diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_playblast.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_playblast.py
index c41cf67fb4..507229a7b3 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_playblast.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_playblast.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class ExtractPlayblast(publish.Extractor):
             self.log
         )
         stagingdir = self.staging_dir(instance)
-        filename = "{0}".format(instance.name)
+        filename = instance.name
         path = os.path.join(stagingdir, filename)
         self.log.debug("Outputting images to %s" % path)
         # get cameras
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_thumbnail.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_thumbnail.py
index 0d332d73ea..08f061985e 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_thumbnail.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_thumbnail.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class ExtractThumbnail(publish.Extractor):
             "Create temp directory {} for thumbnail".format(dst_staging)
         )
         # Store new staging to cleanup paths
-        filename = "{0}".format(instance.name)
+        filename = instance.name
         path = os.path.join(dst_staging, filename)
 
         self.log.debug("Outputting images to %s" % path)