diff --git a/charms/tempest-k8s/charmcraft.yaml b/charms/tempest-k8s/charmcraft.yaml
index 40b06c17..27de6024 100644
--- a/charms/tempest-k8s/charmcraft.yaml
+++ b/charms/tempest-k8s/charmcraft.yaml
@@ -74,11 +74,15 @@ config:
   options:
     schedule:
       type: string
-      default: ""
+      default: "0 */1 * * *"
       description: |
         The cron schedule expression to define when to run tempest periodic checks.
 
-        When the value is empty (default), period checks will be disabled.
+        The value will only take effect when 'logging' relation is joined. Otherwise,
+        regardless of the value set, periodic checks are disabled.
+
+        By default, tests will run every hour. When the value is set to empty,
+        periodic checks will be disabled.
 
         The cron implementation used is Vixie Cron, installed from Ubuntu main.
         For help with expressions, see `man 5 crontab` for Vixie Cron,
diff --git a/charms/tempest-k8s/src/charm.py b/charms/tempest-k8s/src/charm.py
index 04927b6d..87af0942 100755
--- a/charms/tempest-k8s/src/charm.py
+++ b/charms/tempest-k8s/src/charm.py
@@ -142,13 +142,11 @@ class TempestOperatorCharm(sunbeam_charm.OSBaseOperatorCharmK8S):
         if not schedule.valid:
             return ""
 
-        # if tempest env isn't ready, then we can't start scheduling tests
-        if not self.is_tempest_ready():
+        # if tempest env isn't ready, or if the logging relation isn't joined
+        # then we can't start scheduling periodic tests
+        if not (self.is_tempest_ready() and self.loki.ready):
             return ""
 
-        # TODO: once observability integration is implemented,
-        # check if observability relations are ready here.
-
         return schedule.value
 
     @property
diff --git a/charms/tempest-k8s/src/handlers.py b/charms/tempest-k8s/src/handlers.py
index db10355b..30305cd4 100644
--- a/charms/tempest-k8s/src/handlers.py
+++ b/charms/tempest-k8s/src/handlers.py
@@ -651,9 +651,33 @@ class LoggingRelationHandler(sunbeam_rhandlers.RelationHandler):
                 }
             },
         )
+
+        self.framework.observe(
+            interface.on.log_proxy_endpoint_joined,
+            self._on_log_proxy_endpoint_changed,
+        )
+        self.framework.observe(
+            interface.on.log_proxy_endpoint_departed,
+            self._on_log_proxy_endpoint_changed,
+        )
+
         return interface
 
+    def _on_log_proxy_endpoint_changed(self, event):
+        if not self.model.unit.is_leader():
+            return
+
+        # to trigger context re-rendering
+        self.charm.configure_charm(event)
+
     @property
     def ready(self) -> bool:
-        """Determine with the relation is ready for use."""
-        return True
+        """Determine if the relation is ready for use."""
+        try:
+            logger.info("Checking logging relation readiness...")
+            return bool(
+                self.interface._promtail_config("tempest").get("clients", [])
+            )
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.warning("Error getting loki client endpoints. %s", str(e))
+            return False
diff --git a/charms/tempest-k8s/tests/unit/test_tempest_charm.py b/charms/tempest-k8s/tests/unit/test_tempest_charm.py
index 9cf20b0b..b7642d4c 100644
--- a/charms/tempest-k8s/tests/unit/test_tempest_charm.py
+++ b/charms/tempest-k8s/tests/unit/test_tempest_charm.py
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ class TestTempestOperatorCharm(test_utils.CharmTestCase):
         rel_id = harness.add_relation("logging", "loki")
         harness.add_relation_unit(rel_id, "loki/0")
         harness.charm.loki.interface = Mock()
+        harness.charm.loki.interface._promtail_config = Mock()
         return rel_id
 
     def add_grafana_dashboard_relation(self, harness):
@@ -631,3 +632,30 @@ class TestTempestOperatorCharm(test_utils.CharmTestCase):
     def test_concurrency_calculation_more_cpus(self):
         """Test concurrency is bounded to 4."""
         self.assertEqual(get_tempest_concurrency(), "4")
+
+    def test_logging_ready(self):
+        """Test logging relation ready."""
+        rel_id = self.add_logging_relation(self.harness)
+
+        # client endpoints found
+        self.harness.charm.loki.interface._promtail_config.return_value = {
+            "clients": [
+                {
+                    "url": "http://grafana-agent-k8s-endpoints:3500/loki/api/v1/push"
+                }
+            ],
+            "other_key": "other_values",
+        }
+        self.assertEqual(self.harness.charm.loki.ready, True)
+
+        # empty client endpoints
+        self.harness.charm.loki.interface._promtail_config.return_value = {
+            "clients": [],
+            "other_key": "other_values",
+        }
+        self.assertEqual(self.harness.charm.loki.ready, False)
+
+        # empty promtail config
+        self.harness.remove_relation(rel_id)
+        self.harness.charm.loki.interface._promtail_config.return_value = {}
+        self.assertEqual(self.harness.charm.loki.ready, False)