diff --git a/web/includes/functions.php b/web/includes/functions.php
index 60fb99571..89d2cc8ad 100644
--- a/web/includes/functions.php
+++ b/web/includes/functions.php
@@ -1990,6 +1990,10 @@ function requestVar($name, $default='') {
 
 // For numbers etc in javascript or tags etc
 function validInt($input) {
+  return preg_replace('/[^\-\d]/', '', $input);
+}
+
+function validCardinal($input) {
   return preg_replace('/\D/', '', $input);
 }