diff --git a/.changeset/dirty-hotels-sniff.md b/.changeset/dirty-hotels-sniff.md
index 6d7e97da78..111232999a 100644
--- a/.changeset/dirty-hotels-sniff.md
+++ b/.changeset/dirty-hotels-sniff.md
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 
 **BREAKING** Type definition added to signal recipients
 
-Update to use `{type: 'broadcast'}` instead `null` and `{type: 'user', entityRefs: ''}`
+Update to use `{type: 'broadcast'}` instead `null` and `{type: 'user', entityRef: ''}`
 instead string entity references
diff --git a/plugins/notifications-backend/src/service/router.ts b/plugins/notifications-backend/src/service/router.ts
index 84960176ab..ffc3c3f1c0 100644
--- a/plugins/notifications-backend/src/service/router.ts
+++ b/plugins/notifications-backend/src/service/router.ts
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ export async function createRouter(
 
       if (signals) {
         await signals.publish<NotificationReadSignal>({
-          recipients: { type: 'user', entityRefs: [user] },
+          recipients: { type: 'user', entityRef: [user] },
           message: { action: 'notification_read', notification_ids: ids },
           channel: 'notifications',
         });
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ export async function createRouter(
 
       if (signals) {
         await signals.publish<NotificationReadSignal>({
-          recipients: { type: 'user', entityRefs: [user] },
+          recipients: { type: 'user', entityRef: [user] },
           message: { action: 'notification_unread', notification_ids: ids },
           channel: 'notifications',
         });
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ export async function createRouter(
 
     if (signals) {
       await signals.publish<NewNotificationSignal>({
-        recipients: null,
+        recipients: { type: 'broadcast' },
         message: {
           action: 'new_notification',
           notification_id: ret.id,
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ export async function createRouter(
 
       if (signals) {
         await signals.publish<NewNotificationSignal>({
-          recipients: { type: 'user', entityRefs: [user] },
+          recipients: { type: 'user', entityRef: [user] },
           message: {
             action: 'new_notification',
             notification_id: ret.id,
diff --git a/plugins/signals-backend/src/service/SignalManager.test.ts b/plugins/signals-backend/src/service/SignalManager.test.ts
index f76d18079a..3ee99bb34b 100644
--- a/plugins/signals-backend/src/service/SignalManager.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/signals-backend/src/service/SignalManager.test.ts
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ describe('SignalManager', () => {
     await onEvent({
       topic: 'signals',
       eventPayload: {
-        recipients: { type: 'user', entityRefs: 'user:default/john.doe' },
+        recipients: { type: 'user', entityRef: 'user:default/john.doe' },
         channel: 'test',
         message: { msg: 'test' },
       },
diff --git a/plugins/signals-backend/src/service/SignalManager.ts b/plugins/signals-backend/src/service/SignalManager.ts
index 46995ee27c..3211c51c9c 100644
--- a/plugins/signals-backend/src/service/SignalManager.ts
+++ b/plugins/signals-backend/src/service/SignalManager.ts
@@ -135,9 +135,9 @@ export class SignalManager {
     const jsonMessage = JSON.stringify({ channel, message });
     let users: string[] = [];
     if (recipients.type === 'user') {
-      users = Array.isArray(recipients.entityRefs)
-        ? recipients.entityRefs
-        : [recipients.entityRefs];
+      users = Array.isArray(recipients.entityRef)
+        ? recipients.entityRef
+        : [recipients.entityRef];
     }
 
     // Actual websocket message sending
diff --git a/plugins/signals-node/README.md b/plugins/signals-node/README.md
index 8d536e3955..9315e65680 100644
--- a/plugins/signals-node/README.md
+++ b/plugins/signals-node/README.md
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ to work:
 eventBroker.publish({
   topic: 'signals',
   eventPayload: {
-    recipients: { type: 'user', entityRefs: ['user:default/user1'] },
+    recipients: { type: 'user', entityRef: 'user:default/user1' },
     message: {
       message: 'hello world',
     },
diff --git a/plugins/signals-node/api-report.md b/plugins/signals-node/api-report.md
index 4d94fb07d9..cf4ab84aff 100644
--- a/plugins/signals-node/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/signals-node/api-report.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export type SignalPayload<TMessage extends JsonObject = JsonObject> = {
   recipients:
     | {
         type: 'user';
-        entityRefs: string | string[];
+        entityRef: string | string[];
       }
     | {
         type: 'broadcast';
diff --git a/plugins/signals-node/src/types.ts b/plugins/signals-node/src/types.ts
index 0225e23916..4decef6272 100644
--- a/plugins/signals-node/src/types.ts
+++ b/plugins/signals-node/src/types.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export type SignalsServiceOptions = {
 /** @public */
 export type SignalPayload<TMessage extends JsonObject = JsonObject> = {
   recipients:
-    | { type: 'user'; entityRefs: string | string[] }
+    | { type: 'user'; entityRef: string | string[] }
     | { type: 'broadcast' };
   channel: string;
   message: TMessage;