diff --git a/src/common/proxy_wasm/ngx_proxy_wasm.c b/src/common/proxy_wasm/ngx_proxy_wasm.c
index c0ee1417d..cf9fddfab 100644
--- a/src/common/proxy_wasm/ngx_proxy_wasm.c
+++ b/src/common/proxy_wasm/ngx_proxy_wasm.c
@@ -327,6 +327,8 @@ ngx_proxy_wasm_ctx(ngx_uint_t *filter_ids, size_t nfilters,
             pwexec->pool = pool;
             pwexec->filter = filter;
             pwexec->parent = pwctx;
+            pwexec->root_id = filter->id;
+
             pwexec->log = ngx_pcalloc(pwexec->pool, sizeof(ngx_log_t));
             if (pwexec->log == NULL) {
                 return NULL;
@@ -344,14 +346,12 @@ ngx_proxy_wasm_ctx(ngx_uint_t *filter_ids, size_t nfilters,
             pwexec->log_ctx.pwexec = pwexec;
             pwexec->log_ctx.orig_log = log;
 
-            ictx = ngx_proxy_wasm_get_instance(filter, pwstore, log);
+            ictx = ngx_proxy_wasm_get_instance(filter, pwstore, pwexec, log);
             if (ictx == NULL) {
                 return NULL;
             }
 
             pwexec->ictx = ictx;
-            pwexec->id = ictx->next_id++;
-            pwexec->root_id = filter->id;
 
             ngx_wasm_assert(pwexec->index + 1 == pwctx->pwexecs.nelts);
 
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ ngx_proxy_wasm_action2rc(ngx_proxy_wasm_ctx_t *pwctx,
     filter = pwexec->filter;
     action = pwctx->action;
 
-    dd("action: %d", action);
+    dd("enter (pwexec: %p, action: %d)", pwexec, action);
 
     if (pwexec->ecode) {
         if (!pwexec->ecode_logged
@@ -611,7 +611,6 @@ ngx_proxy_wasm_run_step(ngx_proxy_wasm_exec_t *pwexec,
     ngx_proxy_wasm_instance_t *ictx, ngx_proxy_wasm_step_e step)
 {
     ngx_int_t                 rc;
-    ngx_proxy_wasm_err_e      ecode;
     ngx_proxy_wasm_action_e   action = NGX_PROXY_WASM_ACTION_CONTINUE;
     ngx_proxy_wasm_ctx_t     *pwctx = pwexec->parent;
     ngx_proxy_wasm_filter_t  *filter = pwexec->filter;
@@ -657,12 +656,6 @@ ngx_proxy_wasm_run_step(ngx_proxy_wasm_exec_t *pwexec,
 #ifdef NGX_WASM_RESPONSE_TRAILERS
     case NGX_PROXY_WASM_STEP_RESP_TRAILERS:
 #endif
-        ecode = ngx_proxy_wasm_on_start(ictx, filter, 0);
-        if (ecode != NGX_PROXY_WASM_ERR_NONE) {
-            pwexec->ecode = ecode;
-            goto done;
-        }
-
         rc = filter->subsystem->resume(pwexec, step, &action);
         break;
     case NGX_PROXY_WASM_STEP_LOG:
@@ -1177,7 +1170,6 @@ ngx_proxy_wasm_init_abi(ngx_proxy_wasm_filter_t *filter)
 static ngx_int_t
 ngx_proxy_wasm_start_filter(ngx_proxy_wasm_filter_t *filter)
 {
-    ngx_proxy_wasm_err_e        ecode;
     ngx_proxy_wasm_instance_t  *ictx;
 
     ngx_wasm_assert(filter->loaded);
@@ -1190,24 +1182,12 @@ ngx_proxy_wasm_start_filter(ngx_proxy_wasm_filter_t *filter)
         return NGX_OK;
     }
 
-    ictx = ngx_proxy_wasm_get_instance(filter, filter->store, filter->log);
+    ictx = ngx_proxy_wasm_get_instance(filter, filter->store, NULL,
+                                       filter->log);
     if (ictx == NULL) {
         return NGX_ERROR;
     }
 
