diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_render_image_rule.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_render_image_rule.py
index a912431b55..642ca9e25d 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_render_image_rule.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_render_image_rule.py
@@ -23,11 +23,7 @@ class ValidateRenderImageRule(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
 
     def process(self, instance):
 
-        default_render_file = instance.context.data.get('project_settings')\
-            .get('maya') \
-            .get('create') \
-            .get('CreateRender') \
-            .get('default_render_image_folder')
+        default_render_file = self.get_default_render_image_folder(instance)
 
         assert get_file_rule("images") == default_render_file, (
             "Workspace's `images` file rule must be set to: {}".format(
@@ -37,5 +33,14 @@ class ValidateRenderImageRule(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
 
     @classmethod
     def repair(cls, instance):
-        pm.workspace.fileRules["images"] = "renders"
+        default = cls.get_default_render_image_folder(instance)
+        pm.workspace.fileRules["images"] = default
         pm.system.Workspace.save()
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_default_render_image_folder(instance):
+        return instance.context.data.get('project_settings')\
+            .get('maya') \
+            .get('create') \
+            .get('CreateRender') \
+            .get('default_render_image_folder')