diff --git a/lib/charms/postgresql_k8s/v0/postgresql.py b/lib/charms/postgresql_k8s/v0/postgresql.py
index 7e6a9d7631..f2ceea76bb 100644
--- a/lib/charms/postgresql_k8s/v0/postgresql.py
+++ b/lib/charms/postgresql_k8s/v0/postgresql.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 # Increment this PATCH version before using `charmcraft publish-lib` or reset
 # to 0 if you are raising the major API version
-LIBPATCH = 51
+LIBPATCH = 53
 
 # Groups to distinguish HBA access
 ACCESS_GROUP_IDENTITY = "identity_access"
@@ -672,7 +672,9 @@ def list_users_from_relation(self) -> Set[str]:
         try:
             with self._connect_to_database() as connection, connection.cursor() as cursor:
                 cursor.execute(
-                    "SELECT usename FROM pg_catalog.pg_user WHERE usename LIKE 'relation_id_%';"
+                    "SELECT usename "
+                    "FROM pg_catalog.pg_user "
+                    "WHERE usename LIKE 'relation_id_%' OR usename LIKE 'relation-%';"
                 )
                 usernames = cursor.fetchall()
                 return {username[0] for username in usernames}
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_postgresql.py b/tests/unit/test_postgresql.py
index 24e863b57b..ebce918853 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_postgresql.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_postgresql.py
@@ -208,7 +208,11 @@ def test_grant_relation_access_group_memberships(harness):
         harness.charm.postgresql.grant_relation_access_group_memberships()
 
         execute.assert_has_calls([
-            call("SELECT usename FROM pg_catalog.pg_user WHERE usename LIKE 'relation_id_%';"),
+            call(
+                "SELECT usename "
+                "FROM pg_catalog.pg_user "
+                "WHERE usename LIKE 'relation_id_%' OR usename LIKE 'relation-%';"
+            ),
         ])