diff --git a/src/reactive/barbican_vault_handlers.py b/src/reactive/barbican_vault_handlers.py
index 2382296..0fd3432 100644
--- a/src/reactive/barbican_vault_handlers.py
+++ b/src/reactive/barbican_vault_handlers.py
@@ -30,17 +30,18 @@ charm.use_defaults(
 
 
 @reactive.when_not('secrets-storage.available')
-@reactive.when('endpoint.secrets-storage.joined')
+@reactive.when('secrets-storage.connected')
 def secret_backend_vault_request():
     """Request access to vault."""
     secrets_storage = reactive.endpoint_from_flag(
-        'endpoint.secrets-storage.joined')
+        'secrets-storage.connected')
     ch_core.hookenv.log('Requesting access to vault ({})'
                         .format(secrets_storage.vault_url),
                         level=ch_core.hookenv.INFO)
     with charm.provide_charm_instance() as barbican_vault_charm:
         secrets_storage.request_secret_backend(
             barbican_vault_charm.secret_backend_name, isolated=False)
+    reactive.clear_flag('secrets-storage.connected')
 
 
 @reactive.when_all('endpoint.secrets.joined', 'secrets-storage.available',
diff --git a/unit_tests/test_barbican_vault_handlers.py b/unit_tests/test_barbican_vault_handlers.py
index 72d8939..aa1606a 100644
--- a/unit_tests/test_barbican_vault_handlers.py
+++ b/unit_tests/test_barbican_vault_handlers.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class TestRegisteredHooks(test_utils.TestRegisteredHooks):
         hook_set = {
             'when': {
                 'secret_backend_vault_request': (
-                    'endpoint.secrets-storage.joined',),
+                    'secrets-storage.connected',),
             },
             'when_all': {
                 'plugin_info_barbican_publish': (
@@ -66,12 +66,15 @@ class TestBarbicanVaultHandlers(test_utils.PatchHelper):
         secrets_storage = mock.MagicMock()
         self.endpoint_from_flag.return_value = secrets_storage
         barbican_vault_charm.secret_backend_name = 'charm-barbican-vault'
+        self.patch_object(handlers.reactive, 'clear_flag')
 
         handlers.secret_backend_vault_request()
         self.endpoint_from_flag.assert_called_once_with(
-            'endpoint.secrets-storage.joined')
-        secrets_storage.request_secret_backend.assrt_called_once_with(
-            'charm-barbican-vault')
+            'secrets-storage.connected')
+        secrets_storage.request_secret_backend.assert_called_once_with(
+            'charm-barbican-vault', isolated=False)
+        self.clear_flag.assert_called_once_with(
+            'secrets-storage.connected')
 
     def test_plugin_info_barbican_publish(self):
         barbican_vault_charm = self.patch_charm()