diff --git a/arkindex_worker/worker.py b/arkindex_worker/worker.py
index cdccfeeffb7e83a1aaf8dd5481975db39686d2fd..3bfc1be0b9d5812ffd29eeb1f8e07ade404523ce 100644
--- a/arkindex_worker/worker.py
+++ b/arkindex_worker/worker.py
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ class ElementsWorker(BaseWorker):
 
         created_ids = self.api_client.request(
             "CreateElements",
-            id=self.parent.id,
+            id=parent.id,
             body={
                 "worker_version": self.worker_version_id,
                 "elements": elements,