diff --git a/js/misc/jsParse.js b/js/misc/jsParse.js
index 97a6ce470..18ce70398 100644
--- a/js/misc/jsParse.js
+++ b/js/misc/jsParse.js
@@ -197,7 +197,9 @@ function getPropertyNamesFromExpression(expr, commandHeader = '') {
     let obj = {};
     if (!isUnsafeExpression(expr)) {
         try {
-            obj = eval(commandHeader + expr);
+            const lines = expr.split(';');
+            lines.push(`return ${lines.pop()}`);
+            obj = Function(commandHeader + lines.join(';'))();
         } catch (e) {
             return [];
         }