-    /*
-     * update instance log
-     * FFI-injected filters have a valid log while the instance's
-     * might be outdated.
-     */
-    ngx_wavm_instance_set_data(ictx->instance, ictx, filter->log);
-
-    ecode = ngx_proxy_wasm_on_start(ictx, filter, 1);
-    if (ecode != NGX_PROXY_WASM_ERR_NONE) {
-        filter->ecode = ecode;
-        return NGX_ERROR;
-    }
-
     filter->started = 1;
 
     return NGX_OK;
@@ -1216,12 +1196,16 @@ ngx_proxy_wasm_start_filter(ngx_proxy_wasm_filter_t *filter)
 
 ngx_proxy_wasm_instance_t *
 ngx_proxy_wasm_get_instance(ngx_proxy_wasm_filter_t *filter,
-    ngx_proxy_wasm_store_t *store, ngx_log_t *log)
+    ngx_proxy_wasm_store_t *store, ngx_proxy_wasm_exec_t *pwexec,
+    ngx_log_t *log)
 {
     ngx_queue_t                *q;
     ngx_pool_t                 *pool;
     ngx_wavm_module_t          *module = filter->module;
-    ngx_proxy_wasm_instance_t  *ictx = NULL;
+    ngx_proxy_wasm_instance_t  *ictx;
+    ngx_proxy_wasm_err_e        ecode;
+
+    dd("enter (pwexec: %p)", pwexec);
 
     if (store == NULL) {
         dd("no store, jump to create");
@@ -1250,7 +1234,7 @@ ngx_proxy_wasm_get_instance(ngx_proxy_wasm_filter_t *filter,
         }
 
         if (ictx->module == filter->module) {
-            dd("reuse instance");
+            dd("reuse busy instance");
             ngx_wasm_assert(ictx->nrefs);
             goto reuse;
         }
@@ -1262,17 +1246,29 @@ ngx_proxy_wasm_get_instance(ngx_proxy_wasm_filter_t *filter,
     {
         ictx = ngx_queue_data(q, ngx_proxy_wasm_instance_t, q);
 
+        if (ictx->instance->trapped) {
+            ngx_proxy_wasm_log_error(NGX_LOG_DEBUG, log, 0,
+                                     "\"%V\" filter freeing trapped instance "
+                                     "(ictx: %p, store: %p)",
+                                     filter->name, ictx, store);
+
+            q = ngx_queue_next(&ictx->q);
+            ngx_proxy_wasm_release_instance(ictx, 1);
+            continue;
+        }
+
         if (ictx->module == filter->module) {
+            dd("reuse free instance");
             ngx_wasm_assert(ictx->nrefs == 0);
             ngx_queue_remove(&ictx->q);
             goto reuse;
         }
     }
 
-    dd("create instance in store: %p", store);
-
 create:
 
+    dd("create instance in store: %p", store);
+
     ictx = ngx_pcalloc(pool, sizeof(ngx_proxy_wasm_instance_t));
     if (ictx == NULL) {
         goto error;
@@ -1302,10 +1298,6 @@ ngx_proxy_wasm_get_instance(ngx_proxy_wasm_filter_t *filter,
 
     goto done;
 
-error:
-
-    return NULL;
-
 reuse:
 
     ngx_proxy_wasm_log_error(NGX_LOG_DEBUG, log, 0,
@@ -1313,15 +1305,56 @@ ngx_proxy_wasm_get_instance(ngx_proxy_wasm_filter_t *filter,
                              "(ictx: %p, nrefs: %d, store: %p)",
                              filter->name, ictx, ictx->nrefs + 1, store);
 
+    goto done;
+
 done:
 
     if (store && !ictx->nrefs) {
         ngx_queue_insert_tail(&store->busy, &ictx->q);
     }
 
+    if (pwexec) {
+        if (pwexec->root_id != NGX_PROXY_WASM_ROOT_CTX_ID) {
+            ngx_wasm_assert(pwexec->id == 0);
+            pwexec->id = ictx->next_id++;
+        }
+
+        if (pwexec->ecode) {
+            /* recycled instance */
+            pwexec->ecode = NGX_PROXY_WASM_ERR_NONE;
+            pwexec->ecode_logged = 0;
+        }
+    }
+
     ictx->nrefs++;
+    ictx->pwexec = pwexec;
+
+    /**
+     * update instance log
+     * FFI-injected filters have a valid log while the instance's
+     * might be outdated.
+     */
+    ngx_wavm_instance_set_data(ictx->instance, ictx, log);
+
+    /* create wasm context (root/http) */
+
+    ecode = ngx_proxy_wasm_on_start(ictx, filter, pwexec == NULL);
+    if (ecode != NGX_PROXY_WASM_ERR_NONE) {
+        if (pwexec) {
+            pwexec->ecode = ecode;
+
+        } else {
+            filter->ecode = ecode;
+        }
+
+        goto error;
+    }
 
     return ictx;
+
+error:
+
+    return NULL;
 }
 
 
@@ -1421,6 +1454,8 @@ ngx_proxy_wasm_on_start(ngx_proxy_wasm_instance_t *ictx,
     ngx_wavm_instance_t    *instance = ictx->instance;
     wasm_val_vec_t         *rets;
 
