diff --git a/docs/json_schemas/vault_kv/v0/provider.json b/docs/json_schemas/vault_kv/v0/provider.json
index aabed54b..6ea6b908 100644
--- a/docs/json_schemas/vault_kv/v0/provider.json
+++ b/docs/json_schemas/vault_kv/v0/provider.json
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@
           "description": "The URL of the Vault server to connect to.",
           "type": "string"
         },
-        "kv_mountpoint": {
-          "title": "Kv Mountpoint",
-          "description": "The mountpoint of the KV store to use.",
+        "mount": {
+          "title": "Mount",
+          "description": "The KV mount available for the requirer application.",
           "type": "string"
         },
         "credentials": {
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
       },
       "required": [
         "vault_url",
-        "kv_mountpoint",
+        "mount",
         "credentials"
       ]
     }
diff --git a/docs/json_schemas/vault_kv/v0/requirer.json b/docs/json_schemas/vault_kv/v0/requirer.json
index 7238fd04..fc30ca62 100644
--- a/docs/json_schemas/vault_kv/v0/requirer.json
+++ b/docs/json_schemas/vault_kv/v0/requirer.json
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@
       "title": "AppVaultKvProviderSchema",
       "type": "object",
       "properties": {
-        "secret_backend": {
-          "title": "Secret Backend",
-          "default": "The name of the secret backend to use.",
+        "mount_suffix": {
+          "title": "Mount Suffix",
+          "default": "Suffix to append to the mount name to get the KV mount.",
           "type": "string"
         }
       }
diff --git a/interfaces/vault_kv/v0/README.md b/interfaces/vault_kv/v0/README.md
index 63a17670..be39b278 100644
--- a/interfaces/vault_kv/v0/README.md
+++ b/interfaces/vault_kv/v0/README.md
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ Some charms require a secure key value store. This relation interface describes
 
 ```mermaid
 flowchart TD
-    Requirer -- secret_backend, egress_subnet --> Provider
-    Provider -- vault_url, kv_mountpoint, credentials --> Requirer
+    Requirer -- mount_suffix, egress_subnet --> Provider
+    Provider -- vault_url, mount, credentials --> Requirer
 ```
 
 ## Behavior
@@ -21,20 +21,18 @@ Both the Requirer and the Provider need to adhere to criteria to be considered c
 Provider expectations
 
 - Must provide the vault url
-- Must provide a key value mountpoint
+- Must provide a key value mount, the mount name shall respect the following pattern: charm-<requirer app>-<user provided suffix>
 - Must provide a role_id and role_secret_id for each unit, with access protected by unit's egress_subnet
 
 ### Requirer
 
 Requirer expectations
 
-- Must provide a secret backend name, which must start with "charm-"
+- Must provide a mount suffix
 - Must provide an egress subnet for each unit used to protect access to the secret backend
 
 ## Relation Data
 
-Describe the contents of the databags, and provide schemas for them.
-
 [\[Pydantic Schema\]](./schema.py)
 
 #### Example
@@ -43,7 +41,7 @@ Describe the contents of the databags, and provide schemas for them.
 provider:
   app:
     vault_url: http://10.152.183.104:8200
-    kv_mountpoint: charm-barbican
+    mount: charm-barbican-secrets
     credentials: |
       {
         "barbican-0": {
@@ -58,7 +56,7 @@ provider:
   unit: {}
 requirer:
   app:
-    secret_backend: charm-barbican
+    mount_suffix: secrets
   unit:
     barbican-0:
       egress_subnet: 10.1.166.206/32
diff --git a/interfaces/vault_kv/v0/schema.py b/interfaces/vault_kv/v0/schema.py
index 68cca6c6..7f1eac37 100644
--- a/interfaces/vault_kv/v0/schema.py
+++ b/interfaces/vault_kv/v0/schema.py
@@ -25,14 +25,14 @@ class CredentialsSchema(BaseModel):
 
 class VaultKvProviderSchema(BaseModel):
     vault_url: str = Field(description="The URL of the Vault server to connect to.")
-    kv_mountpoint: str = Field(description="The mountpoint of the KV store to use.")
+    mount: str = Field(description="The KV mount available for the requirer application.")
     credentials: Json[CredentialsSchema] = Field(
         description="The credentials to use to authenticate to Vault."
     )
 
 
 class AppVaultKvProviderSchema(BaseModel):
-    secret_backend: str = Field("The name of the secret backend to use.")
+    mount_suffix: str = Field("Suffix to append to the mount name to get the KV mount.")
 
 
 class UnitVaultKvRequirerSchema(BaseModel):