diff --git a/base/audit_types.go b/base/audit_types.go
index 186274f0c6..548ccbaf6e 100644
--- a/base/audit_types.go
+++ b/base/audit_types.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ package base
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
 	"strconv"
 )
 
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ const (
 var fieldsByGroup = map[fieldGroup]map[string]any{
 	fieldGroupGlobal: {
 		AuditFieldTimestamp:   "timestamp",
-		AuditFieldID:          123,
+		AuditFieldID:          uint32(123),
 		AuditFieldName:        "event name",
 		AuditFieldDescription: "event description",
 	},
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ func (ed *EventDescriptor) expandOptionalFieldGroups(groups []fieldGroup) {
 
 func (i AuditID) MustValidateFields(f AuditFields) {
 	if err := i.ValidateFields(f); err != nil {
-		panic(fmt.Errorf("audit event %s(%s) invalid:\n%v", AuditEvents[i].Name, i, err))
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("audit event %q (%s) invalid:\n%v", i, AuditEvents[i].Name, err))
 	}
 }
 
@@ -168,15 +169,38 @@ func (i AuditID) ValidateFields(f AuditFields) error {
 func mandatoryFieldsPresent(fields, mandatoryFields AuditFields, baseName string) error {
 	me := &MultiError{}
 	for k, v := range mandatoryFields {
+		if _, ok := fields[k]; !ok {
+			me = me.Append(fmt.Errorf("missing mandatory field %s", baseName+k))
+			continue
+		}
+		if !matchingTypes(v, fields[k]) {
+			me = me.Append(fmt.Errorf("field value for %s%s must be of type %T but had %T", baseName, k, v, fields[k]))
+			continue
+		}
 		// recurse if map
 		if vv, ok := v.(map[string]any); ok {
 			if pv, ok := fields[k].(map[string]any); ok {
 				me = me.Append(mandatoryFieldsPresent(pv, vv, baseName+k+"."))
 			}
 		}
-		if _, ok := fields[k]; !ok {
-			me = me.Append(fmt.Errorf("missing mandatory field %s", baseName+k))
-		}
 	}
 	return me.ErrorOrNil()
 }
+
+// matchingTypes returns true if the types of a and b are the same.
+func matchingTypes(a, b any) bool {
+	typeOfA, typeOfB := reflect.TypeOf(a), reflect.TypeOf(b)
+	if typeOfA == nil || typeOfB == nil {
+		return typeOfA == typeOfB
+	}
+	// deref
+	if typeOfA.Kind() == reflect.Pointer && typeOfB.Kind() != reflect.Pointer {
+		typeOfA = typeOfA.Elem()
+	} else if typeOfB.Kind() == reflect.Pointer && typeOfA.Kind() != reflect.Pointer {
+		typeOfB = typeOfB.Elem()
+	}
+	if typeOfA.ConvertibleTo(typeOfB) {
+		return true
+	}
+	return typeOfA.Kind() == typeOfB.Kind()
+}
diff --git a/base/logger_audit.go b/base/logger_audit.go
index 7b1d0c4a07..bba1b6eeee 100644
--- a/base/logger_audit.go
+++ b/base/logger_audit.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func expandFields(id AuditID, ctx context.Context, globalFields AuditFields, add
 	}
 
 	// static event data
-	fields[AuditFieldID] = uint64(id)
+	fields[AuditFieldID] = uint32(id)
 	fields[AuditFieldName] = AuditEvents[id].Name
 	fields[AuditFieldDescription] = AuditEvents[id].Description
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func expandFields(id AuditID, ctx context.Context, globalFields AuditFields, add
 		}
 	}
 
-	fields[AuditFieldTimestamp] = time.Now()
+	fields[AuditFieldTimestamp] = time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339)
 
 	fields.merge(ctx, globalFields)
 	fields.merge(ctx, logCtx.RequestAdditionalAuditFields)
diff --git a/rest/admin_api.go b/rest/admin_api.go
index 9e82342bb8..08dea34a3b 100644
--- a/rest/admin_api.go
+++ b/rest/admin_api.go
@@ -793,9 +793,14 @@ func (h *handler) handleGetDbAuditConfig() error {
 // PUT/POST audit config for database
 func (h *handler) handlePutDbAuditConfig() error {
 
-	var body HandleDbAuditConfigBody
+	var bodyRaw []byte
 	err := h.mutateDbConfig(func(config *DbConfig) error {
-		if err := h.readJSONInto(&body); err != nil {
+		bodyRaw, err := h.readBody()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		var body HandleDbAuditConfigBody
+		if err := base.JSONUnmarshal(bodyRaw, &body); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
@@ -860,7 +865,7 @@ func (h *handler) handlePutDbAuditConfig() error {
 	}
 	base.Audit(h.ctx(), base.AuditIDAuditConfigChanged, base.AuditFields{
 		base.AuditFieldAuditScope: "db",
-		base.AuditFieldPayload:    body,
+		base.AuditFieldPayload:    string(bodyRaw),
 	})
 	return nil
 }
@@ -2062,7 +2067,7 @@ func (h *handler) putReplication() error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	auditFields := base.AuditFields{base.AuditFieldReplicationID: replicationConfig.ID, base.AuditFieldPayload: body}
+	auditFields := base.AuditFields{base.AuditFieldReplicationID: replicationConfig.ID, base.AuditFieldPayload: string(body)}
 	if created {
 		h.writeStatus(http.StatusCreated, "Created")
 		base.Audit(h.ctx(), base.AuditIDISGRCreate, auditFields)
diff --git a/rest/api.go b/rest/api.go
index 338030f03c..3bf3b698d0 100644
--- a/rest/api.go
+++ b/rest/api.go
@@ -324,6 +324,8 @@ func (h *handler) handlePostResync() error {
 
 	action := h.getQuery("action")
 	regenerateSequences, _ := h.getOptBoolQuery("regenerate_sequences", false)
+	reset := h.getBoolQuery("reset")
+
 	body, err := h.readBody()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -353,7 +355,7 @@ func (h *handler) handlePostResync() error {
 				"database":            h.db,
 				"regenerateSequences": regenerateSequences,
 				"collections":         resyncPostReqBody.Scope,
-				"reset":               h.getBoolQuery("reset"),
+				"reset":               reset,
 			})
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -367,7 +369,7 @@ func (h *handler) handlePostResync() error {
 			base.Audit(h.ctx(), base.AuditIDDatabaseResyncStart, base.AuditFields{
 				"collections":          resyncPostReqBody.Scope,
 				"regenerate_sequences": regenerateSequences,
-				"reset":                h.getQuery("reset"),
+				"reset":                reset,
 			})
 		} else {
 			dbState := atomic.LoadUint32(&h.db.State)