diff --git a/adapter/outboundgroup/common.go b/adapter/outboundgroup/common.go
index 758c7801..2c645af1 100644
--- a/adapter/outboundgroup/common.go
+++ b/adapter/outboundgroup/common.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package outboundgroup
 import (
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/Dreamacro/clash/adapter"
+	"github.com/Dreamacro/clash/adapter/outbound"
 	C "github.com/Dreamacro/clash/constant"
 	"github.com/Dreamacro/clash/constant/provider"
 )
@@ -11,14 +13,19 @@ const (
 	defaultGetProxiesDuration = time.Second * 5
 )
 
+var defaultRejectProxy = adapter.NewProxy(outbound.NewReject())
+
 func getProvidersProxies(providers []provider.ProxyProvider, touch bool) []C.Proxy {
 	proxies := []C.Proxy{}
-	for _, provider := range providers {
+	for _, pd := range providers {
 		if touch {
-			proxies = append(proxies, provider.ProxiesWithTouch()...)
+			proxies = append(proxies, pd.ProxiesWithTouch()...)
 		} else {
-			proxies = append(proxies, provider.Proxies()...)
+			proxies = append(proxies, pd.Proxies()...)
 		}
 	}
+	if len(proxies) == 0 {
+		proxies = append(proxies, defaultRejectProxy)
+	}
 	return proxies
 }
diff --git a/adapter/outboundgroup/parser.go b/adapter/outboundgroup/parser.go
index ad83231b..f8028595 100644
--- a/adapter/outboundgroup/parser.go
+++ b/adapter/outboundgroup/parser.go
@@ -78,30 +78,18 @@ func ParseProxyGroup(config map[string]any, proxyMap map[string]C.Proxy, provide
 			return nil, errDuplicateProvider
 		}
 
-		// select don't need health check
-		if groupOption.Type == "select" || groupOption.Type == "relay" {
-			hc := provider.NewHealthCheck(ps, "", 0, true)
-			pd, err := provider.NewCompatibleProvider(groupName, ps, hc)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
-
-			providers = append(providers, pd)
-			providersMap[groupName] = pd
-		} else {
-			if groupOption.URL == "" || groupOption.Interval == 0 {
-				return nil, errMissHealthCheck
-			}
-
-			hc := provider.NewHealthCheck(ps, groupOption.URL, uint(groupOption.Interval), groupOption.Lazy)
-			pd, err := provider.NewCompatibleProvider(groupName, ps, hc)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
-
-			providers = append(providers, pd)
-			providersMap[groupName] = pd
+		hc, err := newHealthCheck(ps, groupOption)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
 		}
+
+		pd, err := provider.NewCompatibleProvider(groupName, ps, hc)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		providers = append(providers, pd)
+		providersMap[groupName] = pd
 	}
 
 	if len(groupOption.Use) != 0 {
@@ -109,7 +97,12 @@ func ParseProxyGroup(config map[string]any, proxyMap map[string]C.Proxy, provide
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		providers = append(providers, list...)
+
+		if groupOption.Type == "fallback" {
+			providers = append(list, providers...)
+		} else {
+			providers = append(providers, list...)
+		}
 	}
 
 	var group C.ProxyAdapter
@@ -163,22 +156,18 @@ func getProviders(mapping map[string]types.ProxyProvider, groupOption *GroupComm
 		}
 
 		if filterRegx != nil {
-			var hc *provider.HealthCheck
-			if groupOption.Type == "select" || groupOption.Type == "relay" {
-				hc = provider.NewHealthCheck([]C.Proxy{}, "", 0, true)
-			} else {
-				if groupOption.URL == "" || groupOption.Interval == 0 {
-					return nil, errMissHealthCheck
-				}
-				hc = provider.NewHealthCheck([]C.Proxy{}, groupOption.URL, uint(groupOption.Interval), groupOption.Lazy)
+			hc, err := newHealthCheck([]C.Proxy{}, groupOption)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
 			}
 
-			if _, ok = mapping[groupName]; ok {
-				groupName += "->" + p.Name()
+			gName := groupName
+			if _, ok = mapping[gName]; ok {
+				gName = groupName + " -> " + p.Name()
 			}
 
 			pd := p.(*provider.ProxySetProvider)
-			p = provider.NewProxyFilterProvider(groupName, pd, hc, filterRegx)
+			p = provider.NewProxyFilterProvider(gName, pd, hc, filterRegx)
 			pd.RegisterProvidersInUse(p)
 		}
 
