diff --git a/src/plugins/contracts/config-footprint-guardrails.test.ts b/src/plugins/contracts/config-footprint-guardrails.test.ts
index 5bda4273b13..7736267adb6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/contracts/config-footprint-guardrails.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/contracts/config-footprint-guardrails.test.ts
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ function collectSchemaPaths(schema: unknown, prefix = ""): string[] {
 }
 
 function asRecord(value: unknown): Record<string, unknown> {
-  expect(value).not.toBeNull();
-  expect(typeof value).toBe("object");
+  expect(value).toEqual(expect.any(Object));
   expect(Array.isArray(value)).toBe(false);
   return value as Record<string, unknown>;
 }