diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_render.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_render.py
index e6fc8a01e5..085403bdf7 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_render.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_render.py
@@ -203,8 +203,7 @@ class CollectMayaRender(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
             aov_dict = {}
             default_render_file = context.data.get('project_settings')\
                 .get('maya')\
-                .get('create')\
-                .get('CreateRender')\
+                .get('RenderSettings')\
                 .get('default_render_image_folder') or ""
             # replace relative paths with absolute. Render products are
             # returned as list of dictionaries.
diff --git a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_maya_deadline.py b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_maya_deadline.py
index f253ceb21a..13dfc0183a 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_maya_deadline.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_maya_deadline.py
@@ -413,8 +413,7 @@ class MayaSubmitDeadline(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
         # Gather needed data ------------------------------------------------
         default_render_file = instance.context.data.get('project_settings')\
             .get('maya')\
-            .get('create')\
-            .get('CreateRender')\
+            .get('RenderSettings')\
             .get('default_render_image_folder')
         filename = os.path.basename(filepath)
         comment = context.data.get("comment", "")