diff --git a/clients/fides-js/src/fides.ts b/clients/fides-js/src/fides.ts
index 6d25d5089f..f9ff4ed80f 100644
--- a/clients/fides-js/src/fides.ts
+++ b/clients/fides-js/src/fides.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ import {
   ConsentMethod,
   SaveConsentPreference,
   ConsentMechanism,
+  EmptyExperience,
 } from "./lib/consent-types";
 import {
   constructFidesRegionString,
@@ -231,7 +232,8 @@ const init = async ({
   }
 
   let shouldInitOverlay: boolean = options.isOverlayEnabled;
-  let effectiveExperience: PrivacyExperience | undefined | {} = experience;
+  let effectiveExperience: PrivacyExperience | undefined | EmptyExperience =
+    experience;
   let fidesRegionString: string | null = null;
 
   if (shouldInitOverlay) {
diff --git a/clients/fides-js/src/lib/consent-types.ts b/clients/fides-js/src/lib/consent-types.ts
index 9f238b2434..2806dfd004 100644
--- a/clients/fides-js/src/lib/consent-types.ts
+++ b/clients/fides-js/src/lib/consent-types.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-export type EmptyExperience = {};
+export type EmptyExperience = Record<PropertyKey, never>;
 
 export interface FidesConfig {
   // Set the consent defaults from a "legacy" Privacy Center config.json.
diff --git a/clients/fides-js/src/lib/consent-utils.ts b/clients/fides-js/src/lib/consent-utils.ts
index 6c2a393431..c3e8952ee8 100644
--- a/clients/fides-js/src/lib/consent-utils.ts
+++ b/clients/fides-js/src/lib/consent-utils.ts
@@ -37,12 +37,11 @@ export const isEmptyExperience = (obj: unknown): obj is EmptyExperience =>
  * Returns true if privacy experience has notices
  */
 export const experienceHasNotices = (
-  experience: PrivacyExperience | undefined | {}
+  experience: PrivacyExperience | undefined | EmptyExperience
 ): boolean =>
   Boolean(
     experience &&
       !isEmptyExperience(experience) &&
-      // fixme: how to tell ts that privacy_notices exists on experience?
       experience.privacy_notices &&
       experience.privacy_notices.length > 0
   );
@@ -161,17 +160,16 @@ export const validateOptions = (options: FidesOptions): boolean => {
  * Determines whether experience is valid and relevant notices exist within the experience
  */
 export const experienceIsValid = (
-  effectiveExperience: PrivacyExperience | undefined | {},
+  effectiveExperience: PrivacyExperience | undefined | EmptyExperience,
   options: FidesOptions
 ): boolean => {
-  if (!experienceHasNotices(effectiveExperience)) {
+  if (!effectiveExperience || !experienceHasNotices(effectiveExperience)) {
     debugLog(
       options.debug,
       `Privacy experience has no notices. Skipping overlay initialization.`
     );
     return false;
   }
-  // @ts-ignore
   if (effectiveExperience.component !== ComponentType.OVERLAY) {
     debugLog(
       options.debug,
@@ -179,7 +177,6 @@ export const experienceIsValid = (
     );
     return false;
   }
-  // @ts-ignore
   if (!effectiveExperience.experience_config) {
     debugLog(
       options.debug,
diff --git a/clients/fides-js/src/services/fides/api.ts b/clients/fides-js/src/services/fides/api.ts
index 86438d36cd..80a97b6250 100644
--- a/clients/fides-js/src/services/fides/api.ts
+++ b/clients/fides-js/src/services/fides/api.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import {
   ComponentType,
+  EmptyExperience,
   LastServedNoticeSchema,
   NoticesServedRequest,
   PrivacyExperience,
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ export const fetchExperience = async (
   fidesApiUrl: string,
   debug: boolean,
   fidesUserDeviceId?: string | null
-): Promise<PrivacyExperience | {}> => {
+): Promise<PrivacyExperience | EmptyExperience> => {
   debugLog(
     debug,
     `Fetching experience for userId: ${fidesUserDeviceId} in location: ${userLocationString}`