diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_instance_in_context.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_instance_in_context.py
index edfb002278..4222e63898 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_instance_in_context.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_instance_in_context.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
 import pyblish.api
+from openpype import AYON_SERVER_ENABLED
 import openpype.hosts.maya.api.action
 from openpype.pipeline.publish import (
     RepairAction,
@@ -66,8 +67,12 @@ class ValidateInstanceInContext(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
     def repair(cls, instance):
         context_asset = cls.get_context_asset(instance)
         instance_node = instance.data["instance_node"]
+        if AYON_SERVER_ENABLED:
+            asset_name_attr = "folderPath"
+        else:
+            asset_name_attr = "asset"
         cmds.setAttr(
-            "{}.asset".format(instance_node),
+            "{}.{}".format(instance_node, asset_name_attr),
             context_asset,
             type="string"
         )