diff --git a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/global.json b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/global.json
index 8081f92ef7..ca1b258e72 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/global.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/global.json
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
         "ExtractJpegEXR": {
             "enabled": true,
             "ffmpeg_args": {
-                "input": [],
+                "input": [
+                    "-gamma 2.2"
+                ],
                 "output": []
             }
         },
diff --git a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/standalonepublisher.json b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/standalonepublisher.json
index 08895bcba9..9d40d2ded6 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/standalonepublisher.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/standalonepublisher.json
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
         "ExtractThumbnailSP": {
             "ffmpeg_args": {
                 "input": [
-                    "gamma 2.2"
+                    "-gamma 2.2"
                 ],
                 "output": []
             }