diff --git a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/validate_primitive_hierarchy_paths.py b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/validate_primitive_hierarchy_paths.py
index 3c15532be8..1eb36763bb 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/validate_primitive_hierarchy_paths.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/validate_primitive_hierarchy_paths.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class ValidatePrimitiveHierarchyPaths(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
         cls.log.debug("Checking for attribute: %s" % path_attr)
 
         # Check if the primitive attribute exists
-        frame = instance.data.get("startFrame", 0)
+        frame = instance.data.get("frameStart", 0)
         geo = output.geometryAtFrame(frame)
 
         # If there are no primitives on the current frame then we can't