diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/App.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/App.py
index b35d7c8e..4b2306c7 100644
--- a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/App.py
+++ b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/App.py
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ class App:  # export
                 type_name_filter = name_filter,
                 type_filter = [AbstractCmd],
             )
-            self.__cmds = [cmd_class(self) for cmd_class in cmd_classes]
+            self.__cmds = [cmd_class(parent = self) for cmd_class in cmd_classes]
         self._build_parser()
 
     def _build_parser(self, argv: list[str] | None = None) -> None:
diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/Cmd.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/Cmd.py
index 7f9b87f3..0f85153a 100644
--- a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/Cmd.py
+++ b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/Cmd.py
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class AbstractCmd(abc.ABC):
                     if cmd_class in self.__child_classes:
                         continue
                     self.__child_classes.append(cmd_class)
-                    cmd = cmd_class(self)
+                    cmd = cmd_class(parent = self)
                     self.__children.append(cmd)
                     assert len(self.__children) == len(self.__child_classes)
             except Exception as e: