[feat] add a check for the installation of the helpers to the API

- Resolves: #8786

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/ui/app/lib/bitmask.js b/ui/app/lib/bitmask.js
index b0ada5b9..dd914369 100644
--- a/ui/app/lib/bitmask.js
+++ b/ui/app/lib/bitmask.js
@@ -255,10 +255,14 @@ var bitmask = function(){
             /**
              * Check if the VPN is ready to start and has the cert downloaded
              *
-             * @return {Promise<bool>} User readable status
+             * @return {Promise<{'vpn_ready': bool,
+             *                   'installed': bool}>}
              */
             check: function(provider) {
-                return call(['vpn', 'check', provider])
+                if (typeof provider !== 'string') {
+                    provider = "";
+                }
+                return call(['vpn', 'check', provider]);
             },
 
             /**