diff --git a/lib/charms/observability_libs/v1/kubernetes_service_patch.py b/lib/charms/observability_libs/v1/kubernetes_service_patch.py
index b4587956..56cca01a 100644
--- a/lib/charms/observability_libs/v1/kubernetes_service_patch.py
+++ b/lib/charms/observability_libs/v1/kubernetes_service_patch.py
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ def setUp(self, *unused):
 
 # Increment this PATCH version before using `charmcraft publish-lib` or reset
 # to 0 if you are raising the major API version
-LIBPATCH = 5
+LIBPATCH = 6
 
 ServiceType = Literal["ClusterIP", "LoadBalancer"]
 
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ def __init__(
         # Ensure this patch is applied during the 'install' and 'upgrade-charm' events
         self.framework.observe(charm.on.install, self._patch)
         self.framework.observe(charm.on.upgrade_charm, self._patch)
+        self.framework.observe(charm.on.update_status, self._patch)
 
         # apply user defined events
         if refresh_event: