diff --git a/cmd/admin-handlers.go b/cmd/admin-handlers.go
index 92cebd38c..a77a2958c 100644
--- a/cmd/admin-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/admin-handlers.go
@@ -1453,11 +1453,13 @@ func (a adminAPIHandlers) ServerInfoHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reque
 
 func fetchLambdaInfo(cfg config.Config) []map[string][]madmin.TargetIDStatus {
 
-	// Fetch the targets
-	targetList, err := notify.RegisterNotificationTargets(cfg, GlobalServiceDoneCh, NewGatewayHTTPTransport(), nil, true)
-	if err != nil {
+	// Fetch the configured targets
+	targetList, err := notify.FetchRegisteredTargets(cfg, GlobalServiceDoneCh, NewGatewayHTTPTransport(), true, false)
+	if err != nil && err != notify.ErrTargetsOffline {
+		logger.LogIf(GlobalContext, err)
 		return nil
 	}
+
 	lambdaMap := make(map[string][]madmin.TargetIDStatus)
 
 	for targetID, target := range targetList.TargetMap() {
diff --git a/cmd/config/notify/parse.go b/cmd/config/notify/parse.go
index eceaf8300..71e5f8fb8 100644
--- a/cmd/config/notify/parse.go
+++ b/cmd/config/notify/parse.go
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@
 package notify
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"crypto/x509"
+	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -37,12 +39,16 @@ const (
 	formatAccess    = "access"
 )
 
+// ErrTargetsOffline - Indicates single/multiple target failures.
+var ErrTargetsOffline = errors.New("one or more targets are offline. Please use `mc admin info --json` to check the offline targets")
+
 // TestNotificationTargets is similar to GetNotificationTargets()
 // avoids explicit registration.
 func TestNotificationTargets(cfg config.Config, doneCh <-chan struct{}, transport *http.Transport,
 	targetIDs []event.TargetID) error {
 	test := true
-	targets, err := RegisterNotificationTargets(cfg, doneCh, transport, targetIDs, test)
+	returnOnTargetError := true
+	targets, err := RegisterNotificationTargets(cfg, doneCh, transport, targetIDs, test, returnOnTargetError)
 	if err == nil {
 		// Close all targets since we are only testing connections.
 		for _, t := range targets.TargetMap() {
@@ -57,7 +63,8 @@ func TestNotificationTargets(cfg config.Config, doneCh <-chan struct{}, transpor
 // targets, returns error if any.
 func GetNotificationTargets(cfg config.Config, doneCh <-chan struct{}, transport *http.Transport) (*event.TargetList, error) {
 	test := false
-	return RegisterNotificationTargets(cfg, doneCh, transport, nil, test)
+	returnOnTargetError := false
+	return RegisterNotificationTargets(cfg, doneCh, transport, nil, test, returnOnTargetError)
 }
 
 // RegisterNotificationTargets - returns TargetList which contains enabled targets in serverConfig.
@@ -65,8 +72,34 @@ func GetNotificationTargets(cfg config.Config, doneCh <-chan struct{}, transport
 // * Add a new target in pkg/event/target package.
 // * Add newly added target configuration to serverConfig.Notify.<TARGET_NAME>.
 // * Handle the configuration in this function to create/add into TargetList.
-func RegisterNotificationTargets(cfg config.Config, doneCh <-chan struct{}, transport *http.Transport, targetIDs []event.TargetID, test bool) (_ *event.TargetList, err error) {
+func RegisterNotificationTargets(cfg config.Config, doneCh <-chan struct{}, transport *http.Transport, targetIDs []event.TargetID, test bool, returnOnTargetError bool) (*event.TargetList, error) {
+
+	targetList, err := FetchRegisteredTargets(cfg, doneCh, transport, test, returnOnTargetError)
+	if err != nil {
+		return targetList, err
+	}
+
+	if test {
+		// Verify if user is trying to disable already configured
+		// notification targets, based on their target IDs
+		for _, targetID := range targetIDs {
+			if !targetList.Exists(targetID) {
+				return nil, config.Errorf(
+					"Unable to disable configured targets '%v'",
+					targetID)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return targetList, nil
+}
+
+// FetchRegisteredTargets - Returns a set of configured TargetList
+// If `returnOnTargetError` is set to true, The function returns when a target initialization fails
+// Else, the function will return a complete TargetList irrespective of errors
+func FetchRegisteredTargets(cfg config.Config, doneCh <-chan struct{}, transport *http.Transport, test bool, returnOnTargetError bool) (_ *event.TargetList, err error) {
 	targetList := event.NewTargetList()
+	var targetsOffline bool
 