+    dd("enter (pwexec: %p, ictx: %p)", pwexec, ictx);
+
     rexec = ngx_proxy_wasm_root_lookup(ictx, filter->id);
     if (rexec == NULL) {
         rexec = ngx_pcalloc(ictx->pool, sizeof(ngx_proxy_wasm_exec_t));
diff --git a/src/common/proxy_wasm/ngx_proxy_wasm.h b/src/common/proxy_wasm/ngx_proxy_wasm.h
index e3902fdbc..01f3cee66 100644
--- a/src/common/proxy_wasm/ngx_proxy_wasm.h
+++ b/src/common/proxy_wasm/ngx_proxy_wasm.h
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ ngx_wavm_ptr_t ngx_proxy_wasm_alloc(ngx_proxy_wasm_exec_t *pwexec, size_t size);
 void ngx_proxy_wasm_store_destroy(ngx_proxy_wasm_store_t *store);
 ngx_proxy_wasm_instance_t *ngx_proxy_wasm_get_instance(
     ngx_proxy_wasm_filter_t *filter, ngx_proxy_wasm_store_t *store,
-    ngx_log_t *log);
+    ngx_proxy_wasm_exec_t *pwexec, ngx_log_t *log);
 void ngx_proxy_wasm_release_instance(ngx_proxy_wasm_instance_t *ictx,
     unsigned sweep);
 
diff --git a/src/common/proxy_wasm/ngx_proxy_wasm_properties.c b/src/common/proxy_wasm/ngx_proxy_wasm_properties.c
index 6af10b3e3..8189ee179 100644
--- a/src/common/proxy_wasm/ngx_proxy_wasm_properties.c
+++ b/src/common/proxy_wasm/ngx_proxy_wasm_properties.c
@@ -721,7 +721,6 @@ ngx_proxy_wasm_properties_get_ngx(ngx_proxy_wasm_ctx_t *pwctx,
     hash = hash_str(name.data, name.len);
 
     rctx = (ngx_http_wasm_req_ctx_t *) pwctx->data;
-
     if (rctx == NULL || rctx->fake_request) {
         ngx_wavm_log_error(NGX_LOG_ERR, pwctx->log, NULL,
                            "cannot get ngx properties outside of a request");
@@ -861,8 +860,8 @@ static ngx_int_t
 ngx_proxy_wasm_properties_get_host(ngx_proxy_wasm_ctx_t *pwctx,
     ngx_str_t *path, ngx_str_t *value)
 {
-    host_props_node_t        *hpn;
     uint32_t                  hash;
+    host_props_node_t        *hpn;
 #ifdef NGX_WASM_HTTP
     ngx_http_wasm_req_ctx_t  *rctx = pwctx->data;
 
@@ -893,9 +892,9 @@ static ngx_int_t
 ngx_proxy_wasm_properties_set_host(ngx_proxy_wasm_ctx_t *pwctx,
     ngx_str_t *path, ngx_str_t *value)
 {
-    host_props_node_t        *hpn;
     uint32_t                  hash;
     unsigned                  new_entry = 1;
+    host_props_node_t        *hpn;
 #ifdef NGX_WASM_HTTP
     ngx_http_wasm_req_ctx_t  *rctx = pwctx->data;
 
diff --git a/src/common/proxy_wasm/ngx_proxy_wasm_util.c b/src/common/proxy_wasm/ngx_proxy_wasm_util.c
index 813838978..a8eb5bc53 100644
--- a/src/common/proxy_wasm/ngx_proxy_wasm_util.c
+++ b/src/common/proxy_wasm/ngx_proxy_wasm_util.c
@@ -212,7 +212,8 @@ ngx_proxy_wasm_filter_tick_handler(ngx_event_t *ev)
         return;
     }
 
