diff --git a/openpype/hosts/max/api/lib_renderproducts.py b/openpype/hosts/max/api/lib_renderproducts.py
index a924505d7e..4c9c9b8088 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/max/api/lib_renderproducts.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/max/api/lib_renderproducts.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class RenderProducts(object):
 
             if renderlayer_name.enabled:
                 for f in range(startFrame, endFrame):
-                    render_element = "{0}_{1}..{2}.{3}".format(folder,
+                    render_element = "{0}_{1}.{2}.{3}".format(folder,
                                                                renderpass,
                                                                str(f),
                                                                fmt)
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/max/api/lib_rendersettings.py b/openpype/hosts/max/api/lib_rendersettings.py
index 8f7e91822c..30a252e07a 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/max/api/lib_rendersettings.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/max/api/lib_rendersettings.py
@@ -121,8 +121,7 @@ class RenderSettings(object):
         for i in range(render_elem_num):
             renderlayer_name = render_elem.GetRenderElement(i)
             target, renderpass = str(renderlayer_name).split(":")
-            render_element = os.path.join(dir, renderpass)
-            aov_name = "{0}..{1}".format(render_element, ext)
+            aov_name = "{0}_{1}..{2}".format(dir, renderpass, ext)
             try:
                 aov_separator = self._aov_chars[(
                     self._project_settings["maya"]