diff --git a/formats/survey.py b/formats/survey.py
index ed59a5de1626ddaba154e65ce2246398a8272cf3..32c2b0d7fe95602167e0f83d395f2c1d5d82ef69 100644
--- a/formats/survey.py
+++ b/formats/survey.py
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@
 survey_schema = {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
+        "message_type": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "Type of message",
+            "example": "survey",
+            "enum": ["survey"],
+        },
         "timestamp": {
             "type": "string",
             "format": "date-time",