diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 36567f0..158771a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,3 +8,5 @@ test-charm/
 .project
 .pydevproject
 **/__pycache__
+interfaces
+layers
diff --git a/src/reactive/gnocchi_handlers.py b/src/reactive/gnocchi_handlers.py
index ffe915d..76df707 100644
--- a/src/reactive/gnocchi_handlers.py
+++ b/src/reactive/gnocchi_handlers.py
@@ -54,17 +54,22 @@ def render_config(*args):
         charm_class.render_with_interfaces(args)
         charm_class.enable_webserver_site()
         charm_class.assess_status()
+    hookenv.log("Configuration rendered", hookenv.DEBUG)
     reactive.set_state('config.rendered')
 
 
 # db_sync checks if sync has been done so rerunning is a noop
 @reactive.when('config.rendered')
+@reactive.when_not('db.synced')
 def init_db():
     with charm.provide_charm_instance() as charm_class:
         charm_class.db_sync()
+    hookenv.log("Database synced", hookenv.DEBUG)
+    reactive.set_state('db.synced')
 
 
 @reactive.when('ha.connected')
+@reactive.when_not('ha.available')
 def cluster_connected(hacluster):
     """Configure HA resources in corosync"""
     with charm.provide_charm_instance() as charm_class:
@@ -99,6 +104,19 @@ def storage_ceph_disconnected():
 
 @reactive.when('metric-service.connected')
 @reactive.when('config.rendered')
+@reactive.when('db.synced')
 def provide_gnocchi_url(metric_service):
+    # Reactive endpoints are only fully functional in their respective relation
+    # hooks. So we cannot rely on ha.is_clustered() which would return
+    # False when not in a relation hook. Use flags instead.
+    # Check if the optional relation, ha is connected. If it is,
+    # check if it is available.
+    if (reactive.flags.is_flag_set('ha.connected') and
+            not reactive.flags.is_flag_set('ha.available')):
+        hookenv.log("Hacluster is related but not yet clustered",
+                    hookenv.DEBUG)
+        return
     with charm.provide_charm_instance() as charm_class:
+        hookenv.log("Providing gnocchi URL: {}"
+                    .format(charm_class.public_url), hookenv.DEBUG)
         metric_service.set_gnocchi_url(charm_class.public_url)
diff --git a/unit_tests/test_gnocchi_handlers.py b/unit_tests/test_gnocchi_handlers.py
index 77d8a02..a071137 100644
--- a/unit_tests/test_gnocchi_handlers.py
+++ b/unit_tests/test_gnocchi_handlers.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class TestRegisteredHooks(test_utils.TestRegisteredHooks):
         defaults = [
             'charm.installed',
             'shared-db.connected',
+            'ha.connected',
             'identity-service.connected',
             'identity-service.available',
             'config.changed',
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ class TestRegisteredHooks(test_utils.TestRegisteredHooks):
                 'provide_gnocchi_url': (
                     'metric-service.connected',
                     'config.rendered',
+                    'db.synced',
                 ),
                 'configure_ceph': (
                     'storage-ceph.available',
@@ -65,6 +67,12 @@ class TestRegisteredHooks(test_utils.TestRegisteredHooks):
                 'disable_services': (
                     'config.rendered',
                 ),
+                'cluster_connected': (
+                    'ha.available',
+                ),
+                'init_db': (
+                    'db.synced',
+                ),
             },
         }
         # test that the hooks were registered via the
@@ -129,7 +137,26 @@ class TestHandlers(test_utils.PatchHelper):
         handlers.storage_ceph_disconnected()
         mock_ceph_helper.delete_keyring.assert_called_once_with('gnocchi')
 
-    def test_provide_gnocchi_url(self):
+    @mock.patch.object(handlers.reactive.flags, 'is_flag_set')
+    def test_provide_gnocchi_url(self, mock_is_flag_set):
+        mock_is_flag_set.return_value = False
+        mock_gnocchi = mock.MagicMock()
+        self.gnocchi_charm.public_url = "http://gnocchi:8041"
+        handlers.provide_gnocchi_url(mock_gnocchi)
+        mock_gnocchi.set_gnocchi_url.assert_called_once_with(
+            "http://gnocchi:8041"
+        )
+
+    @mock.patch.object(handlers.reactive.flags, 'is_flag_set')
+    def test_provide_gnocchi_url_ha_connected(self, mock_is_flag_set):
+        mock_is_flag_set.side_effect = [True, False]
+        mock_gnocchi = mock.MagicMock()
+        handlers.provide_gnocchi_url(mock_gnocchi)
+        mock_gnocchi.set_gnocchi_url.assert_not_called()
+
+    @mock.patch.object(handlers.reactive.flags, 'is_flag_set')
+    def test_provide_gnocchi_url_ha_available(self, mock_is_flag_set):
+        mock_is_flag_set.side_effect = [True, True]
         mock_gnocchi = mock.MagicMock()
         self.gnocchi_charm.public_url = "http://gnocchi:8041"
         handlers.provide_gnocchi_url(mock_gnocchi)