diff --git a/example/main.go b/example/main.go
index 11e1fb0..37b9037 100644
--- a/example/main.go
+++ b/example/main.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 
-	"github.com/qri-io/jsonschema"
 	"go.neonxp.dev/jsonrpc2/rpc"
 	"go.neonxp.dev/jsonrpc2/rpc/middleware"
 	"go.neonxp.dev/jsonrpc2/transport"
@@ -18,10 +17,12 @@ func main() {
 		rpc.WithLogger(rpc.StdLogger),
 		rpc.WithTransport(&transport.HTTP{Bind: ":8000", CORSOrigin: "*"}),
 	)
+
 	// Set options after constructor
-	validation, err := middleware.Validation(map[string]middleware.MethodSchema{
+	serviceSchema := `
+	{
 		"divide": {
-			Request: *jsonschema.Must(`{
+			"request": {
 				"type": "object",
 				"properties": {
 					"a": {
@@ -33,8 +34,8 @@ func main() {
 					}
 				},
 				"required": ["a", "b"]
-			}`),
-			Response: *jsonschema.Must(`{
+			},
+			"response": {
 				"type": "object",
 				"properties": {
 					"quo": {
@@ -45,9 +46,28 @@ func main() {
 					}
 				},
 				"required": ["quo", "rem"]
-			}`),
+			}
 		},
-	})
+		"multiply": {
+			"request": {
+				"type": "object",
+				"properties": {
+					"a": {
+						"type": "integer"
+					},
+					"b": {
+						"type": "integer"
+					}
+				},
+				"required": ["a", "b"]
+			},
+			"response": {
+				"type": "integer"
+			}
+		}
+	}`
+
+	validation, err := middleware.Validation(middleware.MustSchema(serviceSchema))
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/rpc/middleware/validation.go b/rpc/middleware/validation.go
index e994383..80b4cfd 100644
--- a/rpc/middleware/validation.go
+++ b/rpc/middleware/validation.go
@@ -30,25 +30,37 @@ import (
 	"go.neonxp.dev/jsonrpc2/rpc"
 )
 
-type MethodSchema struct {
-	Request  jsonschema.Schema
-	Response jsonschema.Schema
+type ServiceSchema map[string]MethodSchema
+
+func MustSchema(schema string) ServiceSchema {
+	ss := new(ServiceSchema)
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(schema), ss); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	return *ss
 }
 
-func Validation(serviceSchema map[string]MethodSchema) (rpc.Middleware, error) {
+type MethodSchema struct {
+	Request  *jsonschema.Schema `json:"request"`
+	Response *jsonschema.Schema `json:"response"`
+}
+
+func Validation(serviceSchema ServiceSchema) (rpc.Middleware, error) {
 	return func(handler rpc.RpcHandler) rpc.RpcHandler {
 		return func(ctx context.Context, req *rpc.RpcRequest) *rpc.RpcResponse {
-			if rs, ok := serviceSchema[strings.ToLower(req.Method)]; ok {
-				if errResp := formatError(ctx, req.Id, rs.Request, req.Params); errResp != nil {
+			rs, hasSchema := serviceSchema[strings.ToLower(req.Method)]
+			if hasSchema && rs.Request != nil {
+				if errResp := formatError(ctx, req.Id, *rs.Request, req.Params); errResp != nil {
 					return errResp
 				}
-				resp := handler(ctx, req)
-				if errResp := formatError(ctx, req.Id, rs.Response, resp.Result); errResp != nil {
-					return errResp
-				}
-				return resp
 			}
-			return handler(ctx, req)
+			resp := handler(ctx, req)
+			if hasSchema && rs.Response != nil {
+				if errResp := formatError(ctx, req.Id, *rs.Response, resp.Result); errResp != nil {
+					return errResp
+				}
+			}
+			return resp
 		}
 	}, nil
 }