diff --git a/internal/merch/helper.go b/internal/merch/helper.go
index 95c5f02..016bd99 100644
--- a/internal/merch/helper.go
+++ b/internal/merch/helper.go
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package merch
 
-import log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+import (
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+)
 
 const (
 	pkgLogHeader        = "Merch"
@@ -27,3 +30,8 @@ func logDebugController(msg string) {
 func logErrController(err error) {
 	log.WithError(err).Errorf("%v %v", pkgLogHeader, controllerLogHeader)
 }
+
+func getUserId(c *gin.Context) int64 {
+	id, _ := c.Get("userId")
+	return id.(int64)
+}