diff --git a/src/libutil/logging.cc b/src/libutil/logging.cc
index 54702e4ea21..9d7a141b37b 100644
--- a/src/libutil/logging.cc
+++ b/src/libutil/logging.cc
@@ -220,8 +220,8 @@ struct JSONLogger : Logger {
         json["level"] = lvl;
         json["type"] = type;
         json["text"] = s;
+        json["parent"] = parent;
         addFields(json, fields);
-        // FIXME: handle parent
         write(json);
     }