diff --git a/src/commands/addons/addons-config.ts b/src/commands/addons/addons-config.ts
index 9d23fe36380..2d2698b0224 100644
--- a/src/commands/addons/addons-config.ts
+++ b/src/commands/addons/addons-config.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { ADDON_VALIDATION, prepareAddonCommand } from '../../utils/addons/prepar
 import generatePrompts from '../../utils/addons/prompts.js'
 import { renderConfigValues } from '../../utils/addons/render.js'
 import { missingConfigValues, requiredConfigValues, updateConfigValues } from '../../utils/addons/validation.js'
-import { chalk, error, log } from '../../utils/command-helpers.js'
+import { chalk, error, log, APIError } from '../../utils/command-helpers.js'
 import { parseRawFlags } from '../../utils/parse-raw-flags.js'
 import BaseCommand from '../base-command.js'
 
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ const update = async function ({ addonName, api, currentConfig, instanceId, newC
     })
     log(`Add-on "${addonName}" successfully updated`)
   } catch (error_) {
-    // @ts-expect-error TS(2571) FIXME: Object is of type 'unknown'.
-    error(error_.message)
+    error((error_ as APIError).message)
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/commands/addons/addons-create.ts b/src/commands/addons/addons-create.ts
index 1fa244725d3..4453f87edba 100644
--- a/src/commands/addons/addons-create.ts
+++ b/src/commands/addons/addons-create.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { ADDON_VALIDATION, prepareAddonCommand } from '../../utils/addons/prepar
 import generatePrompts from '../../utils/addons/prompts.js'
 import { renderConfigValues, renderMissingValues } from '../../utils/addons/render.js'
 import { missingConfigValues, requiredConfigValues, updateConfigValues } from '../../utils/addons/validation.js'
-import { chalk, error, log } from '../../utils/command-helpers.js'
+import { chalk, error, log, APIError } from '../../utils/command-helpers.js'
 import { parseRawFlags } from '../../utils/parse-raw-flags.js'
 import BaseCommand from '../base-command.js'
 // @ts-expect-error TS(7031) FIXME: Binding element 'addonName' implicitly has an 'any... Remove this comment to see the full error message
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ const createAddon = async ({ addonName, api, config, siteData, siteId }) => {
       log(`${response.config.message}`)
     }
   } catch (error_) {
-    // @ts-expect-error TS(2571) FIXME: Object is of type 'unknown'.
-    error(error_.message)
+    error((error_ as APIError).message)
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/commands/addons/addons-delete.ts b/src/commands/addons/addons-delete.ts
index 32f9e46eb61..dee08cf0d7a 100644
--- a/src/commands/addons/addons-delete.ts
+++ b/src/commands/addons/addons-delete.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { OptionValues } from 'commander'
 import inquirer from 'inquirer'
 
 import { ADDON_VALIDATION, prepareAddonCommand } from '../../utils/addons/prepare.js'
-import { error, exit, log } from '../../utils/command-helpers.js'
+import { error, exit, log, APIError } from '../../utils/command-helpers.js'
 import BaseCommand from '../base-command.js'
 
