diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_look.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_look.py
index 403b4ee6bc..df07a674dc 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_look.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_look.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def maketx(source, destination, args, logger):
 
     maketx_path = get_oiio_tools_path("maketx")
 
-    if not os.path.exists(maketx_path):
+    if not maketx_path:
         print(
             "OIIO tool not found in {}".format(maketx_path))
         raise AssertionError("OIIO tool not found")