diff --git a/.changeset/neat-chairs-complain.md b/.changeset/neat-chairs-complain.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..96c0271d81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/neat-chairs-complain.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend': patch
+---
+
+Fixing issues with log redaction in the scaffolder logs
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/NunjucksWorkflowRunner.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/NunjucksWorkflowRunner.test.ts
index daa5e80124..aece424f5f 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/NunjucksWorkflowRunner.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/NunjucksWorkflowRunner.test.ts
@@ -645,6 +645,7 @@ describe('NunjucksWorkflowRunner', () => {
   });
 
   describe('redactions', () => {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line jest/expect-expect
     it('should redact secrets that are passed with the task', async () => {
       actionRegistry.register({
         id: 'log-secret',
@@ -690,6 +691,7 @@ describe('NunjucksWorkflowRunner', () => {
       expectTaskLog('info: ***');
     });
 
+    // eslint-disable-next-line jest/expect-expect
     it('should redact meta fields properly', async () => {
       actionRegistry.register({
         id: 'log-secret',
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/logger.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/logger.ts
index a75f31a07f..38263b73ca 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/logger.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/logger.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import { Logger, format, createLogger, transports } from 'winston';
 import { LEVEL, MESSAGE, SPLAT } from 'triple-beam';
 import { TaskContext } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-node';
 import _ from 'lodash';
-import { TaskStep } from '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-common';
 
 /**
  * Escapes a given string to be used inside a RegExp.