diff --git a/lib/charms/data_platform_libs/v0/data_secrets.py b/lib/charms/data_platform_libs/v0/data_secrets.py
index 254b9af3..4b1dc0df 100644
--- a/lib/charms/data_platform_libs/v0/data_secrets.py
+++ b/lib/charms/data_platform_libs/v0/data_secrets.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ def get_content(self) -> Dict[str, str]:
         """Getting cached secret content."""
         if not self._secret_content:
             if self.meta:
-                self._secret_content = self.meta.get_content()
+                self._secret_content = self.meta.peek_content()
         return self._secret_content
 
     def set_content(self, content: Dict[str, str]) -> None:
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_data_interfaces.py b/tests/unit/test_data_interfaces.py
index 5fbdea06..3be5d25f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_data_interfaces.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_data_interfaces.py
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ def test_set_additional_fields_secrets(self):
         }
 
         secret = self.harness.charm.model.get_secret(id=secret_id)
-        assert secret.get_content() == {
+        assert secret.peek_content() == {
             "tls": "True",
             "tls-ca": "Canonical",
         }
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ def test_set_additional_fields_secrets(self):
         }
 
         secret = self.harness.charm.model.get_secret(id=secret_id)
-        assert secret.get_content() == {
+        assert secret.peek_content() == {
             "tls": "True",
             "tls-ca": "Canonical",
         }
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_data_secrets.py b/tests/unit/test_data_secrets.py
index 2596bb14..ac219618 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_data_secrets.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_data_secrets.py
@@ -53,6 +53,36 @@ def test_cached_secret_is_cached(harness, mocker):
     assert patched_get_content.called_once()
 
 
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("only_with_juju_secrets")
+def test_add_multiple_secrets(harness):
+    """Test that more than one secret key:value can be set."""
+    cache = SecretCache(harness.charm)
+
+    secret = cache.get("label1")
+    assert not secret
+    cache.add("label1", {"best-2020-picture": "Nomadland"}, scope="app")
+
+    secret = cache.get("label1")
+    assert secret
+    content = secret.get_content()
+    content["best-2021-picture"] = "CODA"
+    secret.set_content(content)
+
+    secret = cache.get("label1")
+    assert secret
+    content = secret.get_content()
+    content["best-2022-picture"] = "Everything Everywhere All at Once"
+    secret.set_content(content)
+
+    # Verify that it made it to Juju, not just to the cache.
+    secret = harness.model.get_secret(label="label1")
+    assert secret.get_content() == {
+        "best-2020-picture": "Nomadland",
+        "best-2021-picture": "CODA",
+        "best-2022-picture": "Everything Everywhere All at Once",
+    }
+
+
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures("only_with_juju_secrets")
 def test_secret_cache(harness):
     """Testing the SecretCache class."""