diff --git a/launcher/Json.cpp b/launcher/Json.cpp
index 37ada1aa..8f6908d3 100644
--- a/launcher/Json.cpp
+++ b/launcher/Json.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,14 @@ QJsonObject requireObject(const QJsonDocument &doc, const QString &what)
     }
     return doc.object();
 }
+QJsonObject requireObject(const QJsonValueRef &node, const QString &what)
+{
+    if (!node.isObject())
+    {
+        throw JsonException(what + " is not an object");
+    }
+    return node.toObject();
+}
 QJsonArray requireArray(const QJsonDocument &doc, const QString &what)
 {
     if (!doc.isArray())
diff --git a/launcher/Json.h b/launcher/Json.h
index dd70bf56..359f4757 100644
--- a/launcher/Json.h
+++ b/launcher/Json.h
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ QJsonDocument requireDocument(const QString &filename, const QString &what = "Do
 /// @throw JsonException
 QJsonObject requireObject(const QJsonDocument &doc, const QString &what = "Document");
 /// @throw JsonException
+QJsonObject requireObject(const QJsonValueRef &node, const QString &what = "Node");
+/// @throw JsonException
 QJsonArray requireArray(const QJsonDocument &doc, const QString &what = "Document");
 
 /////////////////// WRITING ////////////////////