1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/server/helpers/utils.js b/server/helpers/utils.js
index 9f27671b6..7e0c9823c 100644
--- a/server/helpers/utils.js
+++ b/server/helpers/utils.js
@@ -5,11 +5,16 @@ const crypto = require('crypto')
 const logger = require('./logger')
 
 const utils = {
+  badRequest,
   cleanForExit,
   generateRandomString,
   isTestInstance
 }
 
+function badRequest (req, res, next) {
+  res.type('json').status(400).end()
+}
+
 function generateRandomString (size, callback) {
   crypto.pseudoRandomBytes(size, function (err, raw) {
     if (err) return callback(err)