diff --git a/specs.json b/specs.json
index 8b47edd..2807bf3 100644
--- a/specs.json
+++ b/specs.json
@@ -820,7 +820,8 @@
       "speechStartTimeoutMs": "number",
       "speechEndTimeoutMs": "number",
       "enableVoiceActivityEvents": "boolean",
-      "transcriptNormalization": "array"
+      "transcriptNormalization": "array",
+      "parentPath": "string"
     }
   },
   "houndifyOptions": {
diff --git a/test/jambonz-verb-test.js b/test/jambonz-verb-test.js
index d5a868d..49f049a 100644
--- a/test/jambonz-verb-test.js
+++ b/test/jambonz-verb-test.js
@@ -611,6 +611,7 @@ test("validate correct verbs", async (t) => {
           "speechStartTimeoutMs": 500,
           "speechEndTimeoutMs": 1000,
           "enableVoiceActivityEvents": true,
+          "parentPath": "projects/my-project/locations/global/agent/sessions/1234567890",
           "transcriptNormalization" : [
             {
               "search": "dog",