diff --git a/packages/devtools-kit/src/api/plugin.ts b/packages/devtools-kit/src/api/plugin.ts
index 38fa335b..21884e15 100644
--- a/packages/devtools-kit/src/api/plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/devtools-kit/src/api/plugin.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { PluginDescriptor, PluginSetupFunction, VueAppInstance } from '../types'
+import type { App } from 'vue'
+import { PluginDescriptor, PluginSetupFunction } from '../types'
 import { devtoolsAppRecords, devtoolsState } from '../state'
 import { hook } from '../hook'
 import { getRouterDevToolsId } from '../core/router'
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ export function setupDevToolsPlugin(pluginDescriptor: PluginDescriptor, setupFn:
   return hook.setupDevToolsPlugin(pluginDescriptor, setupFn)
 }
 
-export function registerPlugin(app: VueAppInstance, api: DevToolsPluginApi) {
+export function registerPlugin(app: App<any>, api: DevToolsPluginApi) {
   const plugins = devtoolsState.pluginBuffer.filter(([plugin]) => plugin.app === app)
   plugins.forEach(async ([plugin, setupFn]) => {
     if (plugin.packageName === 'vue-query') {
diff --git a/packages/devtools-kit/src/core/app-record/index.ts b/packages/devtools-kit/src/core/app-record/index.ts
index 1260aec5..6c669d6c 100644
--- a/packages/devtools-kit/src/core/app-record/index.ts
+++ b/packages/devtools-kit/src/core/app-record/index.ts
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ export function createAppRecord(app: VueAppInstance['appContext']['app']): AppRe
 }
 
 export async function setActiveAppRecord(appRecord: AppRecord) {
-  await registerComponentDevToolsPlugin(appRecord?.app as unknown as VueAppInstance)
+  registerComponentDevToolsPlugin(appRecord?.app as unknown as VueAppInstance)
   devtoolsAppRecords.active = appRecord
   devtoolsAppRecords.activeId = `${appRecord.id}`
-  registerPlugin(appRecord.app as unknown as VueAppInstance, appRecord.api!)
+  registerPlugin(appRecord.app!, appRecord.api!)
 }
 
 export async function toggleActiveAppRecord(id: string) {
diff --git a/packages/devtools-kit/src/plugins/component.ts b/packages/devtools-kit/src/plugins/component.ts
index f8f744e3..62edcc9e 100644
--- a/packages/devtools-kit/src/plugins/component.ts
+++ b/packages/devtools-kit/src/plugins/component.ts
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ export function registerComponentDevToolsPlugin(app: VueAppInstance) {
     })
 
     api.on.editInspectorState(async (payload) => {
-      // @ts-expect-error expected type
       if (payload.app === app && payload.inspectorId === INSPECTOR_ID) {
         editState(payload)
         await api.sendInspectorState('components')
diff --git a/packages/devtools-kit/src/types/app.ts b/packages/devtools-kit/src/types/app.ts
index 5f43caff..92b28ec5 100644
--- a/packages/devtools-kit/src/types/app.ts
+++ b/packages/devtools-kit/src/types/app.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export declare type PluginSettingsItem = {
 export interface PluginDescriptor {
   id: string
   label: string
-  app: VueAppInstance
+  app: App<any>
   packageName?: string
   homepage?: string
   componentStateTypes?: string[]
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export type VueAppInstance = ComponentInternalInstance & {
   setupState: Record<string, unknown>
   provides: Record<string | symbol, unknown>
   ctx: Record<string, unknown>
-}
+} & App<any>
 export interface AppRecord {
   id: string | number
   name: string