diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/package.json b/plugins/auth-backend/package.json
index 65b15abb8a..d8fe00ff31 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/package.json
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@backstage/backend-common": "^0.1.1-alpha.23",
+    "@backstage/catalog-model": "^0.1.1-alpha.23",
     "@backstage/config": "^0.1.1-alpha.23",
     "@types/express": "^4.17.6",
     "compression": "^1.7.4",
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/types.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/types.ts
index 5c05b02739..6776095f99 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/types.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/providers/types.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import express from 'express';
 import { Logger } from 'winston';
 import { TokenIssuer } from '../identity';
 import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
+import { PluginEndpointDiscovery } from '@backstage/backend-common';
 
 export type AuthProviderConfig = {
   /**
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ export type AuthProviderFactoryOptions = {
   config: Config;
   logger: Logger;
   tokenIssuer: TokenIssuer;
+  discovery: PluginEndpointDiscovery;
 };
 
 export type AuthProviderFactory = (
diff --git a/plugins/auth-backend/src/service/router.ts b/plugins/auth-backend/src/service/router.ts
index 99b5ee800b..bcd1fc1794 100644
--- a/plugins/auth-backend/src/service/router.ts
+++ b/plugins/auth-backend/src/service/router.ts
@@ -34,20 +34,20 @@ export interface RouterOptions {
   discovery: PluginEndpointDiscovery;
 }
 
-export async function createRouter(
-  options: RouterOptions,
-): Promise<express.Router> {
+export async function createRouter({
+  logger,
+  config,
+  discovery,
+  database,
+}: RouterOptions): Promise<express.Router> {
   const router = Router();
-  const logger = options.logger.child({ plugin: 'auth' });
 
-  const appUrl = options.config.getString('app.baseUrl');
-  const authUrl = await options.discovery.getExternalBaseUrl('auth');
+  const appUrl = config.getString('app.baseUrl');
+  const authUrl = await discovery.getExternalBaseUrl('auth');
 
   const keyDurationSeconds = 3600;
 
-  const keyStore = await DatabaseKeyStore.create({
-    database: options.database,
-  });
+  const keyStore = await DatabaseKeyStore.create({ database });
   const tokenIssuer = new TokenFactory({
     issuer: authUrl,
     keyStore,
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export async function createRouter(
   router.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: false }));
   router.use(express.json());
 
-  const providersConfig = options.config.getConfig('auth.providers');
+  const providersConfig = config.getConfig('auth.providers');
   const providers = providersConfig.keys();
 
   for (const providerId of providers) {
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ export async function createRouter(
         config: providersConfig.getConfig(providerId),
         logger,
         tokenIssuer,
+        discovery,
       });
 
       const r = Router();