diff --git a/openpype/modules/ftrack/lib/avalon_sync.py b/openpype/modules/ftrack/lib/avalon_sync.py
index 7511c2627b..8a453f8935 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/ftrack/lib/avalon_sync.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/ftrack/lib/avalon_sync.py
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ from pymongo import UpdateOne
 import ftrack_api
 from openpype.lib import ApplicationManager
 
+from .settings import get_ftrack_settings
+
 log = Logger.get_logger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -1221,6 +1223,12 @@ class SyncEntitiesFactory:
 
     def prepare_ftrack_ent_data(self):
         not_set_ids = []
+        # Prepare short task type mapping
+        _task_short_names = get_ftrack_settings()["task_short_names"]
+        task_short_names = {
+            key.lower(): value
+            for key, value in _task_short_names.items()
+        }
         for id, entity_dict in self.entities_dict.items():
             entity = entity_dict["entity"]
             if entity is None:
@@ -1259,11 +1267,10 @@ class SyncEntitiesFactory:
                 tasks = {}
                 for task_type in task_types:
                     task_type_name = task_type["name"]
-                    # Set short name to empty string
-                    # QUESTION Maybe better would be to lower and remove spaces
-                    #   from task type name.
+                    # Set short name to mapping from settings or empty string
+                    short_name = task_short_names.get(task_type_name.lower())
                     tasks[task_type_name] = {
-                        "short_name": ""
+                        "short_name": short_name or ""
                     }
 
                 current_project_anatomy_data = get_anatomy_settings(
diff --git a/openpype/modules/ftrack/lib/settings.py b/openpype/modules/ftrack/lib/settings.py
index f6967411db..027356edc6 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/ftrack/lib/settings.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/ftrack/lib/settings.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import os
 from openpype.api import get_system_settings
 
+
 def get_ftrack_settings():
     return get_system_settings()["modules"]["ftrack"]
 
@@ -10,7 +11,6 @@ def get_ftrack_url_from_settings():
 
 
 def get_ftrack_event_mongo_info():
-    ftrack_settings = get_ftrack_settings()
     database_name = os.environ["OPENPYPE_DATABASE_NAME"]
     collection_name = "ftrack_events"
     return database_name, collection_name