diff --git a/lib/charms/prometheus_k8s/v0/prometheus_scrape.py b/lib/charms/prometheus_k8s/v0/prometheus_scrape.py
index 665af886..72c3fe72 100644
--- a/lib/charms/prometheus_k8s/v0/prometheus_scrape.py
+++ b/lib/charms/prometheus_k8s/v0/prometheus_scrape.py
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ def _on_scrape_targets_changed(self, event):
 
 # Increment this PATCH version before using `charmcraft publish-lib` or reset
 # to 0 if you are raising the major API version
-LIBPATCH = 44
+LIBPATCH = 45
 
 PYDEPS = ["cosl"]
 
@@ -1537,12 +1537,11 @@ def set_scrape_job_spec(self, _=None):
             relation.data[self._charm.app]["scrape_metadata"] = json.dumps(self._scrape_metadata)
             relation.data[self._charm.app]["scrape_jobs"] = json.dumps(self._scrape_jobs)
 
-            if alert_rules_as_dict:
-                # Update relation data with the string representation of the rule file.
-                # Juju topology is already included in the "scrape_metadata" field above.
-                # The consumer side of the relation uses this information to name the rules file
-                # that is written to the filesystem.
-                relation.data[self._charm.app]["alert_rules"] = json.dumps(alert_rules_as_dict)
+            # Update relation data with the string representation of the rule file.
+            # Juju topology is already included in the "scrape_metadata" field above.
+            # The consumer side of the relation uses this information to name the rules file
+            # that is written to the filesystem.
+            relation.data[self._charm.app]["alert_rules"] = json.dumps(alert_rules_as_dict)
 
     def _set_unit_ip(self, _=None):
         """Set unit host address.