diff --git a/backend/src/ee/routes/v1/access-approval-policy-router.ts b/backend/src/ee/routes/v1/access-approval-policy-router.ts
index b6a5fd477..a57a26d81 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/routes/v1/access-approval-policy-router.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/routes/v1/access-approval-policy-router.ts
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ export const registerAccessApprovalPolicyRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvi
           name: z.string().optional(),
           secretPath: z.string().trim().default("/"),
           environment: z.string(),
-          approverUserIds: z.string().array().min(1),
+          approvers: z.string().array().min(1),
           approvals: z.number().min(1).default(1),
           enforcementLevel: z.nativeEnum(EnforcementLevel).default(EnforcementLevel.Hard)
         })
-        .refine((data) => data.approvals <= data.approverUserIds.length, {
+        .refine((data) => data.approvals <= data.approvers.length, {
           path: ["approvals"],
           message: "The number of approvals should be lower than the number of approvers."
         }),
@@ -127,11 +127,11 @@ export const registerAccessApprovalPolicyRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvi
             .trim()
             .optional()
             .transform((val) => (val === "" ? "/" : val)),
-          approverUserIds: z.string().array().min(1),
+          approvers: z.string().array().min(1),
           approvals: z.number().min(1).default(1),
           enforcementLevel: z.nativeEnum(EnforcementLevel).default(EnforcementLevel.Hard)
         })
-        .refine((data) => data.approvals <= data.approverUserIds.length, {
+        .refine((data) => data.approvals <= data.approvers.length, {
           path: ["approvals"],
           message: "The number of approvals should be lower than the number of approvers."
         }),
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-service.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-service.ts
index 9cff9a17f..153941771 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-service.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export const accessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory = ({
     secretPath,
     actorAuthMethod,
     approvals,
-    approverUserIds,
+    approvers,
     projectSlug,
     environment,
     enforcementLevel
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export const accessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory = ({
     const project = await projectDAL.findProjectBySlug(projectSlug, actorOrgId);
     if (!project) throw new BadRequestError({ message: "Project not found" });
 
-    if (approvals > approverUserIds.length)
+    if (approvals > approvers.length)
       throw new BadRequestError({ message: "Approvals cannot be greater than approvers" });
 
     const { permission } = await permissionService.getProjectPermission(
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export const accessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory = ({
       secretPath,
       actorAuthMethod,
       permissionService,
-      userIds: approverUserIds
+      userIds: approvers
     });
 
     const accessApproval = await accessApprovalPolicyDAL.transaction(async (tx) => {
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export const accessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory = ({
         tx
       );
       await accessApprovalPolicyApproverDAL.insertMany(
-        approverUserIds.map((userId) => ({
+        approvers.map((userId) => ({
           approverUserId: userId,
           policyId: doc.id
         })),
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ export const accessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory = ({
 
   const updateAccessApprovalPolicy = async ({
     policyId,
-    approverUserIds,
+    approvers,
     secretPath,
     name,
     actorId,
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ export const accessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory = ({
         },
         tx
       );
-      if (approverUserIds) {
+      if (approvers) {
         await verifyApprovers({
           projectId: accessApprovalPolicy.projectId,
           orgId: actorOrgId,
@@ -169,12 +169,12 @@ export const accessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory = ({
           secretPath: doc.secretPath!,
           actorAuthMethod,
           permissionService,
-          userIds: approverUserIds
+          userIds: approvers
         });
 
         await accessApprovalPolicyApproverDAL.delete({ policyId: doc.id }, tx);
         await accessApprovalPolicyApproverDAL.insertMany(
-          approverUserIds.map((userId) => ({
+          approvers.map((userId) => ({
             approverUserId: userId,
             policyId: doc.id
           })),
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-types.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-types.ts
index 83f4ffab6..fdb6fc8bb 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-types.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-types.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export type TCreateAccessApprovalPolicy = {
   approvals: number;
   secretPath: string;
   environment: string;
-  approverUserIds: string[];
+  approvers: string[];
   projectSlug: string;
   name: string;
   enforcementLevel: EnforcementLevel;
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export type TCreateAccessApprovalPolicy = {
 export type TUpdateAccessApprovalPolicy = {
   policyId: string;
   approvals?: number;
-  approverUserIds?: string[];
+  approvers?: string[];
   secretPath?: string;
   name?: string;
   enforcementLevel?: EnforcementLevel;
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/api/accessApproval/mutation.tsx b/frontend/src/hooks/api/accessApproval/mutation.tsx
index bde46dc7f..9c3199a99 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/api/accessApproval/mutation.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/api/accessApproval/mutation.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export const useCreateAccessApprovalPolicy = () => {
       environment,
       projectSlug,
       approvals,
-      approverUserIds,
+      approvers,
       name,
       secretPath,
       enforcementLevel
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export const useCreateAccessApprovalPolicy = () => {
         environment,
         projectSlug,
         approvals,
-        approverUserIds,
+        approvers,
         secretPath,
         name,
         enforcementLevel
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/api/accessApproval/types.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/api/accessApproval/types.ts
index 111c6a8c4..47917716d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/api/accessApproval/types.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/api/accessApproval/types.ts
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ export type TCreateAccessPolicyDTO = {
   projectSlug: string;
   name?: string;
   environment: string;
-  approverUserIds?: string[];
+  approvers?: string[];
   approvals?: number;
   secretPath?: string;
   enforcementLevel?: EnforcementLevel;