 	defer func() {
 		// Automatically close all connections to targets when an error occur
@@ -137,10 +170,17 @@ func RegisterNotificationTargets(cfg config.Config, doneCh <-chan struct{}, tran
 		}
 		newTarget, err := target.NewAMQPTarget(id, args, doneCh, logger.LogOnceIf, test)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			targetsOffline = true
+			if returnOnTargetError {
+				return nil, err
+			}
 		}
+
 		if err = targetList.Add(newTarget); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			logger.LogIf(context.Background(), err)
+			if returnOnTargetError {
+				return nil, err
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -150,11 +190,16 @@ func RegisterNotificationTargets(cfg config.Config, doneCh <-chan struct{}, tran
 		}
 		newTarget, err := target.NewElasticsearchTarget(id, args, doneCh, logger.LogOnceIf, test)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-
+			targetsOffline = true
+			if returnOnTargetError {
+				return nil, err
+			}
 		}
 		if err = targetList.Add(newTarget); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			logger.LogIf(context.Background(), err)
+			if returnOnTargetError {
+				return nil, err
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -165,10 +210,16 @@ func RegisterNotificationTargets(cfg config.Config, doneCh <-chan struct{}, tran
 		args.TLS.RootCAs = transport.TLSClientConfig.RootCAs
 		newTarget, err := target.NewKafkaTarget(id, args, doneCh, logger.LogOnceIf, test)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			targetsOffline = true
+			if returnOnTargetError {
+				return nil, err
+			}
 		}
 		if err = targetList.Add(newTarget); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			logger.LogIf(context.Background(), err)
+			if returnOnTargetError {
+				return nil, err
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -179,10 +230,16 @@ func RegisterNotificationTargets(cfg config.Config, doneCh <-chan struct{}, tran
 		args.RootCAs = transport.TLSClientConfig.RootCAs
 		newTarget, err := target.NewMQTTTarget(id, args, doneCh, logger.LogOnceIf, test)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			targetsOffline = true
+			if returnOnTargetError {
+				return nil, err
+			}
 		}
 		if err = targetList.Add(newTarget); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			logger.LogIf(context.Background(), err)
+			if returnOnTargetError {
+				return nil, err
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -192,10 +249,16 @@ func RegisterNotificationTargets(cfg config.Config, doneCh <-chan struct{}, tran
 		}
 		newTarget, err := target.NewMySQLTarget(id, args, doneCh, logger.LogOnceIf, test)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			targetsOffline = true
+			if returnOnTargetError {
+				return nil, err
+			}
 		}
 		if err = targetList.Add(newTarget); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			logger.LogIf(context.Background(), err)
+			if returnOnTargetError {
+				return nil, err
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -205,10 +268,16 @@ func RegisterNotificationTargets(cfg config.Config, doneCh <-chan struct{}, tran
 		}
 		newTarget, err := target.NewNATSTarget(id, args, doneCh, logger.LogOnceIf, test)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			targetsOffline = true
+			if returnOnTargetError {
+				return nil, err
+			}
 		}
 		if err = targetList.Add(newTarget); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			logger.LogIf(context.Background(), err)
+			if returnOnTargetError {
+				return nil, err
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -218,10 +287,16 @@ func RegisterNotificationTargets(cfg config.Config, doneCh <-chan struct{}, tran
 		}
 		newTarget, err := target.NewNSQTarget(id, args, doneCh, logger.LogOnceIf, test)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			targetsOffline = true
+			if returnOnTargetError {
+				return nil, err
+			}
 		}
 		if err = targetList.Add(newTarget); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			logger.LogIf(context.Background(), err)
+			if returnOnTargetError {
+				return nil, err
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -231,10 +306,16 @@ func RegisterNotificationTargets(cfg config.Config, doneCh <-chan struct{}, tran
 		}
 		newTarget, err := target.NewPostgreSQLTarget(id, args, doneCh, logger.LogOnceIf, test)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			targetsOffline = true
+			if returnOnTargetError {
+				return nil, err
+			}
 		}
 		if err = targetList.Add(newTarget); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			logger.LogIf(context.Background(), err)
+			if returnOnTargetError {
+				return nil, err
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -244,10 +325,16 @@ func RegisterNotificationTargets(cfg config.Config, doneCh <-chan struct{}, tran
 		}
 		newTarget, err := target.NewRedisTarget(id, args, doneCh, logger.LogOnceIf, test)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			targetsOffline = true
+			if returnOnTargetError {
+				return nil, err
+			}
 		}
 		if err = targetList.Add(newTarget); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			logger.LogIf(context.Background(), err)
+			if returnOnTargetError {
+				return nil, err
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -257,23 +344,21 @@ func RegisterNotificationTargets(cfg config.Config, doneCh <-chan struct{}, tran
 		}
 		newTarget, err := target.NewWebhookTarget(id, args, doneCh, logger.LogOnceIf, transport, test)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			targetsOffline = true
+			if returnOnTargetError {
+				return nil, err
+			}
 		}
-		if err := targetList.Add(newTarget); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+		if err = targetList.Add(newTarget); err != nil {
+			logger.LogIf(context.Background(), err)
+			if returnOnTargetError {
+				return nil, err
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	if test {
-		// Verify if user is trying to disable already configured
-		// notification targets, based on their target IDs
-		for _, targetID := range targetIDs {
-			if !targetList.Exists(targetID) {
-				return nil, config.Errorf(
-					"Unable to disable configured targets '%v'",
-					targetID)
-			}
-		}
+	if targetsOffline {
+		return targetList, ErrTargetsOffline
 	}
 
