diff --git a/jobspec/parse.go b/jobspec/parse.go
index de7d9314c..e1932cfaa 100644
--- a/jobspec/parse.go
+++ b/jobspec/parse.go
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ func parseTasks(result *[]*structs.Task, list *ast.ObjectList) error {
 					service.Checks = make([]structs.ServiceCheck, len(co.Items))
 					for idx, co := range co.Items {
 						var check structs.ServiceCheck
-						label := o.Keys[0].Token.Value().(string)
+						label := co.Keys[0].Token.Value().(string)
 						var cm map[string]interface{}
 						if err := hcl.DecodeObject(&cm, co.Val); err != nil {
 							return err
diff --git a/jobspec/parse_test.go b/jobspec/parse_test.go
index 125127de5..1c993caa2 100644
--- a/jobspec/parse_test.go
+++ b/jobspec/parse_test.go
@@ -94,6 +94,23 @@ func TestParse(t *testing.T) {
 								Config: map[string]interface{}{
 									"image": "hashicorp/binstore",
 								},
+								Services: []structs.Service{
+									{
+										Id:        "service-id",
+										Name:      "service-name",
+										Tags:      []string{"foo", "bar"},
+										PortLabel: "http",
+										Checks: []structs.ServiceCheck{
+											{
+												Id:       "check-id",
+												Name:     "check-name",
+												Type:     "tcp",
+												Interval: 10 * time.Second,
+												Timeout:  2 * time.Second,
+											},
+										},
+									},
+								},
 								Env: map[string]string{
 									"HELLO": "world",
 									"LOREM": "ipsum",
diff --git a/jobspec/test-fixtures/basic.hcl b/jobspec/test-fixtures/basic.hcl
index 236f4829a..609c8f2f5 100644
--- a/jobspec/test-fixtures/basic.hcl
+++ b/jobspec/test-fixtures/basic.hcl
@@ -45,6 +45,17 @@ job "binstore-storagelocker" {
               HELLO = "world"
               LOREM = "ipsum"
             }
+            service "service-id" {
+                name = "service-name"
+                tags = ["foo", "bar"]
+                port = "http"
+                check "check-id" {
+                    name = "check-name"
+                    type = "tcp"
+                    interval = "10s"
+                    timeout = "2s"
+                }
+            }
             resources {
                 cpu = 500
                 memory = 128