diff --git a/application/core/APIv1_Controller.php b/application/core/APIv1_Controller.php
index 50b5e1f52..fe2bbe212 100644
--- a/application/core/APIv1_Controller.php
+++ b/application/core/APIv1_Controller.php
@@ -7,10 +7,30 @@ class APIv1_Controller extends REST_Controller
     function __construct()  
     {
         parent::__construct();
-        //$this->load->library('session'); // -> autoload
-        //$this->load->library('database'); -> autoload
+		$this->load->helper('Message');
     }
     
+	/** ---------------------------------------------------------------
+	 * Success
+	 *
+	 * @param   mixed  $retval
+	 * @return  array
+	 */
+	protected function _success($retval, $message = null)
+	{
+		return success($retval, $message);
+	}
+
+	/** ---------------------------------------------------------------
+	 * General Error
+	 *
+	 * @return  array
+	 */
+	protected function _error($retval, $message = null)
+	{
+		return error($retval, $message);
+	}
+	
     /**
      * 
      * @param type $data
diff --git a/application/core/FHC_Model.php b/application/core/FHC_Model.php
index 14b50a109..485678c94 100644
--- a/application/core/FHC_Model.php
+++ b/application/core/FHC_Model.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ class FHC_Model extends CI_Model
 		$this->load->helper('language');
 		$this->lang->load('fhc_model');
 		$this->lang->load('fhcomplete');
+		$this->load->helper('Message');
 		
 		$uid = null;
 		
@@ -46,14 +47,9 @@ class FHC_Model extends CI_Model
 	 * @param   mixed  $retval
 	 * @return  array
 	 */
-	protected function _success($retval, $message = FHC_SUCCESS)
+	protected function _success($retval, $message = null)
 	{
-		$return = new stdClass();
-		$return->error = EXIT_SUCCESS;
-		$return->fhcCode = $message;
-		$return->msg = lang('fhc_' . $message);
-		$return->retval = $retval;
-		return $return;
+		return success($retval, $message);
 	}
 
 	/** ---------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -61,13 +57,8 @@ class FHC_Model extends CI_Model
 	 *
 	 * @return  array
 	 */
-	protected function _error($retval = '', $message = FHC_MODEL_ERROR)
+	protected function _error($retval, $message = null)
 	{
-		$return = new stdClass();
-		$return->error = EXIT_MODEL;
-		$return->fhcCode = $message;
-		$return->msg = lang('fhc_' . $message);
-		$return->retval = $retval;
-		return $return;
+		return error($retval, $message);
 	}
-}
+}
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diff --git a/application/helpers/message_helper.php b/application/helpers/message_helper.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0a70a1015
--- /dev/null
+++ b/application/helpers/message_helper.php
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?php
+
+/** ---------------------------------------------------------------
+ * General Error
+ *
+ * @return  array
+ */
+function success($retval, $message = FHC_SUCCESS)
+{
+	$return = new stdClass();
+	$return->error = EXIT_SUCCESS;
+	$return->fhcCode = $message;
+	$return->msg = lang('fhc_' . $message);
+	$return->retval = $retval;
+	return $return;
+}
+
+/** ---------------------------------------------------------------
+ * General Error
+ *
+ * @return  array
+ */
+function error($retval = '', $message = FHC_MODEL_ERROR)
+{
+	$return = new stdClass();
+	$return->error = EXIT_MODEL;
+	$return->fhcCode = $message;
+	$return->msg = lang('fhc_' . $message);
+	$return->retval = $retval;
+	return $return;
+}
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