 	return targetList, nil
diff --git a/pkg/event/target/amqp.go b/pkg/event/target/amqp.go
index ab0259a95..fdfae9f18 100644
--- a/pkg/event/target/amqp.go
+++ b/pkg/event/target/amqp.go
@@ -275,35 +275,37 @@ func NewAMQPTarget(id string, args AMQPArgs, doneCh <-chan struct{}, loggerOnce
 
 	var store Store
 
+	target := &AMQPTarget{
+		id:         event.TargetID{ID: id, Name: "amqp"},
+		args:       args,
+		loggerOnce: loggerOnce,
+	}
+
 	if args.QueueDir != "" {
 		queueDir := filepath.Join(args.QueueDir, storePrefix+"-amqp-"+id)
 		store = NewQueueStore(queueDir, args.QueueLimit)
 		if oErr := store.Open(); oErr != nil {
-			return nil, oErr
+			target.loggerOnce(context.Background(), oErr, target.ID())
+			return target, oErr
 		}
+		target.store = store
 	}
 
 	conn, err = amqp.Dial(args.URL.String())
 	if err != nil {
 		if store == nil || !(IsConnRefusedErr(err) || IsConnResetErr(err)) {
-			return nil, err
+			target.loggerOnce(context.Background(), err, target.ID())
+			return target, err
 		}
 	}
-
-	target := &AMQPTarget{
-		id:         event.TargetID{ID: id, Name: "amqp"},
-		args:       args,
-		conn:       conn,
-		store:      store,
-		loggerOnce: loggerOnce,
-	}
+	target.conn = conn
 
 	if target.store != nil && !test {
 		// Replays the events from the store.
-		eventKeyCh := replayEvents(target.store, doneCh, loggerOnce, target.ID())
+		eventKeyCh := replayEvents(target.store, doneCh, target.loggerOnce, target.ID())
 
 		// Start replaying events from the store.
-		go sendEvents(target, eventKeyCh, doneCh, loggerOnce)
+		go sendEvents(target, eventKeyCh, doneCh, target.loggerOnce)
 	}
 
 	return target, nil
diff --git a/pkg/event/target/elasticsearch.go b/pkg/event/target/elasticsearch.go
index 83e20ff6a..476fbdaa7 100644
--- a/pkg/event/target/elasticsearch.go
+++ b/pkg/event/target/elasticsearch.go
@@ -82,10 +82,11 @@ func (a ElasticsearchArgs) Validate() error {
 
 // ElasticsearchTarget - Elasticsearch target.
 type ElasticsearchTarget struct {
-	id     event.TargetID
-	args   ElasticsearchArgs
-	client *elastic.Client
-	store  Store
+	id         event.TargetID
+	args       ElasticsearchArgs
+	client     *elastic.Client
+	store      Store
+	loggerOnce func(ctx context.Context, err error, id interface{}, errKind ...interface{})
 }
 
 // ID - returns target ID.
@@ -252,38 +253,42 @@ func NewElasticsearchTarget(id string, args ElasticsearchArgs, doneCh <-chan str
 
 	var store Store
 
+	target := &ElasticsearchTarget{
+		id:         event.TargetID{ID: id, Name: "elasticsearch"},
+		args:       args,
+		loggerOnce: loggerOnce,
+	}
+
 	if args.QueueDir != "" {
 		queueDir := filepath.Join(args.QueueDir, storePrefix+"-elasticsearch-"+id)
 		store = NewQueueStore(queueDir, args.QueueLimit)
 		if oErr := store.Open(); oErr != nil {
-			return nil, oErr
+			target.loggerOnce(context.Background(), oErr, target.ID())
+			return target, oErr
 		}
+		target.store = store
 	}
 
 	dErr := args.URL.DialHTTP(nil)
 	if dErr != nil {
 		if store == nil {
-			return nil, dErr
+			target.loggerOnce(context.Background(), dErr, target.ID())
+			return target, dErr
 		}
 	} else {
 		client, err = newClient(args)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			target.loggerOnce(context.Background(), err, target.ID())
+			return target, err
 		}
-	}
-
-	target := &ElasticsearchTarget{
-		id:     event.TargetID{ID: id, Name: "elasticsearch"},
-		args:   args,
-		client: client,
-		store:  store,
+		target.client = client
 	}
 
 	if target.store != nil && !test {
 		// Replays the events from the store.
-		eventKeyCh := replayEvents(target.store, doneCh, loggerOnce, target.ID())
+		eventKeyCh := replayEvents(target.store, doneCh, target.loggerOnce, target.ID())
 		// Start replaying events from the store.
-		go sendEvents(target, eventKeyCh, doneCh, loggerOnce)
+		go sendEvents(target, eventKeyCh, doneCh, target.loggerOnce)
 	}
 
 	return target, nil
diff --git a/pkg/event/target/kafka.go b/pkg/event/target/kafka.go
index bf09a1a90..302f62795 100644
--- a/pkg/event/target/kafka.go
+++ b/pkg/event/target/kafka.go
@@ -123,11 +123,12 @@ func (k KafkaArgs) Validate() error {
 
