diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_rig_contents.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_rig_contents.py
index 5b8faf6cae..f3c2231b1f 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_rig_contents.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_rig_contents.py
@@ -216,13 +216,13 @@ class ValidateSkeletonRigContents(ValidateRigContents):
             invalid_geometry = cls.validate_geometry(output_content)
         if invalid_hierarchy:
             cls.log.error("Found nodes which reside outside of root group "
-                           "while they are set up for publishing."
-                           "\n%s" % invalid_hierarchy)
+                          "while they are set up for publishing."
+                          "\n%s" % invalid_hierarchy)
             error = True
         if invalid_geometry:
             cls.log.error("Found nodes which reside outside of root group "
-                           "while they are set up for publishing."
-                           "\n%s" % invalid_hierarchy)
+                          "while they are set up for publishing."
+                          "\n%s" % invalid_hierarchy)
             error = True
         return error
 
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_rig_controllers.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_rig_controllers.py
index c1e3d96bae..4e86e9859f 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_rig_controllers.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_rig_controllers.py
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ class ValidateRigControllers(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
                         default = cls.CONTROLLER_DEFAULTS[attr]
                         cls.log.info("Setting %s to %s" % (plug, default))
                         cmds.setAttr(plug, default)
+
     @classmethod
     def get_node(cls, instance):
         return instance.data["rig_sets"].get("controls_SET")
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_rig_output_ids.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_rig_output_ids.py
index e6204902f0..cd6ac511e2 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_rig_output_ids.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_rig_output_ids.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class ValidateRigOutputIds(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
         invalid = {}
 
         if compute:
-            out_set =  cls.get_node(instance)
+            out_set = cls.get_node(instance)
             if not out_set:
                 instance.data["mismatched_output_ids"] = invalid
                 return invalid