 export const addonsDelete = async (addonName: string, options: OptionValues, command: BaseCommand) => {
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ export const addonsDelete = async (addonName: string, options: OptionValues, com
     })
     log(`Addon "${addonName}" deleted`)
   } catch (error_) {
-    // @ts-expect-error TS(2571) FIXME: Object is of type 'unknown'.
-    error(error_.message)
+    error((error_ as APIError).message)
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/commands/api/api.ts b/src/commands/api/api.ts
index 10caa2d127c..b594b1646dd 100644
--- a/src/commands/api/api.ts
+++ b/src/commands/api/api.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ export const apiCommand = async (apiMethod: string, options: OptionValues, comma
     const apiResponse = await api[apiMethod](payload)
     logJson(apiResponse)
   } catch (error_) {
-    // @ts-expect-error TS(2345) FIXME: Argument of type 'unknown' is not assignable to pa... Remove this comment to see the full error message
     error(error_)
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/commands/base-command.ts b/src/commands/base-command.ts
index 592f464b755..f8a7c469124 100644
--- a/src/commands/base-command.ts
+++ b/src/commands/base-command.ts
@@ -725,7 +725,6 @@ export default class BaseCommand extends Command {
       // the option to say that we don't need API data.)
       if (isUserError && !config.offline && config.token) {
         if (flags.debug) {
-          // @ts-expect-error TS(2345) FIXME: Argument of type 'unknown' is not assignable to pa... Remove this comment to see the full error message
           error(error_, { exit: false })
           warn('Failed to resolve config, falling back to offline resolution')
         }
diff --git a/src/commands/deploy/deploy.ts b/src/commands/deploy/deploy.ts
index 2624362593f..098d6c1e14e 100644
--- a/src/commands/deploy/deploy.ts
+++ b/src/commands/deploy/deploy.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import {
   log,
   logJson,
   warn,
+  APIError,
 } from '../../utils/command-helpers.js'
 import { DEFAULT_DEPLOY_TIMEOUT } from '../../utils/deploy/constants.js'
 import { deploySite } from '../../utils/deploy/deploy-site.js'
@@ -58,12 +59,10 @@ const triggerDeploy = async ({ api, options, siteData, siteId }) => {
       )
     }
   } catch (error_) {
-    // @ts-expect-error TS(2571) FIXME: Object is of type 'unknown'.
-    if (error_.status === 404) {
+    if ((error_ as APIError).status === 404) {
       error('Site not found. Please rerun "netlify link" and make sure that your site has CI configured.')
     } else {
-      // @ts-expect-error TS(2571) FIXME: Object is of type 'unknown'.
-      error(error_.message)
+      error((error_ as APIError).message)
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/commands/functions/functions-create.ts b/src/commands/functions/functions-create.ts
index 1fcf7fe4781..40bacd10617 100644
--- a/src/commands/functions/functions-create.ts
+++ b/src/commands/functions/functions-create.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,15 @@ import ora from 'ora'
 
 import { fileExistsAsync } from '../../lib/fs.js'
 import { getAddons, getCurrentAddon, getSiteData } from '../../utils/addons/prepare.js'
-import { NETLIFYDEVERR, NETLIFYDEVLOG, NETLIFYDEVWARN, chalk, error, log } from '../../utils/command-helpers.js'
+import {
+  APIError,
+  NETLIFYDEVERR,
+  NETLIFYDEVLOG,
+  NETLIFYDEVWARN,
+  chalk,
+  error,
+  log,
+} from '../../utils/command-helpers.js'
 import { copyTemplateDir } from '../../utils/copy-template-dir/copy-template-dir.js'
 import { getDotEnvVariables, injectEnvVariables } from '../../utils/dev.js'
 import execa from '../../utils/execa.js'
@@ -492,7 +500,6 @@ const scaffoldFromTemplate = async function (command, options, argumentName, fun
       await downloadFromURL(command, options, argumentName, functionsDir)
     } catch (error_) {
       error(`$${NETLIFYDEVERR} Error downloading from URL: ${options.url}`)
-      // @ts-expect-error TS(2345) FIXME: Argument of type 'unknown' is not assignable to pa... Remove this comment to see the full error message
       error(error_)
       process.exit(1)
     }
@@ -583,8 +590,7 @@ const createFunctionAddon = async function ({ addonName, addons, api, siteData,
     log(`Add-on "${addonName}" created for ${siteData.name}`)
     return true
   } catch (error_) {
-    // @ts-expect-error TS(2571) FIXME: Object is of type 'unknown'.
-    error(error_.message)
+    error((error_ as APIError).message)
   }
 }
 
