diff --git a/src/snap-keyring.test.ts b/src/snap-keyring.test.ts
index 41b8d0d5..5a7954f5 100644
--- a/src/snap-keyring.test.ts
+++ b/src/snap-keyring.test.ts
@@ -35,22 +35,28 @@ describe('SnapKeyring', () => {
     keyring = new SnapKeyring(mockSnapController as unknown as SnapController);
     for (const account of accounts) {
       mockSnapController.handleRequest.mockResolvedValueOnce(accounts);
-      await keyring.handleKeyringSnapMessage(snapId, [
-        'create',
-        account.address,
-      ]);
+      await keyring.handleKeyringSnapMessage(snapId, {
+        method: 'createAccount',
+        params: {
+          id: account.id,
+        },
+      });
     }
   });
 
   describe('handleKeyringSnapMessage', () => {
     it('should return the list of accounts', async () => {
-      const result = await keyring.handleKeyringSnapMessage(snapId, ['read']);
+      const result = await keyring.handleKeyringSnapMessage(snapId, {
+        method: 'listAccounts',
+      });
       expect(result).toStrictEqual(accounts);
     });
 
     it('should fail if the method is not supported', async () => {
       await expect(
-        keyring.handleKeyringSnapMessage(snapId, ['invalid']),
+        keyring.handleKeyringSnapMessage(snapId, {
+          method: 'invalid',
+        }),
       ).rejects.toThrow('Method not supported: invalid');
     });
   });
diff --git a/src/snap-keyring.ts b/src/snap-keyring.ts
index 7f8f436c..c58a8312 100644
--- a/src/snap-keyring.ts
+++ b/src/snap-keyring.ts
@@ -83,16 +83,16 @@ export class SnapKeyring extends EventEmitter {
     message: SnapMessage,
   ): Promise<Json> {
     assert(message, SnapMessageStruct);
-    const [method, params] = message;
+    const { method, params } = message;
     switch (method) {
-      case 'update':
-      case 'delete':
-      case 'create': {
+      case 'updateAccount':
+      case 'deleteAccount':
+      case 'createAccount': {
         await this.#syncAccounts(snapId);
         return null;
       }
 
-      case 'read': {
+      case 'listAccounts': {
         // Don't call the snap back to list the accounts. The main use case for
         // this method is to allow the snap to verify if the keyring's state is
         // in sync with the snap's state.
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export class SnapKeyring extends EventEmitter {
         );
       }
 
-      case 'submit': {
+      case 'submitResponse': {
         const { id, result } = params as any; // FIXME: add a struct for this
         this.#resolveRequest(id, result);
         return true;
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 4a543467..f16c455a 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
 import { JsonStruct } from '@metamask/utils';
-import { Infer, string, tuple, union } from 'superstruct';
+import {
+  Infer,
+  array,
+  object,
+  optional,
+  record,
+  string,
+  union,
+} from 'superstruct';
 
-export const SnapMessageStruct = union([
-  tuple([string()]),
-  tuple([string(), JsonStruct]),
-]);
+export const SnapMessageStruct = object({
+  method: string(),
+  params: optional(union([array(JsonStruct), record(string(), JsonStruct)])),
+});
 
 /**
  * Message sent by the snap to manage accounts and requests.