diff --git a/src/backups.py b/src/backups.py
index 084567799a..cbe224c487 100644
--- a/src/backups.py
+++ b/src/backups.py
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ def _empty_data_files(self) -> None:
     def _change_connectivity_to_database(self, connectivity: bool) -> None:
         """Enable or disable the connectivity to the database."""
         self.charm.unit_peer_data.update({"connectivity": "on" if connectivity else "off"})
-        self.charm.update_config()
+        self.charm.update_config(is_creating_backup=True)
 
     def _execute_command(
         self, command: List[str], timeout: float = None
diff --git a/src/charm.py b/src/charm.py
index d1389f37d6..1a17f40824 100755
--- a/src/charm.py
+++ b/src/charm.py
@@ -1410,7 +1410,8 @@ def update_config(self, is_creating_backup: bool = False) -> bool:
             logger.debug("Early exit update_config: Patroni not started yet")
             return False
 
-        self._validate_config_options()
+        if not is_creating_backup:
+            self._validate_config_options()
 
         self._patroni.update_parameter_controller_by_patroni(
             "max_connections", max(4 * available_cpu_cores, 100)
diff --git a/tests/integration/helpers.py b/tests/integration/helpers.py
index 0ef634241d..0cc71cdac6 100644
--- a/tests/integration/helpers.py
+++ b/tests/integration/helpers.py
@@ -294,21 +294,6 @@ async def deploy_and_relate_application_with_postgresql(
     return relation.id
 
 
-async def enable_connections_logging(ops_test: OpsTest, unit_name: str) -> None:
-    """Turn on the log of all connections made to a PostgreSQL instance.
-
-    Args:
-        ops_test: The ops test framework instance
-        unit_name: The name of the unit to turn on the connection logs
-    """
-    unit_address = await get_unit_address(ops_test, unit_name)
-    requests.patch(
-        f"https://{unit_address}:8008/config",
-        json={"postgresql": {"parameters": {"log_connections": True}}},
-        verify=False,
-    )
-
-
 async def execute_query_on_unit(
     unit_address: str,
     password: str,
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_tls.py b/tests/integration/test_tls.py
index 29919bbe79..1a3b90263d 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_tls.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_tls.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
     check_tls_patroni_api,
     db_connect,
     deploy_and_relate_application_with_postgresql,
-    enable_connections_logging,
     get_password,
     get_primary,
     get_unit_address,
@@ -95,7 +94,12 @@ async def test_mattermost_db(ops_test: OpsTest) -> None:
 
         # Enable additional logs on the PostgreSQL instance to check TLS
         # being used in a later step.
-        await enable_connections_logging(ops_test, primary)
+        await ops_test.model.applications[DATABASE_APP_NAME].set_config(
+            {"logging_log_connections": "True"}
+        )
+        await ops_test.model.wait_for_idle(
+            apps=[DATABASE_APP_NAME], status="active", idle_period=30
+        )
 
         for attempt in Retrying(stop=stop_after_delay(60), wait=wait_fixed(2), reraise=True):
             with attempt: