diff --git a/src/classes/scripts.ts b/src/classes/scripts.ts
index 12b1d17336..512ab40ed2 100644
--- a/src/classes/scripts.ts
+++ b/src/classes/scripts.ts
@@ -292,8 +292,6 @@ export class Scripts {
         keepJobs,
         limiter: opts.limiter,
         lockDuration: opts.lockDuration,
-        parent: job.opts?.parent,
-        parentKey: job.parentKey,
         attempts: job.opts.attempts,
         attemptsMade: job.attemptsMade,
         maxMetricsSize: opts.metrics?.maxDataPoints
diff --git a/src/commands/moveToFinished-12.lua b/src/commands/moveToFinished-12.lua
index ed566308b2..50d324d5dd 100644
--- a/src/commands/moveToFinished-12.lua
+++ b/src/commands/moveToFinished-12.lua
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@
       opts - token - lock token
       opts - keepJobs
       opts - lockDuration - lock duration in milliseconds
-      opts - parent - parent data
-      opts - parentKey
       opts - attempts max attempts
       opts - attemptsMade
       opts - maxMetricsSize
@@ -72,9 +70,6 @@ if rcall("EXISTS", jobIdKey) == 1 then -- // Make sure job exists
     local opts = cmsgpack.unpack(ARGV[9])
 
     local token = opts['token']
-    local parentId = opts['parent'] and opts['parent']['id'] or ""
-    local parentQueueKey = opts['parent'] and opts['parent']['queue'] or ""
-    local parentKey = opts['parentKey'] or ""
     local attempts = opts['attempts']
     local attemptsMade = opts['attemptsMade']
     local maxMetricsSize = opts['maxMetricsSize']
@@ -91,7 +86,7 @@ if rcall("EXISTS", jobIdKey) == 1 then -- // Make sure job exists
             if lockToken then
                 -- Lock exists but token does not match
                 return -6
-            else 
+            else
                 -- Lock is missing completely
                 return -2
             end
@@ -102,6 +97,16 @@ if rcall("EXISTS", jobIdKey) == 1 then -- // Make sure job exists
         return -4
     end
 
+    local parentReferences = rcall("HMGET", jobIdKey, "parentKey", "parent")
+    local parentKey = parentReferences[1] or ""
+    local parentId = ""
+    local parentQueueKey = ""
+    if parentReferences[2] ~= false then
+        local jsonDecodedParent = cjson.decode(parentReferences[2])
+        parentId = jsonDecodedParent['id']
+        parentQueueKey = jsonDecodedParent['queueKey']
+    end
+
     local jobId = ARGV[1]
     local timestamp = ARGV[2]
 
@@ -188,7 +193,7 @@ if rcall("EXISTS", jobIdKey) == 1 then -- // Make sure job exists
         jobId = rcall("RPOPLPUSH", KEYS[1], KEYS[2])
 
         -- If jobId is special ID 0:delay, then there is no job to process
-        if jobId then 
+        if jobId then
             if string.sub(jobId, 1, 2) == "0:" then
                 rcall("LREM", KEYS[2], 1, jobId)
             else
diff --git a/tests/test_flow.ts b/tests/test_flow.ts
index d9500f1f32..164caffca3 100644
--- a/tests/test_flow.ts
+++ b/tests/test_flow.ts
@@ -893,6 +893,69 @@ describe('flows', () => {
 
       await flow.close();
     });
+
+    it('processes parent jobs added while a child job is active', async function () {
+      this.timeout(10_000);
+
+      const worker = new Worker(
+        queueName,
+        async () => {
+          await new Promise(s => {
+            setTimeout(s, 1_000);
+          });
+        },
+        {
+          connection,
+        },
+      );
+
+      const completing = new Promise<void>(resolve => {
+        worker.on('completed', (job: Job) => {
+          if (job.id === 'tue') {
+            resolve();
+          }
+        });
+      });
+
+      const flow = new FlowProducer({ connection });
+      await flow.add({
+        queueName,
+        name: 'mon',
+        opts: {
+          jobId: 'mon',
+        },
+        children: [],
+      });
+
+      await new Promise(s => {
+        setTimeout(s, 500);
+      });
+
+      const tree = await flow.add({
+        queueName,
+        name: 'tue',
+        opts: {
+          jobId: 'tue',
+        },
+        children: [
+          {
+            name: 'mon',
+            queueName,
+            opts: {
+              jobId: 'mon',
+            },
+          },
+        ],
+      });
+
+      await completing;
+
+      const state = await tree.job.getState();
+
+      expect(state).to.be.equal('completed');
+
+      await flow.close();
+    });
   });
 
   describe('when custom prefix is set in flow producer', async () => {