diff --git a/js/common/modules/graph.js b/js/common/modules/graph.js
index 82b9b2ad22..8f1398fff3 100644
--- a/js/common/modules/graph.js
+++ b/js/common/modules/graph.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*global require, WeakDictionary, exports */
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-/// @brief JavaScript actions functions
+/// @brief Graph interface to the database
 ///
 /// @file
 ///
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ var internal = require("internal"),
   findOrCreateCollectionByName,
   findOrCreateEdgeCollectionByName;
 
+require("monkeypatches");
+
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // --SECTION--                                                   private methods
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -49,79 +51,6 @@ var internal = require("internal"),
 /// @{
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-/// @brief remove last occurrence of element from an array
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-Object.defineProperty(Array.prototype, "removeLastOccurrenceOf", {
-  value: function (element) {
-    var index = this.lastIndexOf(element);
-    return this.splice(index, 1);
-  }
-});
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-/// @brief return the union with another array
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-Object.defineProperty(Array.prototype, "unite", {
-  value: function (other_array) {
-    return other_array.concat(this.filter(function (element) {
-      return (other_array.indexOf(element) === -1);
-    }));
-  }
-});
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-/// @brief return the intersection with another array
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-Object.defineProperty(Array.prototype, "intersect", {
-  value: function (other_array) {
-    return this.filter(function (element) {
-      return (other_array.indexOf(element) > -1);
-    });
-  }
-});
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-/// @brief shallow copy properties
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-Object.defineProperty(Object.prototype, "shallowCopy", {
-  get: function() {
-    var shallow = {},
-      key;
-
-    for (key in this) {
-      if (this.hasOwnProperty(key) && key[0] !== '_' && key[0] !== '$') {
-        shallow[key] = this[key];
-      }
-    }
-
-    return shallow;
-  }
-});
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-/// @brief property keys
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-Object.defineProperty(Object.prototype, "propertyKeys", {
-  get: function() {
-    var keys = [],
-      key;
-
-    for (key in this) {
-      if (this.hasOwnProperty(key) && key[0] !== '_' && key[0] !== '$') {
-        keys.push(key);
-      }
-    }
-
-    return keys;
-  }
-});
-
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 /// @brief find or create a collection by name
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/js/common/modules/monkeypatches.js b/js/common/modules/monkeypatches.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2a204489f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/common/modules/monkeypatches.js
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+/*jslint indent: 2,
+         nomen: true,
+         maxlen: 100,
+         sloppy: true,
+         plusplus: true */
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// @brief Monkeypatches to built-in Classes
+///
+/// @file
+///
+/// DISCLAIMER
+///
+/// Copyright 2010-2012 triagens GmbH, Cologne, Germany
+///
+/// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+/// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+/// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+///
+///     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+///
+/// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+/// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+/// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+/// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+/// limitations under the License.
+///
+/// Copyright holder is triAGENS GmbH, Cologne, Germany
+///
+/// @author Dr. Frank Celler, Lucas Dohmen
+/// @author Copyright 2011-2012, triAGENS GmbH, Cologne, Germany
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// @brief remove last occurrence of element from an array
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+Object.defineProperty(Array.prototype, "removeLastOccurrenceOf", {
+  value: function (element) {
+    var index = this.lastIndexOf(element);
+    return this.splice(index, 1);
+  }
+});
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// @brief return the union with another array
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+Object.defineProperty(Array.prototype, "unite", {
+  value: function (other_array) {
+    return other_array.concat(this.filter(function (element) {
+      return (other_array.indexOf(element) === -1);
+    }));
+  }
+});
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// @brief return the intersection with another array
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+Object.defineProperty(Array.prototype, "intersect", {
+  value: function (other_array) {
+    return this.filter(function (element) {
+      return (other_array.indexOf(element) > -1);
+    });
+  }
+});
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// @brief shallow copy properties
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+Object.defineProperty(Object.prototype, "shallowCopy", {
+  get: function () {
+    var shallow = {},
+      key;
+
+    for (key in this) {
+      if (this.hasOwnProperty(key) && key[0] !== '_' && key[0] !== '$') {
+        shallow[key] = this[key];
+      }
+    }
+
+    return shallow;
+  }
+});
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// @brief property keys
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+Object.defineProperty(Object.prototype, "propertyKeys", {
+  get: function () {
+    var keys = [],
+      key;
+
+    for (key in this) {
+      if (this.hasOwnProperty(key) && key[0] !== '_' && key[0] !== '$') {
+        keys.push(key);
+      }
+    }
+
+    return keys;
+  }
+});
+