@@ -682,8 +688,7 @@ const installAddons = async function (command, functionAddons, fnPath) {
 
       await handleAddonDidInstall({ addonCreated, addonDidInstall, command, fnPath })
     } catch (error_) {
-      // @ts-expect-error TS(2345) FIXME: Argument of type 'unknown' is not assignable to pa... Remove this comment to see the full error message
-      error(`${NETLIFYDEVERR} Error installing addon: `, error_)
+      error(`${NETLIFYDEVERR} Error installing addon: ${error_}`)
     }
   })
   return Promise.all(arr)
diff --git a/src/commands/functions/functions-invoke.ts b/src/commands/functions/functions-invoke.ts
index 0ca0da575f0..f8af526ba4d 100644
--- a/src/commands/functions/functions-invoke.ts
+++ b/src/commands/functions/functions-invoke.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { OptionValues } from 'commander'
 import inquirer from 'inquirer'
 import fetch from 'node-fetch'
 
-import { NETLIFYDEVWARN, chalk, error, exit } from '../../utils/command-helpers.js'
+import { APIError, NETLIFYDEVWARN, chalk, error, exit } from '../../utils/command-helpers.js'
 import { BACKGROUND, CLOCKWORK_USERAGENT, getFunctions } from '../../utils/functions/index.js'
 import BaseCommand from '../base-command.js'
 
@@ -234,7 +234,6 @@ export const functionsInvoke = async (nameArgument: string, options: OptionValue
     const data = await response.text()
     console.log(data)
   } catch (error_) {
-    // @ts-expect-error TS(2571) FIXME: Object is of type 'unknown'.
-    error(`Ran into an error invoking your function: ${error_.message}`)
+    error(`Ran into an error invoking your function: ${(error_ as APIError).message}`)
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/commands/link/link.ts b/src/commands/link/link.ts
index 30889cb2525..31be9b20fc3 100644
--- a/src/commands/link/link.ts
+++ b/src/commands/link/link.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import inquirer from 'inquirer'
 import isEmpty from 'lodash/isEmpty.js'
 
 import { listSites } from '../../lib/api.js'
-import { chalk, error, exit, log } from '../../utils/command-helpers.js'
+import { chalk, error, exit, log, APIError } from '../../utils/command-helpers.js'
 import getRepoData from '../../utils/get-repo-data.js'
 import { ensureNetlifyIgnore } from '../../utils/gitignore.js'
 import { track } from '../../utils/telemetry/index.js'
@@ -125,11 +125,9 @@ Run ${chalk.cyanBright('git remote -v')} to see a list of your git remotes.`)
           options: { name: searchTerm, filter: 'all' },
         })
       } catch (error_) {
-        // @ts-expect-error TS(2571) FIXME: Object is of type 'unknown'.
-        if (error_.status === 404) {
+        if ((error_ as APIError).status === 404) {
           error(`'${searchTerm}' not found`)
         } else {
-          // @ts-expect-error TS(2345) FIXME: Argument of type 'unknown' is not assignable to pa... Remove this comment to see the full error message
           error(error_)
         }
       }
@@ -172,7 +170,6 @@ or run ${chalk.cyanBright('netlify sites:create')} to create a site.`)
       try {
         sites = await listSites({ api, options: { maxPages: 1, filter: 'all' } })
       } catch (error_) {
-        // @ts-expect-error TS(2345) FIXME: Argument of type 'unknown' is not assignable to pa... Remove this comment to see the full error message
         error(error_)
       }
 
