diff --git a/charms/cinder-k8s/metadata.yaml b/charms/cinder-k8s/metadata.yaml
index b548a277..1a5279c5 100644
--- a/charms/cinder-k8s/metadata.yaml
+++ b/charms/cinder-k8s/metadata.yaml
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ requires:
     limit: 1
   ingress-internal:
     interface: ingress
+    optional: true
     limit: 1
   ingress-public:
     interface: ingress
-    optional: true
     limit: 1
   identity-service:
     interface: keystone
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ requires:
     interface: cinder-backend
   image-service:
     interface: glance
+    optional: true
 
 provides:
   ceph-access:
diff --git a/charms/cinder-k8s/src/charm.py b/charms/cinder-k8s/src/charm.py
index a3fbcdef..d164df22 100755
--- a/charms/cinder-k8s/src/charm.py
+++ b/charms/cinder-k8s/src/charm.py
@@ -141,6 +141,14 @@ class CinderOperatorCharm(sunbeam_charm.OSBaseOperatorAPICharm):
     wsgi_admin_script = "/usr/bin/cinder-wsgi-admin"
     wsgi_public_script = "/usr/bin/cinder-wsgi-public"
 
+    mandatory_relations = {
+        'database',
+        'amqp',
+        'storage-backend',
+        'identity-service',
+        'ingress-public',
+    }
+
     def __init__(self, framework):
         super().__init__(framework)
         self._state.set_default(admin_domain_name="admin_domain")
@@ -155,7 +163,10 @@ class CinderOperatorCharm(sunbeam_charm.OSBaseOperatorAPICharm):
         handlers = handlers or []
         if self.can_add_handler("storage-backend", handlers):
             self.sb_svc = StorageBackendRequiresHandler(
-                self, "storage-backend", self.configure_charm
+                self,
+                "storage-backend",
+                self.configure_charm,
+                "storage-backend" in self.mandatory_relations,
             )
             handlers.append(self.sb_svc)
         handlers = super().get_relation_handlers(handlers)
diff --git a/charms/cinder-k8s/src/templates/api-paste.ini.j2 b/charms/cinder-k8s/src/templates/api-paste.ini.j2
index 7ae775b9..61c3c31c 100644
--- a/charms/cinder-k8s/src/templates/api-paste.ini.j2
+++ b/charms/cinder-k8s/src/templates/api-paste.ini.j2
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ use = call:cinder.api:root_app_factory
 /: apiversions
 /healthcheck: healthcheck
 /v3: openstack_volume_api_v3
-{% if ingress_internal.ingress_path -%}
-{{ ingress_internal.ingress_path }}: apiversions
-{{ ingress_internal.ingress_path }}/v3: openstack_volume_api_v3
+{% if ingress_public.ingress_path -%}
+{{ ingress_public.ingress_path }}: apiversions
+{{ ingress_public.ingress_path }}/v3: openstack_volume_api_v3
 {% endif -%}
 
 [composite:openstack_volume_api_v3]
diff --git a/charms/cinder-k8s/src/templates/wsgi-cinder.conf.j2 b/charms/cinder-k8s/src/templates/wsgi-cinder.conf.j2
index 9f86f9c5..1fc5b36e 100644
--- a/charms/cinder-k8s/src/templates/wsgi-cinder.conf.j2
+++ b/charms/cinder-k8s/src/templates/wsgi-cinder.conf.j2
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ Listen 8776
     WSGIDaemonProcess cinder processes=4 threads=1 user=cinder group=cinder \
                       display-name=%{GROUP}
     WSGIProcessGroup cinder
-    WSGIScriptAlias / /usr/bin/cinder-wsgi
+    {% if ingress_public and ingress_public.ingress_path -%}
+    WSGIScriptAlias {{ ingress_public.ingress_path }} {{ wsgi_config.wsgi_public_script }}
+    {% endif -%}
+    WSGIScriptAlias / {{ wsgi_config.wsgi_public_script }}
     WSGIApplicationGroup %{GLOBAL}
     WSGIPassAuthorization On
     <IfVersion >= 2.4>