diff --git a/lib/tasks/public_message.rake b/lib/tasks/public_message.rake
index d06c4a272..ca54fbd7b 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/public_message.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/public_message.rake
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ namespace :sync do
         puts discuss.user_id
         puts board_id
         puts message_id
-        new_message = Message.create!(board_id: board_id.to_i, author: discuss.user_id)
+        new_message = Message.create!(board_id: board_id.to_i, author_id: discuss.user_id, parent_id: message_id, root_id: message_id)
         MessageDetail.create!(message_id: new_message.id, content: discuss.try(:content))
       end
     end