@@ -209,11 +206,9 @@ or run ${chalk.cyanBright('netlify sites:create')} to create a site.`)
       try {
         site = await api.getSite({ siteId })
       } catch (error_) {
-        // @ts-expect-error TS(2571) FIXME: Object is of type 'unknown'.
-        if (error_.status === 404) {
-          error(new Error(`Site ID '${siteId}' not found`))
+        if ((error_ as APIError).status === 404) {
+          error(`Site ID '${siteId}' not found`)
         } else {
-          // @ts-expect-error TS(2345) FIXME: Argument of type 'unknown' is not assignable to pa... Remove this comment to see the full error message
           error(error_)
         }
       }
@@ -281,11 +276,9 @@ export const link = async (options: OptionValues, command: BaseCommand) => {
     try {
       siteData = await api.getSite({ site_id: options.id })
     } catch (error_) {
-      // @ts-expect-error TS(2571) FIXME: Object is of type 'unknown'.
-      if (error_.status === 404) {
+      if ((error_ as APIError).status === 404) {
         error(new Error(`Site id ${options.id} not found`))
       } else {
-        // @ts-expect-error TS(2345) FIXME: Argument of type 'unknown' is not assignable to pa... Remove this comment to see the full error message
         error(error_)
       }
     }
@@ -310,11 +303,9 @@ export const link = async (options: OptionValues, command: BaseCommand) => {
         },
       })
     } catch (error_) {
-      // @ts-expect-error TS(2571) FIXME: Object is of type 'unknown'.
-      if (error_.status === 404) {
+      if ((error_ as APIError).status === 404) {
         error(new Error(`${options.name} not found`))
       } else {
-        // @ts-expect-error TS(2345) FIXME: Argument of type 'unknown' is not assignable to pa... Remove this comment to see the full error message
         error(error_)
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/commands/lm/lm-setup.ts b/src/commands/lm/lm-setup.ts
index 409b0fad854..f32940ab4c5 100644
--- a/src/commands/lm/lm-setup.ts
+++ b/src/commands/lm/lm-setup.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ export const lmSetup = async (options: OptionValues, command: BaseCommand) => {
     try {
       helperInstalled = await installHelperIfMissing({ force: options.forceInstall })
     } catch (error_) {
-      // @ts-expect-error TS(2345) FIXME: Argument of type 'unknown' is not assignable to pa... Remove this comment to see the full error message
       error(error_)
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/commands/sites/sites-create-template.ts b/src/commands/sites/sites-create-template.ts
index ff2747f1086..5a88d6b8c2c 100644
--- a/src/commands/sites/sites-create-template.ts
+++ b/src/commands/sites/sites-create-template.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import pick from 'lodash/pick.js'
 import parseGitHubUrl from 'parse-github-url'
 import { render } from 'prettyjson'
 
-import { chalk, error, getTerminalLink, log, logJson, warn } from '../../utils/command-helpers.js'
+import { chalk, error, getTerminalLink, log, logJson, warn, APIError } from '../../utils/command-helpers.js'
 import execa from '../../utils/execa.js'
 import getRepoData from '../../utils/get-repo-data.js'
 import { getGitHubToken } from '../../utils/init/config-github.js'
@@ -163,16 +163,14 @@ export const sitesCreateTemplate = async (repository: string, options: OptionVal
         })
       }
     } catch (error_) {
-      // @ts-expect-error TS(2571) FIXME: Object is of type 'unknown'.
-      if (error_.status === 422 || error_.message === 'Duplicate repo') {
+      if ((error_ as APIError).status === 422 || (error_ as APIError).message === 'Duplicate repo') {
         warn(
           `${name}.netlify.app already exists or a repository named ${name} already exists on this account. Please try a different slug.`,
         )
         // @ts-expect-error TS(2554) FIXME: Expected 1 arguments, but got 0.
         await inputSiteName()
       } else {
-        // @ts-expect-error TS(2571) FIXME: Object is of type 'unknown'.
-        error(`createSiteInTeam error: ${error_.status}: ${error_.message}`)
+        error(`createSiteInTeam error: ${(error_ as APIError).status}: ${(error_ as APIError).message}`)
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/commands/sites/sites-create.ts b/src/commands/sites/sites-create.ts
index c7a21f3d81a..5fcbf5f2d16 100644
--- a/src/commands/sites/sites-create.ts
+++ b/src/commands/sites/sites-create.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import inquirer from 'inquirer'
 import pick from 'lodash/pick.js'
 import prettyjson from 'prettyjson'
 