 // KafkaTarget - Kafka target.
 type KafkaTarget struct {
-	id       event.TargetID
-	args     KafkaArgs
-	producer sarama.SyncProducer
-	config   *sarama.Config
-	store    Store
+	id         event.TargetID
+	args       KafkaArgs
+	producer   sarama.SyncProducer
+	config     *sarama.Config
+	store      Store
+	loggerOnce func(ctx context.Context, err error, id interface{}, errKind ...interface{})
 }
 
 // ID - returns target ID.
@@ -248,10 +249,17 @@ func (k KafkaArgs) pingBrokers() bool {
 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()
 
+	target := &KafkaTarget{
+		id:         event.TargetID{ID: id, Name: "kafka"},
+		args:       args,
+		loggerOnce: loggerOnce,
+	}
+
 	if args.Version != "" {
 		kafkaVersion, err := sarama.ParseKafkaVersion(args.Version)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			target.loggerOnce(context.Background(), err, target.ID())
+			return target, err
 		}
 		config.Version = kafkaVersion
 	}
@@ -273,7 +281,8 @@ func NewKafkaTarget(id string, args KafkaArgs, doneCh <-chan struct{}, loggerOnc
 	tlsConfig, err := saramatls.NewConfig(args.TLS.ClientTLSCert, args.TLS.ClientTLSKey)
 
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		target.loggerOnce(context.Background(), err, target.ID())
+		return target, err
 	}
 
 	config.Net.TLS.Enable = args.TLS.Enable
@@ -286,6 +295,8 @@ func NewKafkaTarget(id string, args KafkaArgs, doneCh <-chan struct{}, loggerOnc
 	config.Producer.Retry.Max = 10
 	config.Producer.Return.Successes = true
 
+	target.config = config
+
 	brokers := []string{}
 	for _, broker := range args.Brokers {
 		brokers = append(brokers, broker.String())
@@ -297,30 +308,26 @@ func NewKafkaTarget(id string, args KafkaArgs, doneCh <-chan struct{}, loggerOnc
 		queueDir := filepath.Join(args.QueueDir, storePrefix+"-kafka-"+id)
 		store = NewQueueStore(queueDir, args.QueueLimit)
 		if oErr := store.Open(); oErr != nil {
-			return nil, oErr
+			target.loggerOnce(context.Background(), oErr, target.ID())
+			return target, oErr
 		}
+		target.store = store
 	}
 
 	producer, err := sarama.NewSyncProducer(brokers, config)
 	if err != nil {
 		if store == nil || err != sarama.ErrOutOfBrokers {
-			return nil, err
+			target.loggerOnce(context.Background(), err, target.ID())
+			return target, err
 		}
 	}
-
-	target := &KafkaTarget{
-		id:       event.TargetID{ID: id, Name: "kafka"},
-		args:     args,
-		producer: producer,
-		config:   config,
-		store:    store,
-	}
+	target.producer = producer
 
 	if target.store != nil && !test {
 		// Replays the events from the store.
-		eventKeyCh := replayEvents(target.store, doneCh, loggerOnce, target.ID())
+		eventKeyCh := replayEvents(target.store, doneCh, target.loggerOnce, target.ID())
 		// Start replaying events from the store.
-		go sendEvents(target, eventKeyCh, doneCh, loggerOnce)
+		go sendEvents(target, eventKeyCh, doneCh, target.loggerOnce)
 	}
 
 	return target, nil
diff --git a/pkg/event/target/mqtt.go b/pkg/event/target/mqtt.go
index d02ff3a9e..ddcf6022d 100644
--- a/pkg/event/target/mqtt.go
+++ b/pkg/event/target/mqtt.go
@@ -258,19 +258,20 @@ func NewMQTTTarget(id string, args MQTTArgs, doneCh <-chan struct{}, loggerOnce
 		queueDir := filepath.Join(args.QueueDir, storePrefix+"-mqtt-"+id)
 		target.store = NewQueueStore(queueDir, args.QueueLimit)
 		if err := target.store.Open(); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			target.loggerOnce(context.Background(), err, target.ID())
+			return target, err
 		}
 
 		if !test {
 			go retryRegister()
 			// Replays the events from the store.
-			eventKeyCh := replayEvents(target.store, doneCh, loggerOnce, target.ID())
+			eventKeyCh := replayEvents(target.store, doneCh, target.loggerOnce, target.ID())
 			// Start replaying events from the store.
-			go sendEvents(target, eventKeyCh, doneCh, loggerOnce)
+			go sendEvents(target, eventKeyCh, doneCh, target.loggerOnce)
 		}
 	} else {
 		if token.Wait() && token.Error() != nil {
-			return nil, token.Error()
+			return target, token.Error()
 		}
 	}
 	return target, nil
diff --git a/pkg/event/target/mysql.go b/pkg/event/target/mysql.go
index 61e19899f..096659bdd 100644
--- a/pkg/event/target/mysql.go
+++ b/pkg/event/target/mysql.go
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ type MySQLTarget struct {
 	db         *sql.DB
 	store      Store
 	firstPing  bool
+	loggerOnce func(ctx context.Context, err error, id interface{}, errKind ...interface{})
 }
 
