diff --git a/.changeset/brave-moose-run.md b/.changeset/brave-moose-run.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d16dac8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/brave-moose-run.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@forgerock/ping-protect': patch
+---
+
+fixes the type of the options param in `PIProtect.start` so it better aligns with output from `PingOneProtectInitializeCallback.getConfig()` as defined in `javascript-sdk` (importantly it no longer expects `_type` and `_action` fields)
diff --git a/packages/ping-protect/src/lib/ping-protect.ts b/packages/ping-protect/src/lib/ping-protect.ts
index f19f0a7a..29fb019a 100644
--- a/packages/ping-protect/src/lib/ping-protect.ts
+++ b/packages/ping-protect/src/lib/ping-protect.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export type InitParams = Omit<ProtectInitializeConfig, '_type' | '_action'>;
 declare global {
   interface Window {
     _pingOneSignals: {
-      init: (initParams?: ProtectInitializeConfig) => Promise<void>;
+      init: (initParams?: InitParams) => Promise<void>;
       getData: () => Promise<string>;
       pauseBehavioralData: () => void;
       resumeBehavioralData: () => void;
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export abstract class PIProtect {
    * @param {InitParams} options - The init parameters
    * @returns {Promise<void>} - Returns a promise
    */
-  public static async start(options: ProtectInitializeConfig): Promise<void> {
+  public static async start(options: InitParams): Promise<void> {
     try {
       /*
        * Load the Ping Signals SDK