diff --git a/openpype/hosts/nuke/api/lib.py b/openpype/hosts/nuke/api/lib.py
index 2c5838ffd3..d95839bb8d 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/nuke/api/lib.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/nuke/api/lib.py
@@ -3399,8 +3399,10 @@ def create_viewer_profile_string(viewer, display=None, path_like=False):
     return "{} ({})".format(viewer, display)
 
 
-def get_file_with_name_and_hashes(original_path, name):
-    """Function to get the ranmed filename with frame hashes
+def get_head_filename_without_hashes(original_path, name):
+    """Function to get the ranmed head filename without frame hashes
+    To avoid the system being confused on finding the filename with
+    frame hashes if the head of the filename has the hashed symbol
 
     Args:
         original_path (str): the filename with frame hashes
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/nuke/api/plugin.py b/openpype/hosts/nuke/api/plugin.py
index 97e7c3ad8c..1550a60f32 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/nuke/api/plugin.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/nuke/api/plugin.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ from .lib import (
     get_view_process_node,
     get_viewer_config_from_string,
     deprecated,
-    get_file_with_name_and_hashes
+    get_head_filename_without_hashes
 )
 from .pipeline import (
     list_instances,
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ class ExporterReviewMov(ExporterReview):
 
         self.file = self.fhead + self.name + ".{}".format(self.ext)
         if ".{}".format(self.ext) not in VIDEO_EXTENSIONS:
-            filename = get_file_with_name_and_hashes(
+            filename = get_head_filename_without_hashes(
                 self.path_in, self.name)
             self.file = filename
             if ".{}".format(self.ext) not in self.file: