diff --git a/lib/charms/grafana_k8s/v0/grafana_dashboard.py b/lib/charms/grafana_k8s/v0/grafana_dashboard.py
index e79bd99..cc22f9f 100644
--- a/lib/charms/grafana_k8s/v0/grafana_dashboard.py
+++ b/lib/charms/grafana_k8s/v0/grafana_dashboard.py
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ def __init__(self, *args):
 # Increment this PATCH version before using `charmcraft publish-lib` or reset
 # to 0 if you are raising the major API version
 
-LIBPATCH = 38
+LIBPATCH = 39
 
 PYDEPS = ["cosl >= 0.0.50"]
 
@@ -1665,8 +1665,10 @@ def set_peer_data(self, key: str, data: Any) -> None:
 
     def get_peer_data(self, key: str) -> Any:
         """Retrieve information from the peer data bucket instead of `StoredState`."""
-        data = self._charm.peers.data[self._charm.app].get(key, "")  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
-        return json.loads(data) if data else {}
+        if rel := self._charm.peers:  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+            data = rel.data[self._charm.app].get(key, "")
+            return json.loads(data) if data else {}
+        return {}
 
 
 class GrafanaDashboardAggregator(Object):