diff --git a/services/identity/src/websockets/mod.rs b/services/identity/src/websockets/mod.rs
--- a/services/identity/src/websockets/mod.rs
+++ b/services/identity/src/websockets/mod.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 use hyper_tungstenite::HyperWebsocket;
 use identity_search_messages::{
   ConnectionInitializationResponse, ConnectionInitializationStatus, Failure,
-  Heartbeat, Messages, SearchMethod, SearchQuery, SearchResponse, SearchResult,
+  Heartbeat, MessagesToServer, SearchMethod, SearchResponse, SearchResult,
   User,
 };
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -176,16 +176,17 @@
   text: String,
   outgoing: WebsocketSink,
 ) -> Result<(), errors::WebsocketError> {
-  let Ok(serialized_message) = serde_json::from_str::<Messages>(&text) else {
+  let Ok(serialized_message) = serde_json::from_str::<MessagesToServer>(&text)
+  else {
     return Err(errors::WebsocketError::SerializationError);
   };
 
   match serialized_message {
-    Messages::Heartbeat(Heartbeat {}) => {
+    MessagesToServer::Heartbeat(Heartbeat {}) => {
       debug!("Received heartbeat");
       Ok(())
     }
-    Messages::SearchQuery(search_query) => {
+    MessagesToServer::SearchQuery(search_query) => {
       let handler_result = match search_query.search_method {
         SearchMethod::Prefix(prefix_query) => {
           handle_prefix_search(&search_query.id, prefix_query).await
diff --git a/shared/identity_search_messages/src/messages/mod.rs b/shared/identity_search_messages/src/messages/mod.rs
--- a/shared/identity_search_messages/src/messages/mod.rs
+++ b/shared/identity_search_messages/src/messages/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//! Messages sent from client to Identity Search Server
+//! Messages sent between Client and Identity Search Server
 
 pub mod auth_messages;
 pub mod search_query;
@@ -15,10 +15,16 @@
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(untagged)]
-pub enum Messages {
+pub enum MessagesToClient {
+  ConnectionInitializationResponse(ConnectionInitializationResponse),
+  SearchResponse(SearchResponse),
+  Heartbeat(Heartbeat),
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(untagged)]
+pub enum MessagesToServer {
   AuthMessage(AuthMessage),
   SearchQuery(SearchQuery),
   Heartbeat(Heartbeat),
-  ConnectionInitializationResponse(ConnectionInitializationResponse),
-  SearchResponse(SearchResponse),
 }