diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_arnold_scene_source.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_arnold_scene_source.py
index 2ac9d4c6a2..83295683db 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_arnold_scene_source.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_arnold_scene_source.py
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class ExtractArnoldSceneSource(publish.Extractor):
                 # Only interested in transforms with shapes.
                 shapes = cmds.listRelatives(
                     node, shapes=True, noIntermediate=True
-                ) or []
+                )
                 if not shapes:
                     continue