diff --git a/js/thirdparty/ejs-utils.js b/js/thirdparty/ejs-utils.js
index 11b9852..9645427 100644
--- a/js/thirdparty/ejs-utils.js
+++ b/js/thirdparty/ejs-utils.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 //if this does not work, call Simon. https://github.com/S2-
 
+//this uses jQuery for now because ie11 support is needed
 
 (function($) {
 	var uuidv4 = function() {
@@ -49,4 +50,28 @@
 			return '<span class="ejs-templateplaceholder" style="display: none;" id="' + r + '"></span>';
 		}
 	};
+
+	ejs.preloadTft = function(templateUrl) {
+		var d = $.Deferred();
+
+		//if the template is already cached, just return.
+		if (ejs.cache.get(templateUrl)) {
+			d.resolve();
+		} else {
+			$.get(templateUrl)
+			.then(function(template) {
+				var templateFn = ejs.compile(template,
+				{
+					cache: true,
+					filename: templateUrl
+				});
+
+				ejs.cache.set(templateUrl, templateFn);
+
+				d.resolve();
+			});
+		}
+
+		return d;
+	}
 })(jQuery);