-import { chalk, error, log, logJson, warn } from '../../utils/command-helpers.js'
+import { chalk, error, log, logJson, warn, APIError } from '../../utils/command-helpers.js'
 import getRepoData from '../../utils/get-repo-data.js'
 import { configureRepo } from '../../utils/init/config.js'
 import { track } from '../../utils/telemetry/index.js'
@@ -70,14 +70,12 @@ export const sitesCreate = async (options: OptionValues, command: BaseCommand) =
         body,
       })
     } catch (error_) {
-      // @ts-expect-error TS(2571) FIXME: Object is of type 'unknown'.
-      if (error_.status === 422) {
+      if ((error_ as APIError).status === 422) {
         warn(`${siteName}.netlify.app already exists. Please try a different slug.`)
         // @ts-expect-error TS(2554) FIXME: Expected 1 arguments, but got 0.
         await inputSiteName()
       } else {
-        // @ts-expect-error TS(2571) FIXME: Object is of type 'unknown'.
-        error(`createSiteInTeam error: ${error_.status}: ${error_.message}`)
+        error(`createSiteInTeam error: ${(error_ as APIError).status}: ${(error_ as APIError).message}`)
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/commands/sites/sites-delete.ts b/src/commands/sites/sites-delete.ts
index 70956c893c3..512fab816ff 100644
--- a/src/commands/sites/sites-delete.ts
+++ b/src/commands/sites/sites-delete.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { OptionValues } from 'commander'
 import inquirer from 'inquirer'
 
-import { chalk, error, exit, log } from '../../utils/command-helpers.js'
+import { chalk, error, exit, log, APIError } from '../../utils/command-helpers.js'
 import BaseCommand from '../base-command.js'
 
 export const sitesDelete = async (siteId: string, options: OptionValues, command: BaseCommand) => {
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ export const sitesDelete = async (siteId: string, options: OptionValues, command
   try {
     siteData = await api.getSite({ siteId })
   } catch (error_) {
-    // @ts-expect-error TS(2571) FIXME: Object is of type 'unknown'.
-    if (error_.status === 404) {
+    if ((error_ as APIError).status === 404) {
       error(`No site with id ${siteId} found. Please verify the siteId & try again.`)
+    } else {
+      error(error_)
     }
   }
 
@@ -74,12 +75,10 @@ export const sitesDelete = async (siteId: string, options: OptionValues, command
   try {
     await api.deleteSite({ site_id: siteId })
   } catch (error_) {
-    // @ts-expect-error TS(2571) FIXME: Object is of type 'unknown'.
-    if (error_.status === 404) {
+    if ((error_ as APIError).status === 404) {
       error(`No site with id ${siteId} found. Please verify the siteId & try again.`)
     } else {
-      // @ts-expect-error TS(2571) FIXME: Object is of type 'unknown'.
-      error(`Delete Site error: ${error_.status}: ${error_.message}`)
+      error(`Delete Site error: ${(error_ as APIError).status}: ${(error_ as APIError).message}`)
     }
   }
   log(`Site "${siteId}" successfully deleted!`)
diff --git a/src/commands/status/status.ts b/src/commands/status/status.ts
index 15cf6b745f5..1a14e3592bb 100644
--- a/src/commands/status/status.ts
+++ b/src/commands/status/status.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import clean from 'clean-deep'
 import { OptionValues } from 'commander'
 import prettyjson from 'prettyjson'
 
-import { chalk, error, exit, getToken, log, logJson, warn } from '../../utils/command-helpers.js'
+import { chalk, error, exit, getToken, log, logJson, warn, APIError } from '../../utils/command-helpers.js'
 import BaseCommand from '../base-command.js'
 
