diff --git a/plugins/audit-log-common/package.json b/plugins/audit-log-common/package.json
index a265adf7ea..04389502bb 100644
--- a/plugins/audit-log-common/package.json
+++ b/plugins/audit-log-common/package.json
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@backstage/backend-plugin-api": "^0.6.17",
     "@backstage/errors": "^1.2.4",
+    "@backstage/types": "^1.1.1",
     "express": "^4.19.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/audit-log-common/src/DefaultAuditLogger.ts b/plugins/audit-log-common/src/DefaultAuditLogger.ts
index 7af403ffb7..dd2ab79b6c 100644
--- a/plugins/audit-log-common/src/DefaultAuditLogger.ts
+++ b/plugins/audit-log-common/src/DefaultAuditLogger.ts
@@ -114,12 +114,7 @@ export class DefaultAuditLogger implements AuditLogger {
       response: options.response,
       metadata: options.metadata,
     });
-    /**
-     * FIXME: yarn tsc is currently complaining about the following:
-     * Property 'meta' is incompatible with index signature.
-     *  Type 'Record<PropertyKey, unknown>' is not assignable to type 'JsonValue | undefined'.
-     *    Type 'Record<PropertyKey, unknown>' is missing the following properties from type 'JsonValue[]': length, pop, push, concat, and 35 more.ts
-     */
+
     this.logger.info(options.message, auditLogDetails);
   }
 
@@ -138,12 +133,6 @@ export class DefaultAuditLogger implements AuditLogger {
       metadata: options.metadata,
     });
 
-    /**
-     * FIXME: yarn tsc is currently complaining about the following:
-     * Property 'meta' is incompatible with index signature.
-     *  Type 'Record<PropertyKey, unknown>' is not assignable to type 'JsonValue | undefined'.
-     *    Type 'Record<PropertyKey, unknown>' is missing the following properties from type 'JsonValue[]': length, pop, push, concat, and 35 more.ts
-     */
     this.logger.error(options.message, auditLogDetails);
   }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/audit-log-common/src/types.ts b/plugins/audit-log-common/src/types.ts
index ec8c35d101..c5a3633d09 100644
--- a/plugins/audit-log-common/src/types.ts
+++ b/plugins/audit-log-common/src/types.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   LoggerService,
 } from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';
 import { ErrorLike } from '@backstage/errors';
+import { JsonValue } from '@backstage/types';
 
 import { Request } from 'express';
 
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ export type AuditLogDetails = {
   stage: string;
   request?: AuditRequest;
   response?: AuditResponse;
-  meta: Record<PropertyKey, unknown>;
+  meta: JsonValue;
   isAuditLog: true;
 } & AuditLogStatus;
 
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ export type AuditActorOptions =
 export type AuditLogDetailsOptions = {
   eventName: string;
   stage: string;
-  metadata?: Record<PropertyKey, unknown>;
+  metadata?: JsonValue;
   response?: AuditResponse;
 } & AuditActorOptions &
   ({ status: 'succeeded' } | { status: 'failed'; errors: unknown[] });
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ export type AuditLogOptions = {
   eventName: string;
   message: string;
   stage: string;
-  metadata?: Record<PropertyKey, unknown>;
+  metadata?: JsonValue;
   response?: AuditResponse;
 } & AuditActorOptions;