diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/api/lib_renderproducts.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/api/lib_renderproducts.py
index e8e4b9aaef..0c34998874 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/api/lib_renderproducts.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/api/lib_renderproducts.py
@@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ class RenderProductsRedshift(ARenderProducts):
 
         """
         prefix = super(RenderProductsRedshift, self).get_renderer_prefix()
-        prefix = "{}.<aov>".format(prefix)
+        prefix = "{}{}<aov>".format(prefix, self.aov_separator)
         return prefix
 
     def get_render_products(self):
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_rendersettings.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_rendersettings.py
index 8570e46bfd..e24e88cab7 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_rendersettings.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_rendersettings.py
@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ class ValidateRenderSettings(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
                     cls.log.error(("AOV ({}) image prefix is not set "
                                    "correctly {} != {}").format(
                         cmds.getAttr("{}.name".format(aov)),
-                        cmds.getAttr("{}.filePrefix".format(aov)),
-                        aov_prefix
+                        aov_prefix,
+                        redshift_AOV_prefix
                     ))
                     invalid = True
                 # get aov format