diff --git a/metadata.yaml b/metadata.yaml
index a37f5cf..c19b312 100644
--- a/metadata.yaml
+++ b/metadata.yaml
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ provides:
     description: |
       Send traces to tempo.
 
+# FIXME: We need this relationship since it is needed by CertHandler
+# Once this PR is merged https://github.com/canonical/observability-libs/pull/66
+# we can remove it
 peers:
   replicas:
     interface: coordinator_replica
diff --git a/src/charm.py b/src/charm.py
index e62bce4..27d0d9d 100755
--- a/src/charm.py
+++ b/src/charm.py
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def _on_config_changed(self, event):
 
     def _on_server_cert_changed(self, _):
         self._update_cert()
-        self._on_nginx_pebble_ready(_)
+        self._ensure_pebble_layer()
         self.publish_config(tls=self._is_cert_available)
 
     def publish_config(self, tls: bool = False):
@@ -169,12 +169,16 @@ def _on_loki_relation_changed(self, _):
         pass
 
     def _on_nginx_pebble_ready(self, _) -> None:
+        self._ensure_pebble_layer()
+
+    def _ensure_pebble_layer(self) -> None:
         self._nginx_container.push(
             self.nginx.config_path, self.nginx.config(tls=self._is_cert_available), make_dirs=True
         )
         self._nginx_container.add_layer("nginx", self.nginx.layer, combine=True)
         self._nginx_container.autostart()
 
+
     def _update_cert(self):
         if not self._nginx_container.can_connect():
             return