diff --git a/src/blackmisc/db/datastoreutility.cpp b/src/blackmisc/db/datastoreutility.cpp
index 4e1694aac..c28bedf7b 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/db/datastoreutility.cpp
+++ b/src/blackmisc/db/datastoreutility.cpp
@@ -158,5 +158,45 @@ namespace BlackMisc
 
             return hasData;
         }
+
+        bool CDatastoreUtility::parseAutoPublishResponse(const QString &jsonResponse, CStatusMessageList &messages)
+        {
+            if (jsonResponse.isEmpty())
+            {
+                messages.push_back(CStatusMessage(getLogCategories(), CStatusMessage::SeverityError, u"Empty JSON data for published models"));
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            const QJsonDocument jsonDoc(QJsonDocument::fromJson(jsonResponse.toUtf8()));
+
+            // array of messages only
+            if (jsonDoc.isArray())
+            {
+                const CStatusMessageList msgs(CStatusMessageList::fromDatabaseJson(jsonDoc.array()));
+                messages.push_back(msgs);
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            // no object -> most likely some fucked up HTML string with the PHP error
+            if (!jsonDoc.isObject())
+            {
+                const QString phpError(CNetworkUtils::removeHtmlPartsFromPhpErrorMessage(jsonResponse));
+                messages.push_back(CStatusMessage(getLogCategories(), CStatusMessage::SeverityError, phpError));
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            QJsonObject json(jsonDoc.object());
+            if (json.contains("msgs"))
+            {
+                const QJsonValue msgJson(json.take("msgs"));
+                const CStatusMessageList msgs(CStatusMessageList::fromDatabaseJson(msgJson.toArray()));
+                if (!msgs.isEmpty())
+                {
+                    messages.push_back(msgs);
+                    return !messages.hasErrorMessages();
+                }
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
     } // ns
 } // ns
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/db/datastoreutility.h b/src/blackmisc/db/datastoreutility.h
index 7c873208f..1b4b1df9b 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/db/datastoreutility.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/db/datastoreutility.h
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ namespace BlackMisc
                                                   Simulation::CAircraftModelList &publishedModels,
                                                   Simulation::CAircraftModelList &skippedModels,
                                                   CStatusMessageList &messages, bool &directWrite);
+
+            //! Auto publish response
+            static bool parseAutoPublishResponse(const QString &jsonResponse, CStatusMessageList &messages);
         };
     } // namespace
 } // namespace