diff --git a/src/kiri/client.js b/src/kiri/client.js
index 27ed2c91..d05fd738 100644
--- a/src/kiri/client.js
+++ b/src/kiri/client.js
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ KIRI.work = {
         }
         send("parse", args, function(reply) {
             if (reply.progress) {
-                progress(reply);
+                progress(reply.progress);
             }
             if (reply.parsed) {
                 done(KIRI.codec.decode(reply.parsed), reply.maxSpeed);