diff --git a/packages/api-derive/src/type/util.ts b/packages/api-derive/src/type/util.ts
index 702785503f..6aa3270cb3 100644
--- a/packages/api-derive/src/type/util.ts
+++ b/packages/api-derive/src/type/util.ts
@@ -4,43 +4,34 @@
 import type { AccountId, Digest } from '@polkadot/types/interfaces';
 
 export function extractAuthor (digest: Digest, sessionValidators: AccountId[] = []): AccountId | undefined {
-  const [citem] = digest.logs.filter(({ type }) => type === 'Consensus');
-  const [pitem] = digest.logs.filter(({ type }) => type === 'PreRuntime');
-  const [sitem] = digest.logs.filter(({ type }) => type === 'Seal');
-
+  const [citem] = digest.logs.filter((e) => e.isConsensus);
+  const [pitem] = digest.logs.filter((e) => e.isPreRuntime);
+  const [sitem] = digest.logs.filter((e) => e.isSeal);
   let accountId: AccountId | undefined;
 
-  // This is critical to be first for BABE (before Consensus)
-  // If not first, we end up dropping the author at session-end
-  if (pitem) {
-    try {
+  try {
+    // This is critical to be first for BABE (before Consensus)
+    // If not first, we end up dropping the author at session-end
+    if (pitem) {
       const [engine, data] = pitem.asPreRuntime;
 
       accountId = engine.extractAuthor(data, sessionValidators);
-    } catch {
-      // ignore
     }
-  }
 
-  if (!accountId && citem) {
-    try {
+    if (!accountId && citem) {
       const [engine, data] = citem.asConsensus;
 
       accountId = engine.extractAuthor(data, sessionValidators);
-    } catch {
-      // ignore
     }
-  }
 
-  // SEAL, still used in e.g. Kulupu for pow
-  if (!accountId && sitem) {
-    try {
+    // SEAL, still used in e.g. Kulupu for pow
+    if (!accountId && sitem) {
       const [engine, data] = sitem.asSeal;
 
       accountId = engine.extractAuthor(data, sessionValidators);
-    } catch {
-      // ignore
     }
+  } catch {
+    // ignore
   }
 
   return accountId;