 export const status = async (options: OptionValues, command: BaseCommand) => {
@@ -31,9 +31,10 @@ export const status = async (options: OptionValues, command: BaseCommand) => {
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-extra-semi
     ;[accounts, user] = await Promise.all([api.listAccountsForUser(), api.getCurrentUser()])
   } catch (error_) {
-    // @ts-expect-error TS(2571) FIXME: Object is of type 'unknown'.
-    if (error_.status === 401) {
+    if ((error_ as APIError).status === 401) {
       error('Your session has expired. Please try to re-authenticate by running `netlify logout` and `netlify login`.')
+    } else {
+      error(error_)
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/commands/watch/watch.ts b/src/commands/watch/watch.ts
index 071ccce8b02..2bf7a016878 100644
--- a/src/commands/watch/watch.ts
+++ b/src/commands/watch/watch.ts
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ export const watch = async (options: OptionValues, command: BaseCommand) => {
     )
     console.timeEnd('Deploy time')
   } catch (error_) {
-    // @ts-expect-error TS(2345) FIXME: Argument of type 'unknown' is not assignable to pa... Remove this comment to see the full error message
     error(error_)
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/exec-fetcher.ts b/src/lib/exec-fetcher.ts
index 3a1910f0877..ea703eaa157 100644
--- a/src/lib/exec-fetcher.ts
+++ b/src/lib/exec-fetcher.ts
@@ -148,8 +148,6 @@ export const fetchLatestVersion = async ({ destination, execName, extension, lat
 Please open up an issue on our CLI repository so that we can support it:
 ${issueLink}`)
     }
-
-    // @ts-expect-error TS(2345) FIXME: Argument of type 'unknown' is not assignable to pa... Remove this comment to see the full error message
     error(error_)
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/utils/addons/prepare.ts b/src/utils/addons/prepare.ts
index 3a31e07b077..2b0342429df 100644
--- a/src/utils/addons/prepare.ts
+++ b/src/utils/addons/prepare.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { chalk, error, exit, log, warn } from '../command-helpers.js'
+import { APIError, chalk, error, exit, log, warn } from '../command-helpers.js'
 
 export const ADDON_VALIDATION = {
   EXISTS: 'EXISTS',
@@ -55,12 +55,10 @@ export const getAddonManifest = async ({ addonName, api }) => {
   try {
     manifest = await api.showServiceManifest({ addonName })
   } catch (error_) {
-    // @ts-expect-error TS(2571) FIXME: Object is of type 'unknown'.
-    if (typeof error_.message === 'string' && error_.message.includes('Not Found')) {
+    if ((error_ as APIError).message.includes('Not Found')) {
       error(`No add-on "${addonName}" found. Please double check your add-on name and try again`)
     } else {
-      // @ts-expect-error TS(2571) FIXME: Object is of type 'unknown'.
-      error(error_.message)
+      error((error_ as APIError).message)
     }
   }
   return manifest
@@ -72,8 +70,7 @@ export const getSiteData = async ({ api, siteId }) => {
   try {
     siteData = await api.getSite({ siteId })
   } catch (error_) {
-    // @ts-expect-error TS(2571) FIXME: Object is of type 'unknown'.
-    error(`Failed getting list of site data: ${error_.message}`)
+    error(`Failed getting list of site data: ${(error_ as APIError).message}`)
   }
   return siteData
 }
@@ -84,8 +81,7 @@ export const getAddons = async ({ api, siteId }) => {
   try {
     addons = await api.listServiceInstancesForSite({ siteId })
   } catch (error_) {
-    // @ts-expect-error TS(2571) FIXME: Object is of type 'unknown'.
-    error(`Failed getting list of addons: ${error_.message}`)
+    error(`Failed getting list of addons: ${(error_ as APIError).message}`)
   }
   return addons
 }
diff --git a/src/utils/command-helpers.ts b/src/utils/command-helpers.ts
index c71311bb7a2..1ea8c39a2cf 100644
--- a/src/utils/command-helpers.ts
+++ b/src/utils/command-helpers.ts
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ export const pollForToken = async ({ api, ticket }) => {
         )}, then run ${chalk.cyanBright('netlify login')} again.`,
       )
     } else {
-      // @ts-expect-error TS(2345) FIXME: Argument of type 'unknown' is not assignable to pa... Remove this comment to see the full error message
       error(error_)
     }
   } finally {
@@ -186,7 +185,7 @@ export const warn = (message = '') => {
 }
 
