diff --git a/openpype/modules/ftrack/lib/avalon_sync.py b/openpype/modules/ftrack/lib/avalon_sync.py
index 935d1e85c9..0341c25717 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/ftrack/lib/avalon_sync.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/ftrack/lib/avalon_sync.py
@@ -1556,7 +1556,7 @@ class SyncEntitiesFactory:
             deleted_entities.append(mongo_id)
 
             av_ent = self.avalon_ents_by_id[mongo_id]
-            av_ent_path_items = [p for p in av_ent["data"]["parents"]]
+            av_ent_path_items = list(av_ent["data"]["parents"])
             av_ent_path_items.append(av_ent["name"])
             self.log.debug("Deleted <{}>".format("/".join(av_ent_path_items)))
 
@@ -1855,7 +1855,7 @@ class SyncEntitiesFactory:
                 _vis_par = _avalon_ent["data"]["visualParent"]
                 _name = _avalon_ent["name"]
                 if _name in self.all_ftrack_names:
-                    av_ent_path_items = _avalon_ent["data"]["parents"]
+                    av_ent_path_items = list(_avalon_ent["data"]["parents"])
                     av_ent_path_items.append(_name)
                     av_ent_path = "/".join(av_ent_path_items)
                     # TODO report
@@ -1997,7 +1997,7 @@ class SyncEntitiesFactory:
                 {"_id": mongo_id},
                 item
             ))
-            av_ent_path_items = item["data"]["parents"]
+            av_ent_path_items = list(item["data"]["parents"])
             av_ent_path_items.append(item["name"])
             av_ent_path = "/".join(av_ent_path_items)
             self.log.debug(
@@ -2110,6 +2110,7 @@ class SyncEntitiesFactory:
 
         entity_dict = self.entities_dict[ftrack_id]
 
+        final_parents = entity_dict["final_entity"]["data"]["parents"]
         if archived_by_id:
             # if is changeable then unarchive (nothing to check here)
             if self.changeability_by_mongo_id[mongo_id]:
@@ -2123,10 +2124,8 @@ class SyncEntitiesFactory:
             archived_name = archived_by_id["name"]
 
             if (
-                archived_name != entity_dict["name"] or
-                archived_parents != entity_dict["final_entity"]["data"][
-                    "parents"
-                ]
+                archived_name != entity_dict["name"]
+                or archived_parents != final_parents
             ):
                 return None
 
@@ -2136,11 +2135,7 @@ class SyncEntitiesFactory:
         for archived in archived_by_name:
             mongo_id = str(archived["_id"])
             archived_parents = archived.get("data", {}).get("parents")
-            if (
-                archived_parents == entity_dict["final_entity"]["data"][
-                    "parents"
-                ]
-            ):
+            if archived_parents == final_parents:
                 return mongo_id
 
         # Secondly try to find more close to current ftrack entity
@@ -2350,8 +2345,7 @@ class SyncEntitiesFactory:
                 continue
 
             changed = True
-            parents = [par for par in _parents]
-            hierarchy = "/".join(parents)
+            parents = list(_parents)
             self.entities_dict[ftrack_id][
                 "final_entity"]["data"]["parents"] = parents