diff --git a/argv.js b/argv.js
index 3fd739f..16b0ab8 100644
--- a/argv.js
+++ b/argv.js
@@ -1082,9 +1082,9 @@ object.Constructor('Parser', {
 			|| (require.main || {}).filename
 			|| parsed.argv[1]
 		// nested command handler...
-		var nested = parsed.nested = false
+		var nested = parsed.parent = false
 		if(context instanceof Parser){
-			nested = parsed.nested = true
+			nested = parsed.parent = context
 			main = context.scriptName +' '+ main 
 			rest.unshift(main) }
 		// normalize the argv...
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b918e50..5f4b482 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ig-argv",
-  "version": "2.15.3",
+  "version": "2.15.4",
   "description": "simple argv parser",
   "main": "argv.js",
   "scripts": {