diff --git a/openpype/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/publish/remove_publish_highlight.py b/openpype/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/publish/remove_publish_highlight.py
index 291f22e3b8..d2b3fd1b12 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/publish/remove_publish_highlight.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/publish/remove_publish_highlight.py
@@ -21,3 +21,4 @@ class RemovePublishHighlight(openpype.api.Extractor):
         item = instance.data
         comp_name = item["comp_name"].replace(stub.PUBLISH_ICON, '')
         stub.rename_item(item["comp_id"], comp_name)
+        instance.data["comp_name"] = comp_name