diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/templates/helpers/valOrDefault.js b/src/sunstone/public/app/templates/helpers/valOrDefault.js
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+define(function(require) {
+  var Handlebars = require('hbs/handlebars');
+  var Locale = require('utils/locale');
+
+  var valOrDefault = function(value, defaultValue, options) {
+    var out = value || defaultValue;
+    return new Handlebars.SafeString(out);
+  };
+
+  Handlebars.registerHelper('valOrDefault', valOrDefault);
+  return valOrDefault;
+})