diff --git a/profiler/profiler.go b/profiler/profiler.go
index 4011606..01cd1ab 100644
--- a/profiler/profiler.go
+++ b/profiler/profiler.go
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@
 // increasing value, bounded by maxBackoff.
 func (a *agent) createProfile(ctx context.Context) *pb.Profile {
 	req := pb.CreateProfileRequest{
+		Parent:      "projects/" + a.deployment.ProjectId,
 		Deployment:  a.deployment,
 		ProfileType: a.profileTypes,
 	}
diff --git a/profiler/profiler_test.go b/profiler/profiler_test.go
index 6fdad03..6b10008 100644
--- a/profiler/profiler_test.go
+++ b/profiler/profiler_test.go
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@
 	a := createTestAgent(mpc)
 	p := &pb.Profile{Name: "test_profile"}
 	wantRequest := pb.CreateProfileRequest{
+		Parent:      "projects/" + a.deployment.ProjectId,
 		Deployment:  a.deployment,
 		ProfileType: a.profileTypes,
 	}