diff --git a/lib/types/messages/update-relationship.js b/lib/types/messages/update-relationship.js
--- a/lib/types/messages/update-relationship.js
+++ b/lib/types/messages/update-relationship.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // @flow
 
-import t, { type TInterface } from 'tcomb';
+import t, { type TInterface, TUnion } from 'tcomb';
 
 import { tID, tNumber, tShape } from '../../utils/validation-utils.js';
 import { messageTypes } from '../message-types-enum.js';
@@ -41,21 +41,36 @@
   id: string,
 };
 
-export const rawUpdateRelationshipMessageInfoValidator: TInterface<RawUpdateRelationshipMessageInfo> =
+export const rawUpdateTraditionalRelationshipMessageInfoValidator: TInterface<RawUpdateRelationshipMessageInfo> =
   tShape<RawUpdateRelationshipMessageInfo>({
+    id: tID,
     type: tNumber(messageTypes.UPDATE_RELATIONSHIP),
     threadID: tID,
     creatorID: t.String,
     targetID: t.String,
     time: t.Number,
-    operation: t.enums.of([
-      'request_sent',
-      'request_accepted',
-      'farcaster_mutual',
-    ]),
+    operation: t.enums.of(['request_sent', 'request_accepted']),
+  });
+
+export const rawUpdateFarcasterRelationshipMessageInfoValidator: TInterface<RawUpdateRelationshipMessageInfo> =
+  tShape<RawUpdateRelationshipMessageInfo>({
     id: tID,
+    type: tNumber(messageTypes.UPDATE_RELATIONSHIP),
+    threadID: tID,
+    creatorID: t.String,
+    creatorFID: t.String,
+    targetID: t.String,
+    targetFID: t.String,
+    time: t.Number,
+    operation: t.enums.of(['farcaster_mutual']),
   });
 
+export const rawUpdateRelationshipMessageInfoValidator: TUnion<RawUpdateRelationshipMessageInfo> =
+  t.union([
+    rawUpdateTraditionalRelationshipMessageInfoValidator,
+    rawUpdateFarcasterRelationshipMessageInfoValidator,
+  ]);
+
 export type UpdateRelationshipMessageInfo = {
   +type: 22,
   +id: string,