diff --git a/jdl/__test-files__/json_to_jdl_converter/app_with_entities/.yo-rc.json b/jdl/__test-files__/json_to_jdl_converter/app_with_entities/.yo-rc.json
index 2e7c64f19ea5..f4438355b6dd 100644
--- a/jdl/__test-files__/json_to_jdl_converter/app_with_entities/.yo-rc.json
+++ b/jdl/__test-files__/json_to_jdl_converter/app_with_entities/.yo-rc.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
-  "entities": ["Country", "Department", "Employee", "Job", "JobHistory", "Location", "Region", "Task"],
   "generator-jhipster": {
+    "entities": ["Country", "Department", "Employee", "Job", "JobHistory", "Location", "Region", "Task"],
     "promptValues": {
       "packageName": "com.mycompany.myapp"
     },
diff --git a/jdl/__test-files__/json_to_jdl_converter/app_with_inconsistent_information/.yo-rc.json b/jdl/__test-files__/json_to_jdl_converter/app_with_inconsistent_information/.yo-rc.json
index 0e8f4052fc69..0b81bf5cf80e 100644
--- a/jdl/__test-files__/json_to_jdl_converter/app_with_inconsistent_information/.yo-rc.json
+++ b/jdl/__test-files__/json_to_jdl_converter/app_with_inconsistent_information/.yo-rc.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
-  "entities": ["Country"],
   "generator-jhipster": {
+    "entities": ["Country"],
     "promptValues": {
       "packageName": "com.mycompany.myapp"
     },
diff --git a/jdl/converters/json-to-jdl-converter.ts b/jdl/converters/json-to-jdl-converter.ts
index 05a27a16d4f4..98f58c28a764 100644
--- a/jdl/converters/json-to-jdl-converter.ts
+++ b/jdl/converters/json-to-jdl-converter.ts
@@ -120,7 +120,11 @@ function getJSONEntityFiles(applicationDirectory: string, yoRcFileContent: Parti
   const entities: Map<string, JSONEntity> = new Map();
   fs.readdirSync(path.join(applicationDirectory, '.jhipster')).forEach(file => {
     const entityName = file.slice(0, file.indexOf('.json'));
-    if (!yoRcFileContent.entities?.includes(entityName)) {
+    if (
+      yoRcFileContent['generator-jhipster'] &&
+      yoRcFileContent['generator-jhipster']!.entities &&
+      !yoRcFileContent['generator-jhipster']!.entities!.includes(entityName)
+    ) {
       throw new Error(
         `Mismatch identified between the application description amount of entity listed and the entity found in the .jhipster folder for entity name: ${entityName}`,
       );
diff --git a/jdl/converters/types.ts b/jdl/converters/types.ts
index 2936f8a7e2fd..91d7c615e8fe 100644
--- a/jdl/converters/types.ts
+++ b/jdl/converters/types.ts
@@ -32,10 +32,36 @@ export type JSONEntity = {
 } & Record<string, any>;
 
 export type JSONGeneratorJhipsterContent = {
-  applicationType: string;
+  baseName: string;
+  applicationType?: string;
+  entities?: string[];
+  jhipsterVersion?: string;
+  packageName?: string;
+  packageFolder?: string;
+  serverPort?: string;
+  authenticationType?: string;
+  buildTool?: string;
+  cacheProvider?: string;
+  clientPackageManager?: string;
+  creationTimestamp?: number;
+  databaseType?: string;
+  devDatabaseType?: string;
+  enableHibernateCache?: boolean;
+  enableTranslation?: boolean;
+  jhiPrefix?: string;
+  jwtSecretKey?: string;
+  languages?: string[];
+  messageBroker?: string;
+  nativeLanguage?: string;
+  prodDatabaseType?: string;
+  searchEngine?: string;
+  serviceDiscoveryType?: string;
+  skipClient?: boolean;
+  skipUserManagement?: boolean;
+  testFrameworks: string[];
+  websocket: string;
 } & Record<string, any>;
 
 export type JSONRootObject = {
-  entities: string[];
   ['generator-jhipster']: JSONGeneratorJhipsterContent;
 };