diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_look.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_look.py
index 2407617b6f..953539f65c 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_look.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_look.py
@@ -55,8 +55,16 @@ def maketx(source, destination, *args):
         str: Output of `maketx` command.
 
     """
+    from openpype.lib import get_oiio_tools_path
+
+    maketx_path = get_oiio_tools_path("maketx")
+    if not os.path.exists(maketx_path):
+        print(
+            "OIIO tool not found in {}".format(maketx_path))
+        raise AssertionError("OIIO tool not found")
+
     cmd = [
-        "maketx",
+        maketx_path,
         "-v",  # verbose
         "-u",  # update mode
         # unpremultiply before conversion (recommended when alpha present)