diff --git a/src/HacknetNode.js b/src/HacknetNode.js
index 872275228..3b5651888 100644
--- a/src/HacknetNode.js
+++ b/src/HacknetNode.js
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ import {iTutorialSteps, iTutorialNextStep,
         iTutorialIsRunning, currITutorialStep}  from "./InteractiveTutorial";
 import {Player}                                 from "./Player";
 import {dialogBoxCreate}                        from "../utils/DialogBox";
-import {clearEventListeners,
-        getElementById}                         from "../utils/HelperFunctions";
+import {clearEventListeners}                    from "../utils/HelperFunctions";
 import {Reviver, Generic_toJSON,
         Generic_fromJSON}                       from "../utils/JSONReviver";
 import {createElement}                          from "../utils/uiHelpers/createElement";
 import {formatNumber}                           from "../utils/StringHelperFunctions";
+import {getElementById}                         from "../utils/uiHelpers/getElementById";
 
 /**
  * Overwrites the inner text of the specified HTML element if it is different from what currently exists.
diff --git a/utils/HelperFunctions.js b/utils/HelperFunctions.js
index b80b18271..a83d94249 100644
--- a/utils/HelperFunctions.js
+++ b/utils/HelperFunctions.js
@@ -74,21 +74,6 @@ function removeChildrenFromElement(el) {
     }
 }
 
-/**
- * Returns a reference to the first object with the specified value of the ID or NAME attribute, throwing an error if it is unable to find it.
- * @param {string} elementId The HTML ID to retrieve the element by.
- * @returns {HTMLElement} The single element.
- * @throws {Error} When the 'idString' cannot be found.
- */
-function getElementById(elementId) {
-    var el = document.getElementById(elementId);
-    if (el == null) {
-        throw new Error("Unable to find element with id '" + elementId + "'");
-    }
-
-    return el;
-}
-
 //Creates both the header and panel element of an accordion and sets the click handler
 function createAccordionElement(params) {
     var li = document.createElement("li"),
@@ -167,5 +152,4 @@ export {sizeOfObject,
         createAccordionElement,
         appendLineBreaks,
         removeChildrenFromElement,
-        clearSelector,
-        getElementById};
+        clearSelector};
diff --git a/utils/uiHelpers/createPopup.ts b/utils/uiHelpers/createPopup.ts
index 2e954f811..527b12fb1 100644
--- a/utils/uiHelpers/createPopup.ts
+++ b/utils/uiHelpers/createPopup.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { createElement } from "./createElement";
+import { getElementById } from "./getElementById";
 
 /**
  * Creates the necessary DOM elements to present an in-game popup to the player.
@@ -20,13 +21,8 @@ export function createPopup(id: string, elems: HTMLElement[]) {
         content.appendChild(elem);
     }
     container.appendChild(content);
-    const gameContainer: HTMLElement | null = document.getElementById("entire-game-container");
-
-    if (gameContainer === null) {
-        throw new Error("Unable to find the game container. Something is *seriously* wrong...");
-    }
-
-    gameContainer.appendChild(container);
+    getElementById("entire-game-container")
+        .appendChild(container);
 
     return container;
 }
diff --git a/utils/uiHelpers/getElementById.ts b/utils/uiHelpers/getElementById.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6ecfc5afb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/uiHelpers/getElementById.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/**
+ * Returns a reference to the first object with the specified value of the ID or NAME attribute,
+ * throwing an error if it is unable to find it.
+ * @param elementId The HTML ID to retrieve the element by.
+ * @throws {Error} When the 'elementId' cannot be found.
+ */
+export function getElementById(elementId: string) {
+    const el: HTMLElement | null = document.getElementById(elementId);
+    if (el === null) {
+        throw new Error(`Unable to find element with id '${elementId}'`);
+    }
+
+    return el;
+}