diff --git a/openpype/hosts/tvpaint/plugins/publish/validate_duplicated_layer_names.py b/openpype/hosts/tvpaint/plugins/publish/validate_duplicated_layer_names.py
index 9f61bdbcd0..722d76b4d2 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/tvpaint/plugins/publish/validate_duplicated_layer_names.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/tvpaint/plugins/publish/validate_duplicated_layer_names.py
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ class ValidateLayersGroup(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
         duplicated_layer_names = []
         for layer_name in layer_names:
             layers = layers_by_name.get(layer_name)
+            # It is not job of this validator to handle missing layers
+            if layers is None:
+                continue
             if len(layers) > 1:
                 duplicated_layer_names.append(layer_name)
 
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/tvpaint/plugins/publish/validate_layers_visibility.py b/openpype/hosts/tvpaint/plugins/publish/validate_layers_visibility.py
index 47632453fc..6a496a2e49 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/tvpaint/plugins/publish/validate_layers_visibility.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/tvpaint/plugins/publish/validate_layers_visibility.py
@@ -11,8 +11,13 @@ class ValidateLayersVisiblity(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
     families = ["review", "render"]
 
     def process(self, instance):
+        layers = instance.data["layers"]
+        # Instance have empty layers
+        # - it is not job of this validator to check that
+        if not layers:
+            return
         layer_names = set()
-        for layer in instance.data["layers"]:
+        for layer in layers:
             layer_names.add(layer["name"])
             if layer["visible"]:
                 return