diff --git a/src/libckpool.c b/src/libckpool.c
index 572c860c..bc51fa40 100644
--- a/src/libckpool.c
+++ b/src/libckpool.c
@@ -933,6 +933,16 @@ out:
 }
 
 
+void _json_check(json_t *val, json_error_t *err, const char *file, const char *func, const int line)
+{
+	if (likely(val))
+		return;
+
+	LOGERR("Invalid json line:%d col:%d pos:%d text: %s from %s %s:%d",
+	       err->line, err->column, err->position, err->text,
+	       file, func, line);
+}
+
 /* Extracts a string value from a json array with error checking. To be used
  * when the value of the string returned is only examined and not to be stored.
  * See json_array_string below */
diff --git a/src/libckpool.h b/src/libckpool.h
index b3251370..98d3e54c 100644
--- a/src/libckpool.h
+++ b/src/libckpool.h
@@ -266,6 +266,17 @@ typedef struct unixsock unixsock_t;
 
 typedef struct proc_instance proc_instance_t;
 
+
+void _json_check(json_t *val, json_error_t *err, const char *file, const char *func, const int line);
+#define json_check(val, err) _json_check(val, err,  __FILE__, __func__, __LINE__)
+
+/* Check and pack json */
+#define JSON_CPACK(val, ...) do { \
+	json_error_t err; \
+	val = json_pack_ex(&err, 0, ##__VA_ARGS__); \
+	json_check(val, &err); \
+} while (0)
+
 /* No error checking with these, make sure we know they're valid already! */
 static inline void json_strcpy(char *buf, json_t *val, const char *key)
 {