diff --git a/openpype/plugins/publish/integrate.py b/openpype/plugins/publish/integrate.py
index 401270a788..7e4fc84658 100644
--- a/openpype/plugins/publish/integrate.py
+++ b/openpype/plugins/publish/integrate.py
@@ -291,6 +291,9 @@ class IntegrateAsset(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
                 instance)
 
             for src, dst in prepared["transfers"]:
+                if src == dst:
+                    continue
+
                 # todo: add support for hardlink transfers
                 file_transactions.add(src, dst)