diff --git a/src/ckpool.c b/src/ckpool.c
index 6ead89b0..e51af761 100644
--- a/src/ckpool.c
+++ b/src/ckpool.c
@@ -965,20 +965,24 @@ bool json_get_string(char **store, const json_t *val, const char *res)
 	return _json_get_string(store, json_object_get(val, res), res);
 }
 
-static void json_get_int64(int64_t *store, const json_t *val, const char *res)
+bool json_get_int64(int64_t *store, const 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);
-		return;
+		goto out;
 	}
 	if (!json_is_integer(entry)) {
 		LOGWARNING("Json entry %s is not an integer", res);
-		return;
+		goto out;
 	}
 	*store = json_integer_value(entry);
 	LOGDEBUG("Json found entry %s: %ld", res, *store);
+	ret = true;
+out:
+	return ret;
 }
 
 bool json_get_int(int *store, const json_t *val, const char *res)
diff --git a/src/ckpool.h b/src/ckpool.h
index ab7d685a..2da96ed5 100644
--- a/src/ckpool.h
+++ b/src/ckpool.h
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ json_t *json_rpc_call(connsock_t *cs, const char *rpc_req);
 
 int process_exit(ckpool_t *ckp, const proc_instance_t *pi, int ret);
 bool json_get_string(char **store, const json_t *val, const char *res);
+bool json_get_int64(int64_t *store, const json_t *val, const char *res);
 bool json_get_int(int *store, const json_t *val, const char *res);
 bool json_get_double(double *store, const json_t *val, const char *res);