-    ictx = ngx_proxy_wasm_get_instance(filter, filter->store, filter->log);
+    ictx = ngx_proxy_wasm_get_instance(filter, filter->store, pwexec,
+                                       filter->log);
     if (ictx == NULL) {
         ngx_wasm_log_error(NGX_LOG_ERR, log, 0,
                            "tick_handler: no instance");
@@ -246,6 +247,8 @@ ngx_proxy_wasm_filter_tick_handler(ngx_event_t *ev)
         pwexec->ev->data = pwexec;
         pwexec->ev->log = log;
 
+        dd("scheduling next tick in %ld", pwexec->tick_period);
+
         ngx_add_timer(pwexec->ev, pwexec->tick_period);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/wasm/vm/ngx_wavm.c b/src/wasm/vm/ngx_wavm.c
index 13a987eed..ade694c87 100644
--- a/src/wasm/vm/ngx_wavm.c
+++ b/src/wasm/vm/ngx_wavm.c
@@ -1461,7 +1461,7 @@ ngx_wavm_log_error(ngx_uint_t level, ngx_log_t *log, ngx_wrt_err_t *e,
         wasm_byte_vec_delete(&trapmsg);
 
 #if (NGX_WASM_HAVE_V8 || NGX_WASM_HAVE_WASMER)
-        if (ctx->instance) {
+        if (ctx && ctx->instance) {
             wasm_trap_trace(e->trap, &trace);
 
             if (trace.size > 0) {
diff --git a/t/03-proxy_wasm/003-on_tick.t b/t/03-proxy_wasm/003-on_tick.t
index ebe611a06..d557e4ad2 100644
--- a/t/03-proxy_wasm/003-on_tick.t
+++ b/t/03-proxy_wasm/003-on_tick.t
@@ -152,3 +152,31 @@ qr/.*?(\[error\]|Uncaught RuntimeError: |\s+)tick_period already set.*
 [stub2]
 [stub3]
 --- must_die
+
+
+
+=== TEST 6: proxy_wasm - on_tick with trap
+Should recycle the root instance
+Should not prevent http context/instance from starting
+--- skip_no_debug: 7
+--- wasm_modules: on_phases
+--- config
+    location /t {
+        proxy_wasm on_phases 'tick_period=200 on_tick=trap';
+        return 200;
+    }
+--- response_body
+--- grep_error_log eval: qr/\[(info|crit)].*?on_tick.*/
+--- grep_error_log_out eval
+qr/.*?
+\[info\] .*? on_tick 200.*
+\[crit\] .*? panicked at 'on_tick trap'.*
+.*?
+\[info\] .*? on_tick 200.*
+\[crit\] .*? panicked at 'on_tick trap'.*/
+--- error_log
+filter 1/1 resuming "on_request_headers" step
+filter 1/1 resuming "on_response_headers" step
+--- no_error_log
+[emerg]
+[alert]
diff --git a/t/03-proxy_wasm/007-on_http_instance_isolation.t b/t/03-proxy_wasm/007-on_http_instance_isolation.t
index fc9f7d18f..6dcd369ee 100644
--- a/t/03-proxy_wasm/007-on_http_instance_isolation.t
+++ b/t/03-proxy_wasm/007-on_http_instance_isolation.t
@@ -137,11 +137,11 @@ should use an instance per stream
 #0 on_vm_start[^#*]*
 #0 on_configure[^#*]*
 \*\d+ .*? filter new instance[^#*]*
+#0 on_configure[^#*]*
 \*\d+ .*? filter reusing instance[^#*]*
-\*\d+ .*? filter 1\/2 resuming "on_request_headers" step in "rewrite" phase[^#*]*
 #0 on_configure[^#*]*
+\*\d+ .*? filter 1\/2 resuming "on_request_headers" step in "rewrite" phase[^#*]*
 \*\d+ .*? filter 2\/2 resuming "on_request_headers" step in "rewrite" phase[^#*]*
-#0 on_configure[^#*]*
 \*\d+ .*? filter 1\/2 resuming "on_response_headers" step in "header_filter" phase[^#*]*
 \*\d+ .*? filter 2\/2 resuming "on_response_headers" step in "header_filter" phase[^#*]*
 \*\d+ .*? filter 1\/2 resuming "on_response_body" step in "body_filter" phase[^#*]*
@@ -156,11 +156,11 @@ should use an instance per stream
 \*\d+ .*? filter freeing context #\d+ \(2\/2\)[^#*]*
 \*\d+ .*? freeing "hostcalls" instance in "main" vm[^#*]*\Z/,
 qr/\A\*\d+ .*? filter new instance[^#*]*
+#0 on_configure[^#*]*
 \*\d+ .*? filter reusing instance[^#*]*
-\*\d+ .*? filter 1\/2 resuming "on_request_headers" step in "rewrite" phase[^#*]*
 #0 on_configure[^#*]*
+\*\d+ .*? filter 1\/2 resuming "on_request_headers" step in "rewrite" phase[^#*]*
 \*\d+ .*? filter 2\/2 resuming "on_request_headers" step in "rewrite" phase[^#*]*
-#0 on_configure[^#*]*
 \*\d+ .*? filter 1\/2 resuming "on_response_headers" step in "header_filter" phase[^#*]*
 \*\d+ .*? filter 2\/2 resuming "on_response_headers" step in "header_filter" phase[^#*]*
 \*\d+ .*? filter 1\/2 resuming "on_response_body" step in "body_filter" phase[^#*]*
diff --git a/t/03-proxy_wasm/hfuncs/120-proxy_properties_get_host.t b/t/03-proxy_wasm/hfuncs/120-proxy_properties_get_host.t
index 0df575cb2..705c2fa3b 100644
--- a/t/03-proxy_wasm/hfuncs/120-proxy_properties_get_host.t
+++ b/t/03-proxy_wasm/hfuncs/120-proxy_properties_get_host.t
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ qr/.*?testing in "RequestHeaders".*
 .*?testing in "Log".*
 .*?wasmx\.something: 5.*/
 --- no_error_log
-[error]
-[crit]
+[emerg]
+[alert]
 
