diff --git a/src/charm.py b/src/charm.py
index 972c57cd..1a13fb1d 100755
--- a/src/charm.py
+++ b/src/charm.py
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
     database_integration_exists,
     leader_unit,
     peer_integration_exists,
+    public_ingress_integration_exists,
 )
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -480,12 +481,16 @@ def _holistic_handler(self, event: HookEvent) -> None:
             self.unit.status = BlockedStatus(f"Missing integration {DATABASE_INTEGRATION_NAME}")
             return
 
-        if not self.public_ingress.is_ready():
+        if not public_ingress_integration_exists(self):
             self.unit.status = BlockedStatus(
                 f"Missing required relation with {PUBLIC_INGRESS_INTEGRATION_NAME}"
             )
             return
 
+        if not self.public_ingress.is_ready():
+            self.unit.status = WaitingStatus("Waiting for ingress to be ready")
+            return
+
         if not self.database_requirer.is_resource_created():
             self.unit.status = WaitingStatus("Waiting for database creation")
             return
diff --git a/src/utils.py b/src/utils.py
index 772127ad..da52a466 100644
--- a/src/utils.py
+++ b/src/utils.py
@@ -6,7 +6,12 @@
 
 from ops.charm import CharmBase
 
-from constants import DATABASE_INTEGRATION_NAME, PEER_INTEGRATION_NAME, WORKLOAD_CONTAINER
+from constants import (
+    DATABASE_INTEGRATION_NAME,
+    PEER_INTEGRATION_NAME,
+    PUBLIC_INGRESS_INTEGRATION_NAME,
+    WORKLOAD_CONTAINER,
+)
 
 CharmEventHandler = TypeVar("CharmEventHandler", bound=Callable[..., Any])
 Condition = Callable[[CharmBase], bool]
@@ -36,6 +41,7 @@ def wrapped(charm: CharmBase) -> bool:
 
 peer_integration_exists = integration_existence(PEER_INTEGRATION_NAME)
 database_integration_exists = integration_existence(DATABASE_INTEGRATION_NAME)
+public_ingress_integration_exists = integration_existence(PUBLIC_INGRESS_INTEGRATION_NAME)
 
 
 def container_connectivity(charm: CharmBase) -> bool:
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_charm.py b/tests/unit/test_charm.py
index 8097262a..cccc0975 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_charm.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_charm.py
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ def test_when_database_integration_missing(
             f"Missing integration {DATABASE_INTEGRATION_NAME}"
         )
 
-    def test_when_public_ingress_not_ready(
+    def test_when_no_public_ingress_integration(
         self,
         harness: Harness,
         mocked_event: MagicMock,
@@ -670,10 +670,25 @@ def test_when_public_ingress_not_ready(
             f"Missing required relation with " f"{PUBLIC_INGRESS_INTEGRATION_NAME}"
         )
 
+    def test_when_public_ingress_not_ready(
+        self,
+        harness: Harness,
+        mocked_event: MagicMock,
+        mocked_pebble_service: MagicMock,
+        public_ingress_integration: MagicMock,
+    ) -> None:
+        with patch("charm.IngressPerAppRequirer.is_ready", return_value=False):
+            harness.charm._holistic_handler(mocked_event)
+
+        mocked_pebble_service.push_config_file.assert_not_called()
+        mocked_pebble_service.plan.assert_not_called()
+        assert harness.charm.unit.status == WaitingStatus("Waiting for ingress to be ready")
+
     def test_when_database_not_ready(
         self,
         harness: Harness,
         mocked_event: MagicMock,
+        public_ingress_integration_data: MagicMock,
         mocked_pebble_service: MagicMock,
     ) -> None:
         with patch("charm.DatabaseRequires.is_resource_created", return_value=False):
@@ -687,6 +702,7 @@ def test_when_migration_is_needed(
         self,
         harness: Harness,
         mocked_event: MagicMock,
+        public_ingress_integration_data: MagicMock,
         mocked_pebble_service: MagicMock,
     ) -> None:
         with patch(
@@ -704,6 +720,7 @@ def test_when_secrets_not_ready(
         self,
         harness: Harness,
         mocked_event: MagicMock,
+        public_ingress_integration_data: MagicMock,
         mocked_pebble_service: MagicMock,
         mocked_secrets: MagicMock,
     ) -> None:
@@ -718,8 +735,8 @@ def test_when_pebble_plan_failed(
         self,
         harness: Harness,
         mocked_event: MagicMock,
+        public_ingress_integration_data: MagicMock,
         mocked_pebble_service: MagicMock,
-        mocked_public_ingress_data: MagicMock,
     ) -> None:
         with (
             patch("charm.ConfigFile.from_sources", return_value="config"),
@@ -736,8 +753,8 @@ def test_when_succeeds(
         self,
         harness: Harness,
         mocked_event: MagicMock,
+        public_ingress_integration_data: MagicMock,
         mocked_pebble_service: MagicMock,
-        mocked_public_ingress_data: MagicMock,
     ) -> None:
         with patch("charm.ConfigFile.from_sources", return_value="config"):
             harness.charm._holistic_handler(mocked_event)