 // ID - returns target ID.
@@ -187,6 +188,13 @@ func (target *MySQLTarget) ID() event.TargetID {
 
 // IsActive - Return true if target is up and active
 func (target *MySQLTarget) IsActive() (bool, error) {
+	if target.db == nil {
+		db, sErr := sql.Open("mysql", target.args.DSN)
+		if sErr != nil {
+			return false, sErr
+		}
+		target.db = db
+	}
 	if err := target.db.Ping(); err != nil {
 		if IsConnErr(err) {
 			return false, errNotConnected
@@ -346,7 +354,6 @@ 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{}), test bool) (*MySQLTarget, error) {
-	var firstPing bool
 	if args.DSN == "" {
 		config := mysql.Config{
 			User:                 args.User,
@@ -360,10 +367,19 @@ func NewMySQLTarget(id string, args MySQLArgs, doneCh <-chan struct{}, loggerOnc
 		args.DSN = config.FormatDSN()
 	}
 
+	target := &MySQLTarget{
+		id:         event.TargetID{ID: id, Name: "mysql"},
+		args:       args,
+		firstPing:  false,
+		loggerOnce: loggerOnce,
+	}
+
 	db, err := sql.Open("mysql", args.DSN)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		target.loggerOnce(context.Background(), err, target.ID())
+		return target, err
 	}
+	target.db = db
 
 	var store Store
 
@@ -371,35 +387,31 @@ func NewMySQLTarget(id string, args MySQLArgs, doneCh <-chan struct{}, loggerOnc
 		queueDir := filepath.Join(args.QueueDir, storePrefix+"-mysql-"+id)
 		store = NewQueueStore(queueDir, args.QueueLimit)
 		if oErr := store.Open(); oErr != nil {
-			return nil, oErr
+			target.loggerOnce(context.Background(), oErr, target.ID())
+			return target, oErr
 		}
-	}
-
-	target := &MySQLTarget{
-		id:        event.TargetID{ID: id, Name: "mysql"},
-		args:      args,
-		db:        db,
-		store:     store,
-		firstPing: firstPing,
+		target.store = store
 	}
 
 	err = target.db.Ping()
 	if err != nil {
 		if target.store == nil || !(IsConnRefusedErr(err) || IsConnResetErr(err)) {
-			return nil, err
+			target.loggerOnce(context.Background(), err, target.ID())
+			return target, err
 		}
 	} else {
 		if err = target.executeStmts(); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			target.loggerOnce(context.Background(), err, target.ID())
+			return target, err
 		}
 		target.firstPing = true
 	}
 
 	if target.store != nil && !test {
 		// Replays the events from the store.
-		eventKeyCh := replayEvents(target.store, doneCh, loggerOnce, target.ID())
+		eventKeyCh := replayEvents(target.store, doneCh, target.loggerOnce, target.ID())
 		// Start replaying events from the store.
-		go sendEvents(target, eventKeyCh, doneCh, loggerOnce)
+		go sendEvents(target, eventKeyCh, doneCh, target.loggerOnce)
 	}
 
 	return target, nil
diff --git a/pkg/event/target/nats.go b/pkg/event/target/nats.go
index 7bc1dec82..8b7178195 100644
--- a/pkg/event/target/nats.go
+++ b/pkg/event/target/nats.go
@@ -197,11 +197,12 @@ func (n NATSArgs) connectStan() (stan.Conn, error) {
 
 // NATSTarget - NATS target.
 type NATSTarget struct {
-	id       event.TargetID
-	args     NATSArgs
-	natsConn *nats.Conn
-	stanConn stan.Conn
-	store    Store
+	id         event.TargetID
+	args       NATSArgs
+	natsConn   *nats.Conn
+	stanConn   stan.Conn
+	store      Store
+	loggerOnce func(ctx context.Context, err error, id interface{}, errKind ...interface{})
 }
 
 // ID - returns target ID.
@@ -211,15 +212,32 @@ func (target *NATSTarget) ID() event.TargetID {
 
