diff --git a/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/collect_audio.py b/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/collect_audio.py
index 2949ff1196..273e966cfd 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/collect_audio.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/collect_audio.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class CollectAudio(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
             context, self.__class__
         ):
             # Skip instances that already have audio filled
-            if instance.data.get("audio"):
+            if "audio" in instance.data:
                 self.log.debug(
                     "Skipping Audio collection. It is already collected"
                 )