diff --git a/daemon/bencode.c b/daemon/bencode.c
index ac220e603..d8137a50e 100644
--- a/daemon/bencode.c
+++ b/daemon/bencode.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <json-glib/json-glib.h>
+#include "aux.h"
 
 /* set to 0 for alloc debugging, e.g. through valgrind */
 #define BENCODE_MIN_BUFFER_PIECE_LEN	512
@@ -964,19 +965,10 @@ str *bencode_collapse_str_json(bencode_item_t *root, str *out) {
 	JsonBuilder *builder = json_builder_new();
 	if (!bencode_collapse_json_item(root, builder))
 		goto err;
-	JsonGenerator *gen = json_generator_new();
-	JsonNode *json = json_builder_get_root(builder);
-	json_generator_set_root(gen, json);
-	char *result = json_generator_to_data(gen, NULL);
-	json_node_free(json);
-	g_object_unref(gen);
-	if (!result)
-		goto err;
-
+	char *result = glib_json_print(builder);
 	out->s = result;
 	out->len = strlen(result);
 	bencode_buffer_destroy_add(root->buffer, free, result);
-	g_object_unref(builder);
 	return out;
 
 err:
diff --git a/daemon/janus.c b/daemon/janus.c
index fa17af725..a03ddf86a 100644
--- a/daemon/janus.c
+++ b/daemon/janus.c
@@ -102,25 +102,10 @@ static struct call_monologue *janus_get_monologue(uint64_t handle_id, struct cal
 }
 
 
-// frees 'builder', returns g_malloc'd string
-static char *janus_json_print(JsonBuilder *builder) {
-	JsonGenerator *gen = json_generator_new();
-	JsonNode *root = json_builder_get_root(builder);
-	json_generator_set_root(gen, root);
-	char *result = json_generator_to_data(gen, NULL);
-
-	json_node_free(root);
-	g_object_unref(gen);
-	g_object_unref(builder);
-
-	return result;
-}
-
-
 // frees 'builder'
 // sends a single final response message to a received websocket message. requires a response code
 static void janus_send_json_sync_response(struct websocket_message *wm, JsonBuilder *builder, int code) {
-	char *result = janus_json_print(builder);
+	char *result = glib_json_print(builder);
 
 	if (wm->method == M_WEBSOCKET)
 		websocket_write_text(wm->wc, result, true);
@@ -137,7 +122,7 @@ static void janus_send_json_sync_response(struct websocket_message *wm, JsonBuil
 // sends an asynchronous notification to all websockets connected to a session
 // session must be locked already
 static void janus_send_json_async(struct janus_session *session, JsonBuilder *builder) {
-	char *result = janus_json_print(builder);
+	char *result = glib_json_print(builder);
 
 	GHashTableIter iter;
 	gpointer value;
diff --git a/daemon/mqtt.c b/daemon/mqtt.c
index 8fe218280..37c428564 100644
--- a/daemon/mqtt.c
+++ b/daemon/mqtt.c
@@ -522,17 +522,7 @@ INLINE JsonBuilder *__mqtt_timer_intro(void) {
 }
 INLINE void __mqtt_timer_outro(JsonBuilder *json) {
 	json_builder_end_object(json);
-
-	JsonGenerator *gen = json_generator_new();
-	JsonNode *root = json_builder_get_root(json);
-	json_generator_set_root(gen, root);
-	char *result = json_generator_to_data(gen, NULL);
-
-	mqtt_publish(result);
-
-	json_node_free(root);
-	g_object_unref(gen);
-	g_object_unref(json);
+	mqtt_publish(glib_json_print(json));
 }
 void mqtt_timer_run_media(struct call *call, struct call_media *media) {
 	JsonBuilder *json = __mqtt_timer_intro();
diff --git a/daemon/redis.c b/daemon/redis.c
index 017f363fb..477506058 100644
--- a/daemon/redis.c
+++ b/daemon/redis.c
@@ -2656,16 +2656,7 @@ char* redis_encode_json(struct call *c) {
 	}
 	json_builder_end_object(builder);
 
-	JsonGenerator *gen = json_generator_new();
-	JsonNode *root = json_builder_get_root(builder);
-	json_generator_set_root(gen, root);
-	char* result = json_generator_to_data(gen, NULL);
-
-	json_node_free(root);
-	g_object_unref(gen);
-	g_object_unref(builder);
-
-	return result;
+	return glib_json_print(builder);
 
 }
 
diff --git a/include/aux.h b/include/aux.h
index dd3bc5365..d4f4244b6 100644
--- a/include/aux.h
+++ b/include/aux.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <math.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <json-glib/json-glib.h>
 #include "compat.h"
 #include "auxlib.h"
 
@@ -133,6 +134,22 @@ g_list_insert_before_link (GList *list,
 #endif
 
 
+/* GLIB-JSON */
+
+// frees 'builder', returns g_malloc'd string
+INLINE char *glib_json_print(JsonBuilder *builder) {
+	JsonGenerator *gen = json_generator_new();
+	JsonNode *root = json_builder_get_root(builder);
+	json_generator_set_root(gen, root);
+	char *result = json_generator_to_data(gen, NULL);
+
+	json_node_free(root);
+	g_object_unref(gen);
+	g_object_unref(builder);
+
+	return result;
+}
+
 
 /* GQUEUE */