diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/api/plugin.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/api/plugin.py
index 2b0c6131b4..8c3f6f071a 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/api/plugin.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/api/plugin.py
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ class ReferenceLoader(Loader):
             path = self.prepare_root_value(path,
                                            representation["context"]
                                                          ["project"]
-                                                         ["code"])
+                                                         ["name"])
             content = cmds.file(path,
                                 loadReference=reference_node,
                                 type=file_type,