diff --git a/src/main/java/org/embulk/parser/jsonpath/JsonpathParserPlugin.java b/src/main/java/org/embulk/parser/jsonpath/JsonpathParserPlugin.java
index 80abc03..c64eb67 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/embulk/parser/jsonpath/JsonpathParserPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/embulk/parser/jsonpath/JsonpathParserPlugin.java
@@ -181,11 +181,10 @@ public int read()
                         skipOrThrow(new DataException(e), stopOnInvalidRecord);
                         continue;
                     }
-                    Map<Column, JsonNode> additionalValues = createAdditionalColumns(jsonPathMap, rootNode);
                     if (json.isArray()) {
                         for (JsonNode recordValue : json) {
                             try {
-                                createRecordFromJson(recordValue, schema, jsonPathMap, visitor, pageBuilder, additionalValues);
+                                createRecordFromJson(rootNode, recordValue, schema, jsonPathMap, visitor, pageBuilder);
                             }
                             catch (DataException e) {
                                 skipOrThrow(e, stopOnInvalidRecord);
@@ -195,7 +194,7 @@ public int read()
                     }
                     else {
                         try {
-                            createRecordFromJson(json, schema, jsonPathMap, visitor, pageBuilder, additionalValues);
+                            createRecordFromJson(rootNode, json, schema, jsonPathMap, visitor, pageBuilder);
                         }
                         catch (DataException e) {
                             skipOrThrow(e, stopOnInvalidRecord);
@@ -209,23 +208,6 @@ public int read()
         }
     }
 
-    private Map<Column, JsonNode> createAdditionalColumns(Map<Column, String> jsonPathMap, JsonNode rootNode)
-    {
-        Map<Column, JsonNode> additionalColumns = new HashMap<>();
-        jsonPathMap.forEach((column, path) -> {
-           if (path.startsWith("$")) {
-               try {
-                   additionalColumns.put(
-                           column,
-                           JsonPath.using(JSON_PATH_CONFIG).parse(rootNode).read(path, JsonNode.class)
-                   );
-               } catch (PathNotFoundException e) {
-                   logger.warn("Failed to get %s", path);
-                }
-           }
-        });
-        return Collections.unmodifiableMap(additionalColumns);
-    }
     private Map<Column, String> createJsonPathMap(PluginTask task, Schema schema)
     {
         Map<Column, String> columnMap = new HashMap<>();
@@ -239,7 +221,7 @@ private Map<Column, String> createJsonPathMap(PluginTask task, Schema schema)
         return Collections.unmodifiableMap(columnMap);
     }
 
-    private void createRecordFromJson(JsonNode json, Schema schema, Map<Column, String> jsonPathMap, ColumnVisitorImpl visitor, PageBuilder pageBuilder, Map<Column, JsonNode> additionalValues)
+    private void createRecordFromJson(JsonNode root, JsonNode json, Schema schema, Map<Column, String> jsonPathMap, ColumnVisitorImpl visitor, PageBuilder pageBuilder)
     {
         if (json.getNodeType() != JsonNodeType.OBJECT) {
             throw new JsonRecordValidateException(format(Locale.ENGLISH,
@@ -248,9 +230,10 @@ private void createRecordFromJson(JsonNode json, Schema schema, Map<Column, Stri
 
         for (Column column : schema.getColumns()) {
             JsonNode value = null;
-            if (jsonPathMap.containsKey(column) && !jsonPathMap.get(column).startsWith("$")) {
+            if (jsonPathMap.containsKey(column)) {
                 try {
-                    value = JsonPath.using(JSON_PATH_CONFIG).parse(json).read(jsonPathMap.get(column));
+                    String path = jsonPathMap.get(column);
+                    value = JsonPath.using(JSON_PATH_CONFIG).parse(path.startsWith("$") ? root : json).read(path, JsonNode.class);
                 }
                 catch (PathNotFoundException e) {
                     // pass (value is nullable)
@@ -258,17 +241,10 @@ private void createRecordFromJson(JsonNode json, Schema schema, Map<Column, Stri
             }
             else {
                 value = json.get(column.getName());
-
             }
             visitor.setValue(value);
             column.visit(visitor);
         }
-        additionalValues.forEach( (k, v) -> {
-                    visitor.setValue(v);
-                    k.visit(visitor);
-                }
-        );
-
         pageBuilder.addRecord();
     }