diff --git a/src/main/java/org/agilewiki/jactor/Actor.java b/src/main/java/org/agilewiki/jactor/Actor.java
index bc96cdba..f4524d7c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/agilewiki/jactor/Actor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/agilewiki/jactor/Actor.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 package org.agilewiki.jactor;
 
 import org.agilewiki.jactor.apc.APCRequestSource;
+import org.agilewiki.jactor.lpc.JLPCActor;
 
 /**
  * <p>
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ public void acceptRequest(APCRequestSource requestSource,
      *
      * @return The actor's parent, or null.
      */
-    public Actor getParent();
+    public JLPCActor getParent();
 
     /**
      * Assign the parent actor.
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/agilewiki/jactor/lpc/JLPCActor.java b/src/main/java/org/agilewiki/jactor/lpc/JLPCActor.java
index 38f70078..31babca6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/agilewiki/jactor/lpc/JLPCActor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/agilewiki/jactor/lpc/JLPCActor.java
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ abstract public class JLPCActor implements TargetActor, RequestProcessor, Reques
     /**
      * The parent actor, for dependency injection.
      */
-    private Actor parent;
+    private JLPCActor parent;
 
     /**
      * Returns the actor's parent.
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ abstract public class JLPCActor implements TargetActor, RequestProcessor, Reques
      * @return The actor's parent, or null.
      */
     @Override
-    final public Actor getParent() {
+    final public JLPCActor getParent() {
         return parent;
     }
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public void setParent(Actor parent)
             throw new UnsupportedOperationException("The parent can not be changed.");
         Requirement[] requirements = requirements();
         if (requirements == null || requirements.length == 0) {
-            this.parent = parent;
+            this.parent = (JLPCActor) parent;
             return;
         }
         int i = 0;
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public void setParent(Actor parent)
             }
             i += 1;
         }
-        this.parent = parent;
+        this.parent = (JLPCActor) parent;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/agilewiki/jactor/basics/Actor2.java b/src/test/java/org/agilewiki/jactor/basics/Actor2.java
index 5aedbfa2..688dcea0 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/agilewiki/jactor/basics/Actor2.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/agilewiki/jactor/basics/Actor2.java
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ public Actor2(Mailbox mailbox) {
 
     @Override
     protected void processRequest(Object request, final RP rp) throws Exception {
-        Hi1.req.send(this, this, new RP<String>() {
+        Hi1.req.send(getParent(), this, new RP<String>() {
             @Override
             public void processResponse(String response) throws Exception {
                 System.out.println(response);