diff --git a/src/ckpool.c b/src/ckpool.c
index bef14365..60374273 100644
--- a/src/ckpool.c
+++ b/src/ckpool.c
@@ -997,6 +997,26 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+bool json_get_double(double *store, json_t *val, const char *res)
+{
+	json_t *entry = json_object_get(val, res);
+	bool ret = false;
+
+	if (!entry) {
+		LOGDEBUG("Json did not find entry %s", res);
+		goto out;
+	}
+	if (!json_is_real(entry)) {
+		LOGWARNING("Json entry %s is not a double", res);
+		goto out;
+	}
+	*store = json_real_value(entry);
+	LOGDEBUG("Json found entry %s: %f", res, *store);
+	ret = true;
+out:
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static bool json_get_bool(bool *store, json_t *val, const char *res)
 {
 	json_t *entry = json_object_get(val, res);
diff --git a/src/ckpool.h b/src/ckpool.h
index b8293474..0b28aa40 100644
--- a/src/ckpool.h
+++ b/src/ckpool.h
@@ -214,5 +214,6 @@ json_t *json_rpc_call(connsock_t *cs, const char *rpc_req);
 int process_exit(ckpool_t *ckp, proc_instance_t *pi, int ret);
 bool json_get_string(char **store, json_t *val, const char *res);
 bool json_get_int(int *store, json_t *val, const char *res);
+bool json_get_double(double *store, json_t *val, const char *res);
 
 #endif /* CKPOOL_H */