@@ -186,3 +175,18 @@ func getProviders(mapping map[string]types.ProxyProvider, groupOption *GroupComm
 	}
 	return ps, nil
 }
+
+func newHealthCheck(ps []C.Proxy, groupOption *GroupCommonOption) (*provider.HealthCheck, error) {
+	var hc *provider.HealthCheck
+
+	// select don't need health check
+	if groupOption.Type == "select" || groupOption.Type == "relay" {
+		hc = provider.NewHealthCheck(ps, "", 0, true)
+	} else {
+		if groupOption.URL == "" || groupOption.Interval == 0 {
+			return nil, errMissHealthCheck
+		}
+		hc = provider.NewHealthCheck(ps, groupOption.URL, uint(groupOption.Interval), groupOption.Lazy)
+	}
+	return hc, nil
+}
diff --git a/adapter/outboundgroup/selector.go b/adapter/outboundgroup/selector.go
index da71022f..e2d91839 100644
--- a/adapter/outboundgroup/selector.go
+++ b/adapter/outboundgroup/selector.go
@@ -98,7 +98,11 @@ func (s *Selector) selectedProxy(touch bool) C.Proxy {
 }
 
 func NewSelector(option *GroupCommonOption, providers []provider.ProxyProvider) *Selector {
-	selected := providers[0].Proxies()[0].Name()
+	selected := "REJECT"
+	if len(providers) != 0 && len(providers[0].Proxies()) != 0 {
+		selected = providers[0].Proxies()[0].Name()
+	}
+
 	return &Selector{
 		Base: outbound.NewBase(outbound.BaseOption{
 			Name:        option.Name,
diff --git a/adapter/parser.go b/adapter/parser.go
index 1c4bfa39..3fe87713 100644
--- a/adapter/parser.go
+++ b/adapter/parser.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 func ParseProxy(mapping map[string]any, forceCertVerify bool) (C.Proxy, error) {
 	decoder := structure.NewDecoder(structure.Option{TagName: "proxy", WeaklyTypedInput: true})
-	proxyType, existType := mapping["type"].(string)
+	proxyType, existType := mapping["type"]
 	if !existType {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("missing type")
 	}
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func ParseProxy(mapping map[string]any, forceCertVerify bool) (C.Proxy, error) {
 		proxy C.ProxyAdapter
 		err   error
 	)
-	switch proxyType {
+	switch proxyType.(string) {
 	case "ss":
 		ssOption := &outbound.ShadowSocksOption{}
 		err = decoder.Decode(mapping, ssOption)
diff --git a/adapter/provider/healthcheck.go b/adapter/provider/healthcheck.go
index 0664771f..eb7baf34 100644
--- a/adapter/provider/healthcheck.go
+++ b/adapter/provider/healthcheck.go
@@ -25,10 +25,16 @@ type HealthCheck struct {
 	interval  uint
 	lazy      bool
 	lastTouch *atomic.Int64
+	running   *atomic.Bool
 	done      chan struct{}
 }
 
 func (hc *HealthCheck) process() {
+	if hc.running.Load() {
+		return
+	}
+	hc.running.Store(true)
+
 	ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Duration(hc.interval) * time.Second)
 
 	go func() {
@@ -84,6 +90,10 @@ func (hc *HealthCheck) check() {
 }
 
 func (hc *HealthCheck) close() {
+	if !hc.running.Load() {
+		return
+	}
+	hc.running.Store(false)
 	hc.done <- struct{}{}
 }
 
@@ -94,6 +104,7 @@ func NewHealthCheck(proxies []C.Proxy, url string, interval uint, lazy bool) *He
 		interval:  interval,
 		lazy:      lazy,
 		lastTouch: atomic.NewInt64(0),
+		running:   atomic.NewBool(false),
 		done:      make(chan struct{}, 1),
 	}
 }
diff --git a/adapter/provider/provider.go b/adapter/provider/provider.go
index f88210ce..42cc4295 100644
--- a/adapter/provider/provider.go
+++ b/adapter/provider/provider.go
@@ -234,7 +234,9 @@ func (pf *proxyFilterProvider) HealthCheck() {
 }
 
 func (pf *proxyFilterProvider) Update() error {
-	var proxies []C.Proxy
+	pf.healthCheck.close()
+
+	proxies := []C.Proxy{}
 	if pf.filter != nil {
 		for _, proxy := range pf.psd.Proxies() {
 			if !pf.filter.MatchString(proxy.Name()) {
@@ -248,6 +250,10 @@ func (pf *proxyFilterProvider) Update() error {
 
 	pf.proxies = proxies
 	pf.healthCheck.setProxy(proxies)
+
+	if len(proxies) != 0 && pf.healthCheck.auto() {
+		go pf.healthCheck.process()
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -286,10 +292,6 @@ func NewProxyFilterProvider(name string, psd *ProxySetProvider, hc *HealthCheck,
 
 	_ = pd.Update()
 
-	if hc.auto() {
-		go hc.process()
-	}
-
 	wrapper := &ProxyFilterProvider{pd}
 	runtime.SetFinalizer(wrapper, stopProxyFilterProvider)
 	return wrapper
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index e70315d2..be290006 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -415,11 +415,11 @@ func parseProxies(cfg *RawConfig) (proxies map[string]C.Proxy, providersMap map[
 
 	// keep the original order of ProxyGroups in config file
 	for idx, mapping := range groupsConfig {
-		groupName, existName := mapping["name"].(string)
+		groupName, existName := mapping["name"]
 		if !existName {
 			return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("proxy group %d: missing name", idx)
 		}
-		proxyList = append(proxyList, groupName)
+		proxyList = append(proxyList, groupName.(string))
 	}
 
 	// check if any loop exists and sort the ProxyGroups