diff --git a/pkg/audit/types.go b/pkg/audit/types.go
index f1b7cef54..dbf03b0f5 100644
--- a/pkg/audit/types.go
+++ b/pkg/audit/types.go
@@ -39,4 +39,7 @@ type Backend interface {
 	// events are delivered. It can be assumed that this method is called after
 	// the stopCh channel passed to the Run method has been closed.
 	Shutdown()
+
+	// Returns the backend PluginName.
+	String() string
 }
diff --git a/pkg/audit/union_test.go b/pkg/audit/union_test.go
index 45fd67100..3d474a474 100644
--- a/pkg/audit/union_test.go
+++ b/pkg/audit/union_test.go
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ func (f *fakeBackend) Shutdown() {
 	// Nothing to do here.
 }
 
+func (f *fakeBackend) String() string {
+	return ""
+}
+
 func TestUnion(t *testing.T) {
 	backends := []Backend{
 		new(fakeBackend),
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/audit/fake/fake.go b/plugin/pkg/audit/fake/fake.go
index 4b8fa3c7c..a886529ec 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/audit/fake/fake.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/audit/fake/fake.go
@@ -44,3 +44,7 @@ func (b *Backend) ProcessEvents(ev ...*auditinternal.Event) {
 		b.OnRequest(ev)
 	}
 }
+
+func (b *Backend) String() string {
+	return ""
+}