diff --git a/include/ShockerCommandType.h b/include/ShockerCommandType.h
index 03fce70e..862d180f 100644
--- a/include/ShockerCommandType.h
+++ b/include/ShockerCommandType.h
@@ -6,4 +6,22 @@
 
 namespace OpenShock {
   typedef OpenShock::Serialization::Types::ShockerCommandType ShockerCommandType;
+
+  inline bool ShockerCommandTypeFromString(const char* str, ShockerCommandType& out) {
+    if (strcasecmp(str, "stop") == 0) {
+      out = ShockerCommandType::Stop;
+      return true;
+    } else if (strcasecmp(str, "shock") == 0) {
+      out = ShockerCommandType::Shock;
+      return true;
+    } else if (strcasecmp(str, "vibrate") == 0) {
+      out = ShockerCommandType::Vibrate;
+      return true;
+    } else if (strcasecmp(str, "sound") == 0) {
+      out = ShockerCommandType::Sound;
+      return true;
+    } else {
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
 }  // namespace OpenShock
diff --git a/src/serialization/JsonSerial.cpp b/src/serialization/JsonSerial.cpp
index 3db16b90..85fa3590 100644
--- a/src/serialization/JsonSerial.cpp
+++ b/src/serialization/JsonSerial.cpp
@@ -53,15 +53,7 @@ bool JsonSerial::ParseShockerCommand(const cJSON* root, JsonSerial::ShockerComma
     return false;
   }
   ShockerCommandType commandType;
-  if (strcmp(command->valuestring, "stop") == 0) {
-    commandType = ShockerCommandType::Stop;
-  } else if (strcmp(command->valuestring, "shock") == 0) {
-    commandType = ShockerCommandType::Shock;
-  } else if (strcmp(command->valuestring, "vibrate") == 0) {
-    commandType = ShockerCommandType::Vibrate;
-  } else if (strcmp(command->valuestring, "sound") == 0) {
-    commandType = ShockerCommandType::Sound;
-  } else {
+  if (!ShockerCommandTypeFromString(command->valuestring, commandType)) {
     ESP_LOGE(TAG, "value at 'type' is not a valid shocker command (stop, shock, vibrate, sound)");
     return false;
   }