 // IsActive - Return true if target is up and active
 func (target *NATSTarget) IsActive() (bool, error) {
+	var connErr error
 	if target.args.Streaming.Enable {
-		if !target.stanConn.NatsConn().IsConnected() {
-			return false, errNotConnected
+		if target.stanConn == nil || target.stanConn.NatsConn() == nil {
+			target.stanConn, connErr = target.args.connectStan()
+		} else {
+			if !target.stanConn.NatsConn().IsConnected() {
+				return false, errNotConnected
+			}
 		}
 	} else {
-		if !target.natsConn.IsConnected() {
+		if target.natsConn == nil {
+			target.natsConn, connErr = target.args.connectNats()
+		} else {
+			if !target.natsConn.IsConnected() {
+				return false, errNotConnected
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if connErr != nil {
+		if connErr.Error() == nats.ErrNoServers.Error() {
 			return false, errNotConnected
 		}
+		return false, connErr
 	}
+
 	return true, nil
 }
 
@@ -262,31 +280,9 @@ func (target *NATSTarget) send(eventData event.Event) error {
 
 // Send - sends event to Nats.
 func (target *NATSTarget) Send(eventKey string) error {
-	var connErr error
-
-	if target.args.Streaming.Enable {
-		if target.stanConn == nil || target.stanConn.NatsConn() == nil {
-			target.stanConn, connErr = target.args.connectStan()
-		} else {
-			if !target.stanConn.NatsConn().IsConnected() {
-				return errNotConnected
-			}
-		}
-	} else {
-		if target.natsConn == nil {
-			target.natsConn, connErr = target.args.connectNats()
-		} else {
-			if !target.natsConn.IsConnected() {
-				return errNotConnected
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	if connErr != nil {
-		if connErr.Error() == nats.ErrNoServers.Error() {
-			return errNotConnected
-		}
-		return connErr
+	_, err := target.IsActive()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
 	eventData, eErr := target.store.Get(eventKey)
@@ -332,39 +328,42 @@ func NewNATSTarget(id string, args NATSArgs, doneCh <-chan struct{}, loggerOnce
 
 	var store Store
 
+	target := &NATSTarget{
+		id:         event.TargetID{ID: id, Name: "nats"},
+		args:       args,
+		loggerOnce: loggerOnce,
+	}
+
 	if args.QueueDir != "" {
 		queueDir := filepath.Join(args.QueueDir, storePrefix+"-nats-"+id)
 		store = NewQueueStore(queueDir, args.QueueLimit)
 		if oErr := store.Open(); oErr != nil {
-			return nil, oErr
+			target.loggerOnce(context.Background(), oErr, target.ID())
+			return target, oErr
 		}
+		target.store = store
 	}
 
 	if args.Streaming.Enable {
 		stanConn, err = args.connectStan()
+		target.stanConn = stanConn
 	} else {
 		natsConn, err = args.connectNats()
+		target.natsConn = natsConn
 	}
 
 	if err != nil {
 		if store == nil || err.Error() != nats.ErrNoServers.Error() {
-			return nil, err
+			target.loggerOnce(context.Background(), err, target.ID())
+			return target, err
 		}
 	}
 
-	target := &NATSTarget{
-		id:       event.TargetID{ID: id, Name: "nats"},
-		args:     args,
-		stanConn: stanConn,
-		natsConn: natsConn,
-		store:    store,
-	}
-
 	if target.store != nil && !test {
 		// Replays the events from the store.
-		eventKeyCh := replayEvents(target.store, doneCh, loggerOnce, target.ID())
+		eventKeyCh := replayEvents(target.store, doneCh, target.loggerOnce, target.ID())
 		// Start replaying events from the store.
-		go sendEvents(target, eventKeyCh, doneCh, loggerOnce)
+		go sendEvents(target, eventKeyCh, doneCh, target.loggerOnce)
 	}
 
 	return target, nil
diff --git a/pkg/event/target/nsq.go b/pkg/event/target/nsq.go
index e143d7238..8f5185d28 100644
--- a/pkg/event/target/nsq.go
+++ b/pkg/event/target/nsq.go
@@ -89,10 +89,12 @@ func (n NSQArgs) Validate() error {
 
 // NSQTarget - NSQ target.
 type NSQTarget struct {
-	id       event.TargetID
-	args     NSQArgs
-	producer *nsq.Producer
-	store    Store
+	id         event.TargetID
+	args       NSQArgs
+	producer   *nsq.Producer
+	store      Store
+	config     *nsq.Config
+	loggerOnce func(ctx context.Context, err error, id interface{}, errKind ...interface{})
 }
 
 // ID - returns target ID.
@@ -102,6 +104,14 @@ func (target *NSQTarget) ID() event.TargetID {
 
