diff --git a/aleksis/core/static/js/helper.js b/aleksis/core/static/js/helper.js
index d68574fde82f6cbd94100f5ce2f2731d04d7ca68..844496346e451a89814ae90194db57fb67a72434 100644
--- a/aleksis/core/static/js/helper.js
+++ b/aleksis/core/static/js/helper.js
@@ -24,4 +24,7 @@ function getNowFormatted() {
     return formatDate(getNow());
 }
 
+function getJSONScript(elementId) {
+    return JSON.parse(document.getElementById(elementId).textContent);
+}