 /** Throws an error or logs it */
-export const error = (message: Error | string = '', options: { exit?: boolean } = {}) => {
+export const error = (message: unknown | Error | string = '', options: { exit?: boolean } = {}) => {
   const err =
     message instanceof Error
       ? message
@@ -300,3 +299,8 @@ export const nonNullable = <T>(value: T): value is NonNullable<T> => value !== n
 export const noOp = () => {
   // no-op
 }
+
+export interface APIError extends Error {
+  status: number
+  message: string
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/dev.ts b/src/utils/dev.ts
index 3d2fd51d335..5e08de4aafd 100644
--- a/src/utils/dev.ts
+++ b/src/utils/dev.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import isEmpty from 'lodash/isEmpty.js'
 
 import { supportsBackgroundFunctions } from '../lib/account.js'
 
-import { NETLIFYDEVLOG, chalk, error, log, warn } from './command-helpers.js'
+import { NETLIFYDEVLOG, chalk, error, log, warn, APIError } from './command-helpers.js'
 import { loadDotEnvFiles } from './dot-env.js'
 
 // Possible sources of environment variables. For the purpose of printing log messages only. Order does not matter.
@@ -52,8 +52,7 @@ const getAccounts = async ({ api }) => {
     const accounts = await api.listAccountsForUser()
     return accounts
   } catch (error_) {
-    // @ts-expect-error TS(2571) FIXME: Object is of type 'unknown'.
-    error(`Failed retrieving user account: ${error_.message}. ${ERROR_CALL_TO_ACTION}`)
+    error(`Failed retrieving user account: ${(error_ as APIError).message}. ${ERROR_CALL_TO_ACTION}`)
   }
 }
 
@@ -63,8 +62,11 @@ const getAddons = async ({ api, site }) => {
     const addons = await api.listServiceInstancesForSite({ siteId: site.id })
     return addons
   } catch (error_) {
-    // @ts-expect-error TS(2571) FIXME: Object is of type 'unknown'.
-    error(`Failed retrieving addons for site ${chalk.yellow(site.id)}: ${error_.message}. ${ERROR_CALL_TO_ACTION}`)
+    error(
+      `Failed retrieving addons for site ${chalk.yellow(site.id)}: ${
+        (error_ as APIError).message
+      }. ${ERROR_CALL_TO_ACTION}`,
+    )
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/utils/framework-server.ts b/src/utils/framework-server.ts
index 1b7e97b77bd..b7652a806e2 100644
--- a/src/utils/framework-server.ts
+++ b/src/utils/framework-server.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ export const startFrameworkServer = async function ({
     stopSpinner({ error: true, spinner })
     log(NETLIFYDEVERR, `Netlify Dev could not start or connect to localhost:${settings.frameworkPort}.`)
     log(NETLIFYDEVERR, `Please make sure your framework server is running on port ${settings.frameworkPort}`)
-    // @ts-expect-error TS(2345) FIXME: Argument of type 'unknown' is not assignable to pa... Remove this comment to see the full error message
     error(error_)
     exit(1)
   }
diff --git a/src/utils/hooks/requires-site-info.ts b/src/utils/hooks/requires-site-info.ts
index 69b38e1a5f1..6065dd3c831 100644
--- a/src/utils/hooks/requires-site-info.ts
+++ b/src/utils/hooks/requires-site-info.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { error, warn } from '../command-helpers.js'
+import { error, warn, APIError } from '../command-helpers.js'
+
 /**
  * A preAction hook that errors out if siteInfo is an empty object
  * @param {*} command
@@ -15,17 +16,15 @@ const requiresSiteInfo = async (command) => {
     await api.getSite({ siteId })
   } catch (error_) {
     // unauthorized
-    // @ts-expect-error TS(2571) FIXME: Object is of type 'unknown'.
-    if (error_.status === 401) {
+    if ((error_ as APIError).status === 401) {
       warn(`Log in with a different account or re-link to a site you have permission for`)
       return error(`Not authorized to view the currently linked site (${siteId})`)
     }
     // missing
-    // @ts-expect-error TS(2571) FIXME: Object is of type 'unknown'.
-    if (error_.status === 404) {
+    if ((error_ as APIError).status === 404) {
       return error(`The site this folder is linked to can't be found`)
     }
-    // @ts-expect-error TS(2345) FIXME: Argument of type 'unknown' is not assignable to pa... Remove this comment to see the full error message
+
     return error(error_)
   }
 }