diff --git a/stringmap.go b/stringmap.go
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/stringmap.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package cubeutil
+
+func GetStringMapValue(source map[string]string, key string, fallBack string) string {
+	if value, ok := source[key]; ok {
+		return value
+	}
+	return fallBack
+}
diff --git a/stringmap_test.go b/stringmap_test.go
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+++ b/stringmap_test.go
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+package cubeutil_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"github.com/cubex/cubeutil-go"
+)
+
+func TestGetMapValue(t *testing.T) {
+	useMap := make(map[string]string)
+	useMap["found"] = "Found"
+	if cubeutil.GetStringMapValue(useMap, "found", "Not Found") != "Found" {
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+	if cubeutil.GetStringMapValue(useMap, "not_found", "Not Found") != "Not Found" {
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+}