diff --git a/internal/logging/hypercore.go b/internal/logging/hypercore.go
index fac1689..967f154 100644
--- a/internal/logging/hypercore.go
+++ b/internal/logging/hypercore.go
@@ -371,18 +371,17 @@ func cloneLogMap(in map[string]interface{}) map[string]interface{} {
 	return out
 }
 
+// @goal: CHORUS-REQ-001 - Fix duplicate type case compilation error
+// WHY: Go 1.18+ treats interface{} and any as identical types, causing duplicate case errors
 func cloneLogValue(v interface{}) interface{} {
 	switch tv := v.(type) {
-	case map[string]interface{}:
-		return cloneLogMap(tv)
 	case map[string]any:
+		// @goal: CHORUS-REQ-001 - Convert any to interface{} for cloneLogMap compatibility
 		converted := make(map[string]interface{}, len(tv))
 		for k, val := range tv {
-			converted[k] = cloneLogValue(val)
+			converted[k] = val
 		}
-		return converted
-	case []interface{}:
-		return cloneLogSlice(tv)
+		return cloneLogMap(converted)
 	case []any:
 		converted := make([]interface{}, len(tv))
 		for i, val := range tv {