diff --git a/client/ayon_core/lib/attribute_definitions.py b/client/ayon_core/lib/attribute_definitions.py
index cb74fea0f1..36c6429f5e 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/lib/attribute_definitions.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/lib/attribute_definitions.py
@@ -604,7 +604,11 @@ class EnumDef(AbstractAttrDef):
 
         if value is None:
             return copy.deepcopy(self.default)
-        return list(self._item_values.intersection(value))
+        return [
+            v
+            for v in value
+            if v in self._item_values
+        ]
 
     def is_value_valid(self, value: Any) -> bool:
         """Check if item is available in possible values."""
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/pipeline/create/structures.py b/client/ayon_core/pipeline/create/structures.py
index b2be377b42..fecb3a5ca4 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/pipeline/create/structures.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/pipeline/create/structures.py
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ class AttributeValues:
             if value is None:
                 continue
             converted_value = attr_def.convert_value(value)
+            # QUESTION Could we just use converted value all the time?
             if converted_value == value:
                 self._data[attr_def.key] = value
 
@@ -245,11 +246,11 @@ class AttributeValues:
 
     def _update(self, value):
         changes = {}
-        for key, value in dict(value).items():
-            if key in self._data and self._data.get(key) == value:
+        for key, key_value in dict(value).items():
+            if key in self._data and self._data.get(key) == key_value:
                 continue
-            self._data[key] = value
-            changes[key] = value
+            self._data[key] = key_value
+            changes[key] = key_value
         return changes
 
     def _pop(self, key, default):
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/tools/publisher/models/create.py b/client/ayon_core/tools/publisher/models/create.py
index 5098826b8b..3f5352ae8b 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/tools/publisher/models/create.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/tools/publisher/models/create.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import logging
 import re
+import copy
 from typing import (
     Union,
     List,
@@ -1098,7 +1099,7 @@ class CreateModel:
                     creator_attributes[key] = attr_def.default
 
                 elif attr_def.is_value_valid(value):
-                    creator_attributes[key] = value
+                    creator_attributes[key] = copy.deepcopy(value)
 
     def _set_instances_publish_attr_values(
         self, instance_ids, plugin_name, key, value