegister()
+			// Replays the events from the store.
+			eventKeyCh := replayEvents(target.store, doneCh, loggerOnce, target.ID())
+			// Start replaying events from the store.
+			go sendEvents(target, eventKeyCh, doneCh, loggerOnce)
+		}
 	} else {
 		if token.Wait() && token.Error() != nil {
 			return nil, token.Error()
diff --git a/pkg/event/target/mysql.go b/pkg/event/target/mysql.go
index 1c57354da..61e19899f 100644
--- a/pkg/event/target/mysql.go
+++ b/pkg/event/target/mysql.go
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ func (target *MySQLTarget) executeStmts() error {
 }
 
 // NewMySQLTarget - creates new MySQL target.
-func NewMySQLTarget(id string, args MySQLArgs, doneCh <-chan struct{}, loggerOnce func(ctx context.Context, err error, id interface{}, kind ...interface{})) (*MySQLTarget, error) {
+func NewMySQLTarget(id string, args MySQLArgs, doneCh <-chan struct{}, loggerOnce func(ctx context.Context, err error, id interface{}, kind ...interface{}), test bool) (*MySQLTarget, error) {
 	var firstPing bool
 	if args.DSN == "" {
 		config := mysql.Config{
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ func NewMySQLTarget(id string, args MySQLArgs, doneCh <-chan struct{}, loggerOnc
 		target.firstPing = true
 	}
 
-	if target.store != nil {
+	if target.store != nil && !test {
 		// Replays the events from the store.
 		eventKeyCh := replayEvents(target.store, doneCh, loggerOnce, target.ID())
 		// Start replaying events from the store.
diff --git a/pkg/event/target/nats.go b/pkg/event/target/nats.go
index 723960dd5..c42d6ae24 100644
--- a/pkg/event/target/nats.go
+++ b/pkg/event/target/nats.go
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ func (target *NATSTarget) Close() (err error) {
 }
 
 // NewNATSTarget - creates new NATS target.
-func NewNATSTarget(id string, args NATSArgs, doneCh <-chan struct{}, loggerOnce func(ctx context.Context, err error, id interface{}, kind ...interface{})) (*NATSTarget, error) {
+func NewNATSTarget(id string, args NATSArgs, doneCh <-chan struct{}, loggerOnce func(ctx context.Context, err error, id interface{}, kind ...interface{}), test bool) (*NATSTarget, error) {
 	var natsConn *nats.Conn
 	var stanConn stan.Conn
 
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ func NewNATSTarget(id string, args NATSArgs, doneCh <-chan struct{}, loggerOnce
 		store:    store,
 	}
 
-	if target.store != nil {
+	if target.store != nil && !test {
 		// Replays the events from the store.
 		eventKeyCh := replayEvents(target.store, doneCh, loggerOnce, target.ID())
 		// Start replaying events from the store.
diff --git a/pkg/event/target/nsq.go b/pkg/event/target/nsq.go
index fa729e5e8..e143d7238 100644
--- a/pkg/event/target/nsq.go
+++ b/pkg/event/target/nsq.go
@@ -167,13 +167,15 @@ func (target *NSQTarget) Send(eventKey string) error {
 
 // Close - closes underneath connections to NSQD server.
 func (target *NSQTarget) Close() (err error) {
-	// this blocks until complete:
-	target.producer.Stop()
+	if target.producer != nil {
+		// this blocks until complete:
+		target.producer.Stop()
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
 // NewNSQTarget - creates new NSQ target.
-func NewNSQTarget(id string, args NSQArgs, doneCh <-chan struct{}, loggerOnce func(ctx context.Context, err error, id interface{}, kind ...interface{})) (*NSQTarget, error) {
+func NewNSQTarget(id string, args NSQArgs, doneCh <-chan struct{}, loggerOnce func(ctx context.Context, err error, id interface{}, kind ...interface{}), test bool) (*NSQTarget, error) {
 	config := nsq.NewConfig()
 	if args.TLS.Enable {
 		config.TlsV1 = true
@@ -211,7 +213,7 @@ func NewNSQTarget(id string, args NSQArgs, doneCh <-chan struct{}, loggerOnce fu
 		}
 	}
 
