diff --git a/www/Makefile b/www/Makefile
index 7260e1e9..ec41e3f8 100644
--- a/www/Makefile
+++ b/www/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 JSSRC=							\
+	Utils.js					\
 	Logo.js						\
 	VersionInfo.js					\
 	Application.js					\
diff --git a/www/Utils.js b/www/Utils.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8841b0cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/www/Utils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+/*global Proxmox */
+Ext.ns('PBS');
+
+console.log("Starting Backup Server GUI");
+
+Ext.define('PBS.Utils', {
+    singleton: true,
+
+    // Ext.Ajax.request
+    API3Request: function(reqOpts) {
+
+	var newopts = Ext.apply({
+	    waitMsg: gettext('Please wait...')
+	}, reqOpts);
+
+	if (!newopts.url.match(/^\/api3/)) {
+	    newopts.url = '/api3/extjs' + newopts.url;
+	}
+	delete newopts.callback;
+
+	var createWrapper = function(successFn, callbackFn, failureFn) {
+	    Ext.apply(newopts, {
+		success: function(response, options) {
+		    if (options.waitMsgTarget) {
+			if (Proxmox.Utils.toolkit === 'touch') {
+			    options.waitMsgTarget.setMasked(false);
+			} else {
+			    options.waitMsgTarget.setLoading(false);
+			}
+		    }
+		    var result = Ext.decode(response.responseText);
+		    response.result = result;
+		    if (!result.success) {
+			response.htmlStatus = Proxmox.Utils.extractRequestError(result, true);
+			Ext.callback(callbackFn, options.scope, [options, false, response]);
+			Ext.callback(failureFn, options.scope, [response, options]);
+			return;
+		    }
+		    Ext.callback(callbackFn, options.scope, [options, true, response]);
+		    Ext.callback(successFn, options.scope, [response, options]);
+		},
+		failure: function(response, options) {
+		    if (options.waitMsgTarget) {
+			if (Proxmox.Utils.toolkit === 'touch') {
+			    options.waitMsgTarget.setMasked(false);
+			} else {
+			    options.waitMsgTarget.setLoading(false);
+			}
+		    }
+		    response.result = {};
+		    try {
+			response.result = Ext.decode(response.responseText);
+		    } catch(e) {}
+		    var msg = gettext('Connection error') + ' - server offline?';
+		    if (response.aborted) {
+			msg = gettext('Connection error') + ' - aborted.';
+		    } else if (response.timedout) {
+			msg = gettext('Connection error') + ' - Timeout.';
+		    } else if (response.status && response.statusText) {
+			msg = gettext('Connection error') + ' ' + response.status + ': ' + response.statusText;
+		    }
+		    response.htmlStatus = msg;
+		    Ext.callback(callbackFn, options.scope, [options, false, response]);
+		    Ext.callback(failureFn, options.scope, [response, options]);
+		}
+	    });
+	};
+
+	createWrapper(reqOpts.success, reqOpts.callback, reqOpts.failure);
+
+	var target = newopts.waitMsgTarget;
+	if (target) {
+	    if (Proxmox.Utils.toolkit === 'touch') {
+		target.setMasked({ xtype: 'loadmask', message: newopts.waitMsg} );
+	    } else {
+		// Note: ExtJS bug - this does not work when component is not rendered
+		target.setLoading(newopts.waitMsg);
+	    }
+	}
+	Ext.Ajax.request(newopts);
+    },
+
+    constructor: function() {
+	var me = this;
+
+	// do whatever you want here
+    }
+});
diff --git a/www/VersionInfo.js b/www/VersionInfo.js
index 0112825c..a0298d33 100644
--- a/www/VersionInfo.js
+++ b/www/VersionInfo.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Ext.define('PBS.view.main.VersionInfo',{
 	me.callParent();
 
 	if (me.makeApiCall) {
-	    Proxmox.Utils.API2Request({
+	    PBS.Utils.API3Request({
 		url: '/version',
 		method: 'GET',
 		success: function(response) {