diff --git a/plugins/finder/categories/categories.php b/plugins/finder/categories/categories.php
index ed2e30e552aae..65add732e1025 100644
--- a/plugins/finder/categories/categories.php
+++ b/plugins/finder/categories/categories.php
@@ -199,13 +199,11 @@ public function onFinderChangeState($context, $pks, $value)
 			 */
 			foreach ($pks as $pk)
 			{
-				/* TODO: The $item variable does not seem to be used at all
 				$query = clone($this->getStateQuery());
 				$query->where('a.id = ' . (int) $pk);
 
 				$this->db->setQuery($query);
 				$item = $this->db->loadObject();
-				*/
 
 				// Translate the state.
 				$state = null;
@@ -395,6 +393,7 @@ protected function getStateQuery()
 	{
 		$query = $this->db->getQuery(true)
 			->select($this->db->quoteName('a.id'))
+			->select($this->db->quoteName('a.parent_id'))
 			->select('a.' . $this->state_field . ' AS state, c.published AS cat_state')
 			->select('a.access, c.access AS cat_access')
 			->from($this->db->quoteName('#__categories') . ' AS a')