diff --git a/common/src/main/proto/pb.proto b/common/src/main/proto/pb.proto
index d5f3d0ee003..7742774b490 100644
--- a/common/src/main/proto/pb.proto
+++ b/common/src/main/proto/pb.proto
@@ -283,8 +283,9 @@ message PeerOpenedDisputeMessage {
 
 message DisputeCommunicationMessage {
     enum Type {
-        DISPUTE = 0;
-        TRADE = 1;
+        MEDIATION = 0;
+        ARBITRATION = 1;
+        TRADE = 2;
     }
     int64 date = 1;
     string trade_id = 2;
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/arbitration/DisputeChatSession.java b/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/arbitration/DisputeChatSession.java
index 2f943dfc758..1f5d7213377 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/arbitration/DisputeChatSession.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/arbitration/DisputeChatSession.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class DisputeChatSession extends ChatSession {
 
     public DisputeChatSession(@Nullable Dispute dispute,
                               DisputeManager disputeManager) {
-        super(DisputeCommunicationMessage.Type.DISPUTE);
+        super(DisputeCommunicationMessage.Type.ARBITRATION);
         this.dispute = dispute;
         this.disputeManager = disputeManager;
     }
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ public void dispatchMessage(DisputeMessage message) {
         } else if (message instanceof PeerOpenedDisputeMessage) {
             disputeManager.onPeerOpenedDisputeMessage((PeerOpenedDisputeMessage) message);
         } else if (message instanceof DisputeCommunicationMessage) {
-            if (((DisputeCommunicationMessage) message).getType() != DisputeCommunicationMessage.Type.DISPUTE) {
+            if (((DisputeCommunicationMessage) message).getType() != DisputeCommunicationMessage.Type.ARBITRATION) {
                 log.debug("Ignore non dispute type communication message");
                 return;
             }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/arbitration/messages/DisputeCommunicationMessage.java b/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/arbitration/messages/DisputeCommunicationMessage.java
index 18a4cca3c83..c198c64f8ec 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/arbitration/messages/DisputeCommunicationMessage.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/arbitration/messages/DisputeCommunicationMessage.java
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@
 public final class DisputeCommunicationMessage extends DisputeMessage {
 
     public enum Type {
-        DISPUTE,
+        MEDIATION,
+        ARBITRATION,
         TRADE;
 
         public static DisputeCommunicationMessage.Type fromProto(