diff --git a/.changeset/khaki-doors-compare.md b/.changeset/khaki-doors-compare.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a2c4de020a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/khaki-doors-compare.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-vault-backend': minor
+---
+
+Allow generic Vault clients to be passed into the builder
diff --git a/plugins/vault-backend/api-report.md b/plugins/vault-backend/api-report.md
index 2b1fb14bd0..4890e585b4 100644
--- a/plugins/vault-backend/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/vault-backend/api-report.md
@@ -33,12 +33,9 @@ export interface VaultApi {
 export class VaultBuilder {
   constructor(env: VaultEnvironment);
   build(): VaultBuilderReturn;
-  protected buildRouter(vaultClient: VaultClient): express.Router;
   static createBuilder(env: VaultEnvironment): VaultBuilder;
   enableTokenRenew(schedule?: TaskRunner): Promise<this>;
-  // (undocumented)
-  protected readonly env: VaultEnvironment;
-  setVaultClient(vaultClient: VaultClient): this;
+  setVaultClient(vaultApi: VaultApi): this;
 }
 
 // @public
diff --git a/plugins/vault-backend/src/service/VaultBuilder.ts b/plugins/vault-backend/src/service/VaultBuilder.ts
index 788b90ff01..a61d99ac70 100644
--- a/plugins/vault-backend/src/service/VaultBuilder.ts
+++ b/plugins/vault-backend/src/service/VaultBuilder.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import { InputError } from '@backstage/errors';
 import { Logger } from 'winston';
 import express from 'express';
 import Router from 'express-promise-router';
-import { VaultClient } from './vaultApi';
+import { VaultApi, VaultClient } from './vaultApi';
 import { TaskRunner, PluginTaskScheduler } from '@backstage/backend-tasks';
 import { errorHandler } from '@backstage/backend-common';
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export type VaultBuilderReturn = {
  * @public
  */
 export class VaultBuilder {
-  private vaultClient?: VaultClient;
+  private vaultApi?: VaultApi;
 
   /**
    * Creates a new instance of the VaultBuilder.
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ export class VaultBuilder {
   static createBuilder(env: VaultEnvironment) {
     return new VaultBuilder(env);
   }
-  constructor(protected readonly env: VaultEnvironment) {}
+
+  constructor(private readonly env: VaultEnvironment) {}
 
   /**
    * Builds the routes for Vault.
@@ -79,9 +80,9 @@ export class VaultBuilder {
       };
     }
 
-    this.vaultClient = this.vaultClient ?? new VaultClient(this.env);
+    this.vaultApi = this.vaultApi ?? new VaultClient(this.env);
 
-    const router = this.buildRouter(this.vaultClient);
+    const router = this.buildRouter(this.vaultApi);
 
     return {
       router: router,
@@ -91,11 +92,11 @@ export class VaultBuilder {
   /**
    * Overwrites the current vault client.
    *
-   * @param vaultClient - The new Vault client
+   * @param vaultApi - The new Vault client
    * @returns
    */
-  public setVaultClient(vaultClient: VaultClient) {
-    this.vaultClient = vaultClient;
+  public setVaultClient(vaultApi: VaultApi) {
+    this.vaultApi = vaultApi;
     return this;
   }
 
@@ -116,8 +117,8 @@ export class VaultBuilder {
       id: 'refresh-vault-token',
       fn: async () => {
         this.env.logger.info('Renewing Vault token');
-        const vaultClient = this.vaultClient ?? new VaultClient(this.env);
-        await vaultClient.renewToken();
+        const vaultApi = this.vaultApi ?? new VaultClient(this.env);
+        await vaultApi.renewToken?.();
       },
     });
     return this;
@@ -126,10 +127,10 @@ export class VaultBuilder {
   /**
    * Builds the backend routes for Vault.
    *
-   * @param vaultClient - The Vault client used to list the secrets.
+   * @param vaultApi - The Vault client used to list the secrets.
    * @returns The generated backend router
    */
-  protected buildRouter(vaultClient: VaultClient): express.Router {
+  private buildRouter(vaultApi: VaultApi): express.Router {
     const router = Router();
     router.use(express.json());
 
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ export class VaultBuilder {
         throw new InputError(`Invalid path: ${path}`);
       }
 
-      const secrets = await vaultClient.listSecrets(path);
+      const secrets = await vaultApi.listSecrets(path);
       res.json({ items: secrets });
     });
 
diff --git a/plugins/vault-backend/src/service/vaultApi.ts b/plugins/vault-backend/src/service/vaultApi.ts
index 7510ff218e..b75ea76368 100644
--- a/plugins/vault-backend/src/service/vaultApi.ts
+++ b/plugins/vault-backend/src/service/vaultApi.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ type RenewTokenResponse = {
  */
 export interface VaultApi {
   /**
-   * Returns the URL to acces the Vault UI with the defined config.
+   * Returns the URL to access the Vault UI with the defined config.
    */
   getFrontendSecretsUrl(): string;
   /**