diff --git a/keyserver/src/responders/relationship-responders.js b/keyserver/src/responders/relationship-responders.js
--- a/keyserver/src/responders/relationship-responders.js
+++ b/keyserver/src/responders/relationship-responders.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import {
   type TraditionalRelationshipRequest,
   type RelationshipErrors,
-  relationshipActionsList,
+  traditionalRelationshipActionsList,
 } from 'lib/types/relationship-types.js';
 import { tShape } from 'lib/utils/validation-utils.js';
 
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@
 
 export const updateRelationshipInputValidator: TInterface<TraditionalRelationshipRequest> =
   tShape<TraditionalRelationshipRequest>({
-    action: t.enums.of(relationshipActionsList, 'relationship action'),
+    action: t.enums.of(
+      traditionalRelationshipActionsList,
+      'relationship action',
+    ),
     userIDs: t.list(t.String),
   });
 
diff --git a/lib/types/relationship-types.js b/lib/types/relationship-types.js
--- a/lib/types/relationship-types.js
+++ b/lib/types/relationship-types.js
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
 export type TraditionalRelationshipAction = $Values<
   typeof traditionalRelationshipActions,
 >;
+export const traditionalRelationshipActionsList: $ReadOnlyArray<TraditionalRelationshipAction> =
+  values(traditionalRelationshipActions);
 
 export const relationshipButtons = Object.freeze({
   FRIEND: 'friend',