diff --git a/lib/helpers/safeParseJSON.ts b/lib/helpers/safeParseJSON.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f86e8539e0
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+++ b/lib/helpers/safeParseJSON.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+export default function parseJSONSafely(str: string) {
+  try {
+    return JSON.parse(str);
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error((e as Error).message);
+    return {};
+  }
+}