diff --git a/packages/minting-backend/sdk/src/index.ts b/packages/minting-backend/sdk/src/index.ts
index 9b418f6480..544ef5260a 100644
--- a/packages/minting-backend/sdk/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/minting-backend/sdk/src/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { ImmutableConfiguration, ModuleConfiguration } from '@imtbl/config';
 import { BlockchainData } from '@imtbl/blockchain-data';
-import { init } from '@imtbl/webhook';
+import { handle } from '@imtbl/webhook';
 import { setEnvironment, setPublishableApiKey } from '@imtbl/metrics';
 import { trackUncaughtException } from 'analytics';
 import { mintingPersistence as mintingPersistencePg } from './persistence/pg/postgres';
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const noopHandlers = {
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
   zkevmMintRequestUpdated: async (event: MintRequestEvent) => { },
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
-  others: async (..._args: any) => { }
+  all: async (..._args: any) => { }
 };
 
 export class MintingBackendModule {
@@ -71,12 +71,12 @@ export class MintingBackendModule {
   }
 
   async processMint(body: string | Record<string, unknown>, otherHandlers = noopHandlers) {
-    await init(body, this.baseConfig.environment, {
+    await handle(body, this.baseConfig.environment, {
       zkevmMintRequestUpdated: async (event: MintRequestEvent) => {
         await processMint(this.persistence, event, this.logger);
         otherHandlers.zkevmMintRequestUpdated(event);
       },
-      others: otherHandlers.others
+      all: otherHandlers.all
     });
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/webhook/sdk/src/index.ts b/packages/webhook/sdk/src/index.ts
index a1b9f5d9d8..a60ae14064 100644
--- a/packages/webhook/sdk/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/webhook/sdk/src/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { init } from './init';
+import { handle } from './init';
 
 export {
-  init,
+  handle,
 };
diff --git a/packages/webhook/sdk/src/init.ts b/packages/webhook/sdk/src/init.ts
index 7ab5a98cd8..dabac2292e 100644
--- a/packages/webhook/sdk/src/init.ts
+++ b/packages/webhook/sdk/src/init.ts
@@ -8,12 +8,19 @@ const allowedTopicArnPrefix = {
   [Environment.SANDBOX]: 'arn:aws:sns:us-east-2:783421985614:'
 };
 
-export const init = async (
+/**
+ * handle will validate webhook message origin and verify signature of the message and calls corresponding handlers passed in.
+ * @param body The request body to a webhook endpoint in json string or js object form.
+ * @param env The Immutable environment the webhook is set up for.
+ * @param handlers The optional handlers object for different events. The `all` handler will be triggered for all event types.
+ * @returns The event object from the webhook message after validation and verification.
+ */
+export const handle = async (
   body: string | Record<string, unknown>,
   env: Environment,
-  handlers: {
-    zkevmMintRequestUpdated: (event: any) => Promise<void>;
-    others?: (event: any) => Promise<void>;
+  handlers?: {
+    zkevmMintRequestUpdated?: (event: any) => Promise<void>;
+    all?: (event: any) => Promise<void>;
   }
 ) => {
   const msg: any = await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
@@ -38,17 +45,21 @@ export const init = async (
     });
   });
 
+  const event = JSON.parse(msg.Message);
   if (msg.Type === 'Notification') {
-    const event = JSON.parse(msg.Message);
     switch (event.event_name) {
       case 'imtbl_zkevm_mint_request_updated':
-        await handlers.zkevmMintRequestUpdated(event);
+        if (handlers?.zkevmMintRequestUpdated) {
+          await handlers?.zkevmMintRequestUpdated(event);
+        }
         break;
       default:
-        if (handlers.others) {
-          await handlers.others(event);
-        }
         break;
     }
+    if (handlers?.all) {
+      await handlers?.all(event);
+    }
   }
+
+  return event;
 };