diff --git a/plugins/code-coverage-backend/src/index.ts b/plugins/code-coverage-backend/src/index.ts
index 7612c392a2..12de31b541 100644
--- a/plugins/code-coverage-backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/code-coverage-backend/src/index.ts
@@ -15,3 +15,5 @@
  */
 
 export * from './service/router';
+
+export * from './service/jsoncoverage-types';
diff --git a/plugins/code-coverage/package.json b/plugins/code-coverage/package.json
index 75be2cab92..47d065a092 100644
--- a/plugins/code-coverage/package.json
+++ b/plugins/code-coverage/package.json
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     "@backstage/core-api": "^0.2.12",
     "@backstage/dev-utils": "^0.1.11",
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-react": "^0.1.0",
+    "@backstage/plugin-code-coverage-backend": "^0.1.0",
     "@backstage/theme": "^0.2.3",
     "@material-ui/core": "^4.11.0",
     "@material-ui/icons": "^4.9.1",
diff --git a/plugins/code-coverage/src/api.ts b/plugins/code-coverage/src/api.ts
index 000ff132e9..f386fa03fe 100644
--- a/plugins/code-coverage/src/api.ts
+++ b/plugins/code-coverage/src/api.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
 import { createApiRef } from '@backstage/core';
 import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
 import { EntityName, stringifyEntityRef } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
+import {
+  JsonCodeCoverage,
+  JsonCoverageHistory,
+} from '@backstage/plugin-code-coverage-backend';
 
 export class FetchError extends Error {
   get name(): string {
@@ -34,15 +38,15 @@ export class FetchError extends Error {
 
 export type CodeCoverageApi = {
   url: string;
-  getCoverageForEntity: (entity: EntityName) => Promise<any>;
+  getCoverageForEntity: (entity: EntityName) => Promise<JsonCodeCoverage>;
   getFileContentFromEntity: (
     entity: EntityName,
     filePath: string,
-  ) => Promise<any>;
+  ) => Promise<string>;
   getCoverageHistoryForEntity: (
     entity: EntityName,
     limit?: number,
-  ) => Promise<any>;
+  ) => Promise<JsonCoverageHistory>;
 };
 
 export const codeCoverageApiRef = createApiRef<CodeCoverageApi>({
@@ -57,7 +61,7 @@ export class CodeCoverageRestApi implements CodeCoverageApi {
 
   constructor(public url: string) {}
 
-  private async fetch<T = any | string>(
+  private async fetch<T = unknown | string | JsonCoverageHistory>(
     input: string,
     init?: RequestInit,
   ): Promise<T | string> {
@@ -69,18 +73,21 @@ export class CodeCoverageRestApi implements CodeCoverageApi {
     return await resp.text();
   }
 
-  async getCoverageForEntity(entityName: EntityName): Promise<any> {
+  async getCoverageForEntity(
+    entityName: EntityName,
+  ): Promise<JsonCodeCoverage> {
     const entity = stringifyEntityRef(entityName);
-    return await this.fetch<any>(`/api/code-coverage/report?entity=${entity}`);
+    return (await this.fetch<JsonCodeCoverage>(
+      `/api/code-coverage/report?entity=${entity}`,
+    )) as JsonCodeCoverage;
   }
 
   async getFileContentFromEntity(
     entityName: EntityName,
     filePath: string,
-  ): Promise<any> {
+  ): Promise<string> {
     const entity = stringifyEntityRef(entityName);
-    return await this.fetch<any>(
-      /// file-content?entity=component:default/mycomponent&path=src/some-file.go
+    return await this.fetch<string>(
       `/api/code-coverage/file-content?entity=${entity}&path=${filePath}`,
     );
   }
@@ -88,13 +95,13 @@ export class CodeCoverageRestApi implements CodeCoverageApi {
   async getCoverageHistoryForEntity(
     entityName: EntityName,
     limit?: number,
-  ): Promise<any> {
+  ): Promise<JsonCoverageHistory> {
     const entity = stringifyEntityRef(entityName);
     const hasValidLimit = limit && limit > 0;
-    return await this.fetch<any>(
+    return (await this.fetch<JsonCoverageHistory>(
       `/api/code-coverage/history?entity=${entity}${
         hasValidLimit ? `&limit=${limit}` : ''
       }`,
-    );
+    )) as JsonCoverageHistory;
   }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/code-coverage/src/components/FileExplorer/FileContent.tsx b/plugins/code-coverage/src/components/FileExplorer/FileContent.tsx
index 358cd72f24..72c8b27a12 100644
--- a/plugins/code-coverage/src/components/FileExplorer/FileContent.tsx
+++ b/plugins/code-coverage/src/components/FileExplorer/FileContent.tsx
@@ -93,9 +93,17 @@ export const FileContent = ({ filename, coverage }: Props) => {
 
   if (loading) {
     return <Progress />;
-  } else if (error) {
+  }
+  if (error) {
     return <Alert severity="error">{error.message}</Alert>;
   }
+  if (!value) {
+    return (
+      <Alert severity="error">
+        Unable to retrieve file content for {filename}
+      </Alert>
+    );
+  }
 
   const [language] = filename.split('.').slice(-1);
   const highlightedLines = highlightLines(language, value.split('\n'));