diff --git a/config/initializers/json.rb b/config/initializers/json.rb
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+# fix for JSON deprecation warnings. See: https://github.com/flori/json/issues/399#issuecomment-734863279
+
+module JSON
+  module_function
+
+  def parse(source, opts = {})
+    Parser.new(source, **opts).parse
+  end
+end