diff --git a/cloud-tasks/createHttpTask.js b/cloud-tasks/createHttpTask.js
index a991811187..8e5a1ec9d5 100644
--- a/cloud-tasks/createHttpTask.js
+++ b/cloud-tasks/createHttpTask.js
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ function main(
     // Send create task request.
     console.log('Sending task:');
     console.log(task);
-    const request = {parent, task};
+    const request = {parent: parent, task: task};
     const [response] = await client.createTask(request);
     console.log(`Created task ${response.name}`);
   }
diff --git a/cloud-tasks/createHttpTaskWithToken.js b/cloud-tasks/createHttpTaskWithToken.js
index 804509a355..bffe6d87ae 100644
--- a/cloud-tasks/createHttpTaskWithToken.js
+++ b/cloud-tasks/createHttpTaskWithToken.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ function main(
     console.log('Sending task:');
     console.log(task);
     // Send create task request.
-    const request = {parent, task};
+    const request = {parent: parent, task: task};
     const [response] = await client.createTask(request);
     const name = response.name;
     console.log(`Created task ${name}`);
diff --git a/cloud-tasks/createTask.js b/cloud-tasks/createTask.js
index 2f191b5869..95c3b9f5ae 100644
--- a/cloud-tasks/createTask.js
+++ b/cloud-tasks/createTask.js
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ function main(
     console.log('Sending task:');
     console.log(task);
     // Send create task request.
-    const request = {parent, task};
+    const request = {parent: parent, task: task};
     const [response] = await client.createTask(request);
     const name = response.name;
     console.log(`Created task ${name}`);