diff --git a/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/channelEdit/vuex/contentNode/actions.js b/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/channelEdit/vuex/contentNode/actions.js
index ea461eb3f1..6e8be7ce6f 100644
--- a/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/channelEdit/vuex/contentNode/actions.js
+++ b/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/channelEdit/vuex/contentNode/actions.js
@@ -40,11 +40,12 @@ export function loadContentNode(context, id) {
  * @param {string} id
  * @param {string} nodeId - Note: this is `node_id` not `id`
  * @param {string} rootId
+ * @param {string} parent - The `id` not `node_id` of the parent
  * @return {Promise<{}>}
  */
-export async function loadPublicContentNode(context, { id, nodeId, rootId }) {
+export async function loadPublicContentNode(context, { id, nodeId, rootId, parent }) {
   const publicNode = await publicApi.getContentNode(nodeId);
-  const localNode = publicApi.convertContentNodeResponse(id, rootId, publicNode);
+  const localNode = publicApi.convertContentNodeResponse(id, rootId, parent, publicNode);
   context.commit('ADD_CONTENTNODE', localNode);
   return localNode;
 }
diff --git a/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/channelEdit/vuex/importFromChannels/actions.js b/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/channelEdit/vuex/importFromChannels/actions.js
index f8f883b163..84003a33fe 100644
--- a/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/channelEdit/vuex/importFromChannels/actions.js
+++ b/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/channelEdit/vuex/importFromChannels/actions.js
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ export async function fetchResourceSearchResults(context, params) {
               id: node.id,
               nodeId: node.node_id,
               rootId: node.root_id,
+              parent: node.parent,
             },
             { root: true }
           )
diff --git a/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/shared/data/public.js b/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/shared/data/public.js
index eb816f35c9..959d3770a8 100644
--- a/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/shared/data/public.js
+++ b/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/shared/data/public.js
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ const CONTENT_NODE_FIELD_MAP = {
   node_id: 'id',
   content_id: 'content_id',
   channel_id: 'channel_id',
-  parent: 'parent',
   title: 'title',
   description: 'description',
   kind: 'kind',
@@ -108,16 +107,19 @@ const CONTENT_NODE_FIELD_MAP = {
  * Convert a content node from the public API into a content node for the Studio frontend
  * @param {string} id - the actual ID of the node on Studio's side
  * @param {string} root_id - the root content node ID
+ * @param {string} parent - the parent's ID
  * @param {PublicContentNode} publicNode
  * @return {{id}}
  */
-export function convertContentNodeResponse(id, root_id, publicNode) {
+export function convertContentNodeResponse(id, root_id, parent, publicNode) {
   const contentNode = {
     // the public API does not return the actual id, but 'node_id' as the id, so this requires
     // us to know what the actual id is
     id,
     // The public API returns the channel ID as the root_id
     root_id,
+    // the public API does not return the actual id, but 'node_id' as the id
+    parent,
   };
 
   // Convert the response node into a content node
@@ -130,7 +132,7 @@ export function convertContentNodeResponse(id, root_id, publicNode) {
   }
 
   // If the parent is the channel, then set the parent to the root_id
-  if (contentNode.parent === contentNode.channel_id) {
+  if (publicNode.parent === publicNode.channel_id) {
     contentNode.parent = root_id;
   }
   return contentNode;