 // IsActive - Return true if target is up and active
 func (target *NSQTarget) IsActive() (bool, error) {
+	if target.producer != nil {
+		producer, err := nsq.NewProducer(target.args.NSQDAddress.String(), target.config)
+		if err != nil {
+			return false, err
+		}
+		target.producer = producer
+	}
+
 	if err := target.producer.Ping(); err != nil {
 		// To treat "connection refused" errors as errNotConnected.
 		if IsConnRefusedErr(err) {
@@ -186,38 +196,43 @@ func NewNSQTarget(id string, args NSQArgs, doneCh <-chan struct{}, loggerOnce fu
 
 	var store Store
 
+	target := &NSQTarget{
+		id:         event.TargetID{ID: id, Name: "nsq"},
+		args:       args,
+		config:     config,
+		loggerOnce: loggerOnce,
+	}
+
 	if args.QueueDir != "" {
 		queueDir := filepath.Join(args.QueueDir, storePrefix+"-nsq-"+id)
 		store = NewQueueStore(queueDir, args.QueueLimit)
 		if oErr := store.Open(); oErr != nil {
+			target.loggerOnce(context.Background(), oErr, target.ID())
 			return nil, oErr
 		}
+		target.store = store
 	}
 
 	producer, err := nsq.NewProducer(args.NSQDAddress.String(), config)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	target := &NSQTarget{
-		id:       event.TargetID{ID: id, Name: "nsq"},
-		args:     args,
-		producer: producer,
-		store:    store,
+		target.loggerOnce(context.Background(), err, target.ID())
+		return target, err
 	}
+	target.producer = producer
 
 	if err := target.producer.Ping(); err != nil {
 		// To treat "connection refused" errors as errNotConnected.
 		if target.store == nil || !(IsConnRefusedErr(err) || IsConnResetErr(err)) {
+			target.loggerOnce(context.Background(), err, target.ID())
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
 
 	if target.store != nil && !test {
 		// Replays the events from the store.
-		eventKeyCh := replayEvents(target.store, doneCh, loggerOnce, target.ID())
+		eventKeyCh := replayEvents(target.store, doneCh, target.loggerOnce, target.ID())
 		// Start replaying events from the store.
-		go sendEvents(target, eventKeyCh, doneCh, loggerOnce)
+		go sendEvents(target, eventKeyCh, doneCh, target.loggerOnce)
 	}
 
 	return target, nil
diff --git a/pkg/event/target/postgresql.go b/pkg/event/target/postgresql.go
index f1dade7a7..0a0ecec76 100644
--- a/pkg/event/target/postgresql.go
+++ b/pkg/event/target/postgresql.go
@@ -176,6 +176,8 @@ type PostgreSQLTarget struct {
 	db         *sql.DB
 	store      Store
 	firstPing  bool
+	connString string
+	loggerOnce func(ctx context.Context, err error, id interface{}, errKind ...interface{})
 }
 
 // ID - returns target ID.
@@ -185,6 +187,13 @@ func (target *PostgreSQLTarget) ID() event.TargetID {
 
 // IsActive - Return true if target is up and active
 func (target *PostgreSQLTarget) IsActive() (bool, error) {
+	if target.db == nil {
+		db, err := sql.Open("postgres", target.connString)
+		if err != nil {
+			return false, err
+		}
+		target.db = db
+	}
 	if err := target.db.Ping(); err != nil {
 		if IsConnErr(err) {
 			return false, errNotConnected
@@ -345,8 +354,6 @@ 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{}), test bool) (*PostgreSQLTarget, error) {
-	var firstPing bool
-
 	params := []string{args.ConnectionString}
 	if !args.Host.IsEmpty() {
 		params = append(params, "host="+args.Host.String())
@@ -365,10 +372,19 @@ func NewPostgreSQLTarget(id string, args PostgreSQLArgs, doneCh <-chan struct{},
 	}
 	connStr := strings.Join(params, " ")
 
+	target := &PostgreSQLTarget{
+		id:         event.TargetID{ID: id, Name: "postgresql"},
+		args:       args,
+		firstPing:  false,
+		connString: connStr,
+		loggerOnce: loggerOnce,
+	}
+
 	db, err := sql.Open("postgres", connStr)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return target, err
 	}
+	target.db = db
 
 	var store Store
 
@@ -376,35 +392,31 @@ func NewPostgreSQLTarget(id string, args PostgreSQLArgs, doneCh <-chan struct{},
 		queueDir := filepath.Join(args.QueueDir, storePrefix+"-postgresql-"+id)
 		store = NewQueueStore(queueDir, args.QueueLimit)
 		if oErr := store.Open(); oErr != nil {
-			return nil, oErr
+			target.loggerOnce(context.Background(), oErr, target.ID())
+			return target, oErr
 		}
-	}
-
-	target := &PostgreSQLTarget{
-		id:        event.TargetID{ID: id, Name: "postgresql"},
-		args:      args,
-		db:        db,
-		store:     store,
-		firstPing: firstPing,
+		target.store = store
 	}
 
 	err = target.db.Ping()
 	if err != nil {
 		if target.store == nil || !(IsConnRefusedErr(err) || IsConnResetErr(err)) {
-			return nil, err
+			target.loggerOnce(context.Background(), err, target.ID())
+			return target, err
 		}
 	} else {
 		if err = target.executeStmts(); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			target.loggerOnce(context.Background(), err, target.ID())
+			return target, err
 		}
 		target.firstPing = true
 	}
 