 
 
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ TODO: is this behavior correct?
 --- error_log eval
 qr/\[info\] .*? property not found: wasmx.nonexistent_property,/
 --- no_error_log
-[error]
 [emerg]
+[alert]
 
 
 
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ ok
 --- error_log eval
 qr/\[info\] .*? property not found: was,/
 --- no_error_log
-[crit]
 [emerg]
+[alert]
 
 
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ is global (single instance for root/request).
 --- load_nginx_modules: ngx_http_echo_module
 --- config
     location /t {
-        proxy_wasm hostcalls 'tick_period=10 \
+        proxy_wasm hostcalls 'tick_period=100 \
                               on_tick=log_property \
                               name=wasmx.my_var';
         echo_sleep 0.150;
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ HTTP 200 since the root and request instances are different.
     location /t {
         proxy_wasm_isolation stream;
 
-        proxy_wasm hostcalls 'tick_period=10 \
+        proxy_wasm hostcalls 'tick_period=100 \
                               on_tick=log_property \
                               name=wasmx.my_var';
         echo_sleep 0.150;
diff --git a/t/03-proxy_wasm/hfuncs/122-proxy_properties_set_host.t b/t/03-proxy_wasm/hfuncs/122-proxy_properties_set_host.t
index 99ef2524a..abe7b0aa0 100644
--- a/t/03-proxy_wasm/hfuncs/122-proxy_properties_set_host.t
+++ b/t/03-proxy_wasm/hfuncs/122-proxy_properties_set_host.t
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ qr/\A\[info\] .*? new: "2"
 \[info\] .*? old: "5"
 \[info\] .*? new: "6"/
 --- no_error_log
-[error]
-[crit]
 [emerg]
+[alert]
+[stub]
 
 
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ qr/\A\[info\] .*? new: "2"
     qr/\[info\] .*? new: unset/,
 ]
 --- no_error_log
-[error]
+[emerg]
 
 
 
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ qr/\A\[info\] .*? new: "2"
     qr/\[info\] .*? new: ""/,
 ]
 --- no_error_log
-[error]
+[emerg]
 
 
 
@@ -132,9 +132,9 @@ Does not fail when the property is not found.
     qr/\[info\] .*? new: unset/,
 ]
 --- no_error_log
-[error]
-[crit]
 [emerg]
+[alert]
+[stub]
 
 
 
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ isolation is global (single instance for root/request).
     set $my_var 123;
 
     location /t {
-        proxy_wasm hostcalls 'tick_period=10 \
+        proxy_wasm hostcalls 'tick_period=100 \
                               on_tick=set_property \
                               name=wasmx.my_var \
                               show_old=false \
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ ngx_http_* calls.
     location /t {
         proxy_wasm_isolation stream;
 