-	if target.store != nil {
+	if target.store != nil && !test {
 		// Replays the events from the store.
 		eventKeyCh := replayEvents(target.store, doneCh, loggerOnce, target.ID())
 		// Start replaying events from the store.
diff --git a/pkg/event/target/postgresql.go b/pkg/event/target/postgresql.go
index b19aad74b..f1dade7a7 100644
--- a/pkg/event/target/postgresql.go
+++ b/pkg/event/target/postgresql.go
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ func (target *PostgreSQLTarget) executeStmts() error {
 }
 
 // NewPostgreSQLTarget - creates new PostgreSQL target.
-func NewPostgreSQLTarget(id string, args PostgreSQLArgs, doneCh <-chan struct{}, loggerOnce func(ctx context.Context, err error, id interface{}, kind ...interface{})) (*PostgreSQLTarget, error) {
+func NewPostgreSQLTarget(id string, args PostgreSQLArgs, doneCh <-chan struct{}, loggerOnce func(ctx context.Context, err error, id interface{}, kind ...interface{}), test bool) (*PostgreSQLTarget, error) {
 	var firstPing bool
 
 	params := []string{args.ConnectionString}
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ func NewPostgreSQLTarget(id string, args PostgreSQLArgs, doneCh <-chan struct{},
 		target.firstPing = true
 	}
 
-	if target.store != nil {
+	if target.store != nil && !test {
 		// Replays the events from the store.
 		eventKeyCh := replayEvents(target.store, doneCh, loggerOnce, target.ID())
 		// Start replaying events from the store.
diff --git a/pkg/event/target/redis.go b/pkg/event/target/redis.go
index 3a1b321ff..78c22f906 100644
--- a/pkg/event/target/redis.go
+++ b/pkg/event/target/redis.go
@@ -243,13 +243,13 @@ func (target *RedisTarget) Send(eventKey string) error {
 	return target.store.Del(eventKey)
 }
 
-// Close - does nothing and available for interface compatibility.
+// Close - releases the resources used by the pool.
 func (target *RedisTarget) Close() error {
-	return nil
+	return target.pool.Close()
 }
 
 // NewRedisTarget - creates new Redis target.
-func NewRedisTarget(id string, args RedisArgs, doneCh <-chan struct{}, loggerOnce func(ctx context.Context, err error, id interface{}, errKind ...interface{})) (*RedisTarget, error) {
+func NewRedisTarget(id string, args RedisArgs, doneCh <-chan struct{}, loggerOnce func(ctx context.Context, err error, id interface{}, errKind ...interface{}), test bool) (*RedisTarget, error) {
 	pool := &redis.Pool{
 		MaxIdle:     3,
 		IdleTimeout: 2 * 60 * time.Second,
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ func NewRedisTarget(id string, args RedisArgs, doneCh <-chan struct{}, loggerOnc
 		target.firstPing = true
 	}
 
-	if target.store != nil {
+	if target.store != nil && !test {
 		// Replays the events from the store.
 		eventKeyCh := replayEvents(target.store, doneCh, loggerOnce, target.ID())
 		// Start replaying events from the store.
diff --git a/pkg/event/target/webhook.go b/pkg/event/target/webhook.go
index 27bb72fd5..02dbc2e84 100644
--- a/pkg/event/target/webhook.go
+++ b/pkg/event/target/webhook.go
@@ -186,11 +186,13 @@ func (target *WebhookTarget) Send(eventKey string) error {
 
 // Close - does nothing and available for interface compatibility.
 func (target *WebhookTarget) Close() error {
+	// Close idle connection with "keep-alive" states
+	target.httpClient.CloseIdleConnections()
 	return nil
 }
 
 // NewWebhookTarget - creates new Webhook target.
-func NewWebhookTarget(id string, args WebhookArgs, doneCh <-chan struct{}, loggerOnce func(ctx context.Context, err error, id interface{}, kind ...interface{}), transport *http.Transport) (*WebhookTarget, error) {
+func NewWebhookTarget(id string, args WebhookArgs, doneCh <-chan struct{}, loggerOnce func(ctx context.Context, err error, id interface{}, kind ...interface{}), transport *http.Transport, test bool) (*WebhookTarget, error) {
 
 	var store Store
 
@@ -211,7 +213,7 @@ func NewWebhookTarget(id string, args WebhookArgs, doneCh <-chan struct{}, logge
 		store: store,
 	}
 
-	if target.store != nil {
+	if target.store != nil && !test {
 		// Replays the events from the store.
 		eventKeyCh := replayEvents(target.store, doneCh, loggerOnce, target.ID())
 		// Start replaying events from the store.