 	if target.store != nil && !test {
 		// Replays the events from the store.
-		eventKeyCh := replayEvents(target.store, doneCh, loggerOnce, target.ID())
+		eventKeyCh := replayEvents(target.store, doneCh, target.loggerOnce, target.ID())
 		// Start replaying events from the store.
-		go sendEvents(target, eventKeyCh, doneCh, loggerOnce)
+		go sendEvents(target, eventKeyCh, doneCh, target.loggerOnce)
 	}
 
 	return target, nil
diff --git a/pkg/event/target/redis.go b/pkg/event/target/redis.go
index 979415d30..14124f7aa 100644
--- a/pkg/event/target/redis.go
+++ b/pkg/event/target/redis.go
@@ -286,22 +286,23 @@ func NewRedisTarget(id string, args RedisArgs, doneCh <-chan struct{}, loggerOnc
 
 	var store Store
 
-	if args.QueueDir != "" {
-		queueDir := filepath.Join(args.QueueDir, storePrefix+"-redis-"+id)
-		store = NewQueueStore(queueDir, args.QueueLimit)
-		if oErr := store.Open(); oErr != nil {
-			return nil, oErr
-		}
-	}
-
 	target := &RedisTarget{
 		id:         event.TargetID{ID: id, Name: "redis"},
 		args:       args,
 		pool:       pool,
-		store:      store,
 		loggerOnce: loggerOnce,
 	}
 
+	if args.QueueDir != "" {
+		queueDir := filepath.Join(args.QueueDir, storePrefix+"-redis-"+id)
+		store = NewQueueStore(queueDir, args.QueueLimit)
+		if oErr := store.Open(); oErr != nil {
+			target.loggerOnce(context.Background(), oErr, target.ID())
+			return target, oErr
+		}
+		target.store = store
+	}
+
 	conn := target.pool.Get()
 	defer func() {
 		cErr := conn.Close()
@@ -311,20 +312,22 @@ func NewRedisTarget(id string, args RedisArgs, doneCh <-chan struct{}, loggerOnc
 	_, pingErr := conn.Do("PING")
 	if pingErr != nil {
 		if target.store == nil || !(IsConnRefusedErr(pingErr) || IsConnResetErr(pingErr)) {
-			return nil, pingErr
+			target.loggerOnce(context.Background(), pingErr, target.ID())
+			return target, pingErr
 		}
 	} else {
 		if err := target.args.validateFormat(conn); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			target.loggerOnce(context.Background(), err, target.ID())
+			return target, err
 		}
 		target.firstPing = true
 	}
 
 	if target.store != nil && !test {
 		// Replays the events from the store.
-		eventKeyCh := replayEvents(target.store, doneCh, loggerOnce, target.ID())
+		eventKeyCh := replayEvents(target.store, doneCh, target.loggerOnce, target.ID())
 		// Start replaying events from the store.
-		go sendEvents(target, eventKeyCh, doneCh, loggerOnce)
+		go sendEvents(target, eventKeyCh, doneCh, target.loggerOnce)
 	}
 
 	return target, nil
diff --git a/pkg/event/target/webhook.go b/pkg/event/target/webhook.go
index 52e888624..679a42d7f 100644
--- a/pkg/event/target/webhook.go
+++ b/pkg/event/target/webhook.go
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ type WebhookTarget struct {
 	args       WebhookArgs
 	httpClient *http.Client
 	store      Store
+	loggerOnce func(ctx context.Context, err error, id interface{}, errKind ...interface{})
 }
 
 // ID - returns target ID.
@@ -195,28 +196,37 @@ func NewWebhookTarget(id string, args WebhookArgs, doneCh <-chan struct{}, logge
 
 	var store Store
 
+	target := &WebhookTarget{
+		id:   event.TargetID{ID: id, Name: "webhook"},
+		args: args,
+		httpClient: &http.Client{
+			Transport: transport,
+		},
+		loggerOnce: loggerOnce,
+	}
+
 	if args.QueueDir != "" {
 		queueDir := filepath.Join(args.QueueDir, storePrefix+"-webhook-"+id)
 		store = NewQueueStore(queueDir, args.QueueLimit)
 		if err := store.Open(); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			target.loggerOnce(context.Background(), err, target.ID())
+			return target, err
 		}
+		target.store = store
 	}
 
-	target := &WebhookTarget{
-		id:   event.TargetID{ID: id, Name: "webhook"},
-		args: args,
-		httpClient: &http.Client{
-			Transport: transport,
-		},
-		store: store,
+	if _, err := target.IsActive(); err != nil {
+		if target.store == nil || err != errNotConnected {
+			target.loggerOnce(context.Background(), err, target.ID())
+			return target, err
+		}
 	}
 
 	if target.store != nil && !test {
 		// Replays the events from the store.
-		eventKeyCh := replayEvents(target.store, doneCh, loggerOnce, target.ID())
+		eventKeyCh := replayEvents(target.store, doneCh, target.loggerOnce, target.ID())
 		// Start replaying events from the store.
-		go sendEvents(target, eventKeyCh, doneCh, loggerOnce)
+		go sendEvents(target, eventKeyCh, doneCh, target.loggerOnce)
 	}
 
 	return target, nil