-        proxy_wasm hostcalls 'tick_period=10 \
+        proxy_wasm hostcalls 'tick_period=100 \
                               on_tick=set_property \
                               name=wasmx.my_var \
                               show_old=false \
diff --git a/t/03-proxy_wasm/hfuncs/123-proxy_properties_set_ngx.t b/t/03-proxy_wasm/hfuncs/123-proxy_properties_set_ngx.t
index 492b37e63..370854afe 100644
--- a/t/03-proxy_wasm/hfuncs/123-proxy_properties_set_ngx.t
+++ b/t/03-proxy_wasm/hfuncs/123-proxy_properties_set_ngx.t
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ qr/\A\[info\] .*? old: "1"
 \[info\] .*? old: "5"
 \[info\] .*? new: "6"/
 --- no_error_log
-[error]
-[crit]
+[emerg]
+[alert]
 
 
 
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ GET /t?hello=world
     qr/\[info\] .*? new: unset/,
 ]
 --- no_error_log
-[error]
-[crit]
+[emerg]
+[alert]
 
 
 
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ HTTP 200 since the root and request instances are different.
     location /t {
         proxy_wasm_isolation stream;
 
-        proxy_wasm hostcalls 'tick_period=10 \
+        proxy_wasm hostcalls 'tick_period=200 \
                               on_tick=set_property \
                               name=ngx.my_var \
                               set=456 \
diff --git a/t/04-openresty/ffi/103-proxy_wasm_attach.t b/t/04-openresty/ffi/103-proxy_wasm_attach.t
index a18828d9c..a46421b80 100644
--- a/t/04-openresty/ffi/103-proxy_wasm_attach.t
+++ b/t/04-openresty/ffi/103-proxy_wasm_attach.t
@@ -515,8 +515,8 @@ qr/\A[^#]*#0 on_vm_start[^#*]*
 #0 on_configure[^#*]*
 \*\d+ proxy_wasm initializing filter chain \(nfilters: 1, isolation: 2\)[^#*]*
 \*\d+ .*? "hostcalls" filter new instance[^#*]*
-\*\d+ .*? filter 1\/1 resuming "on_request_headers" step in "rewrite" phase[^#*]*
 #0 on_configure[^#*]*
+\*\d+ .*? filter 1\/1 resuming "on_request_headers" step in "rewrite" phase[^#*]*
 \*\d+ .*? filter 1\/1 resuming "on_response_headers" step in "header_filter" phase[^#*]*
 \*\d+ .*? filter 1\/1 resuming "on_response_body" step in "body_filter" phase[^#*]*
 \*\d+ .*? filter 1\/1 resuming "on_response_body" step in "body_filter" phase[^#*]*
@@ -527,8 +527,8 @@ qr/\A[^#]*#0 on_vm_start[^#*]*
 \*\d+ wasm freeing "hostcalls" instance[^#*]*\Z/,
 qr/\A\*\d+ proxy_wasm initializing filter chain \(nfilters: 1, isolation: 2\)[^#*]*
 \*\d+ .*? "hostcalls" filter new instance[^#*]*
-\*\d+ .*? filter 1\/1 resuming "on_request_headers" step in "rewrite" phase[^#*]*
 #0 on_configure[^#*]*
+\*\d+ .*? filter 1\/1 resuming "on_request_headers" step in "rewrite" phase[^#*]*
 \*\d+ .*? filter 1\/1 resuming "on_response_headers" step in "header_filter" phase[^#*]*
 \*\d+ .*? filter 1\/1 resuming "on_response_body" step in "body_filter" phase[^#*]*
 \*\d+ .*? filter 1\/1 resuming "on_response_body" step in "body_filter" phase[^#*]*
diff --git a/t/lib/proxy-wasm-tests/on-phases/src/filter.rs b/t/lib/proxy-wasm-tests/on-phases/src/filter.rs
index 447cc1367..c5e58243f 100644
--- a/t/lib/proxy-wasm-tests/on-phases/src/filter.rs
+++ b/t/lib/proxy-wasm-tests/on-phases/src/filter.rs
@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@ impl RootContext for HttpHeadersRoot {
 
     fn on_tick(&mut self) {
         info!("on_tick {}", self.config.get("tick_period").unwrap());
+
+        #[allow(clippy::single_match)]
+        match self.config.get("on_tick").map(|s| s.as_str()).unwrap_or("") {
+            "trap" => panic!("on_tick trap"),
+            _ => (),
+        }
     }
 
     fn get_type(&self) -> Option<ContextType> {