diff --git a/openpype/hosts/fusion/plugins/create/create_workfile.py b/openpype/hosts/fusion/plugins/create/create_workfile.py
index 8063e56413..4092086ea4 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/fusion/plugins/create/create_workfile.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/fusion/plugins/create/create_workfile.py
@@ -69,14 +69,12 @@ class FusionWorkfileCreator(AutoCreator):
         task_name = self.create_context.get_current_task_name()
         host_name = self.create_context.host_name
 
-        existing_instance_asset = None
-        if existing_instance is not None:
-            if AYON_SERVER_ENABLED:
-                existing_instance_asset = existing_instance.data.get(
-                    "folderPath")
-
-            if not existing_instance_asset:
-                existing_instance_asset = existing_instance.data.get("asset")
+        if existing_instance is None:
+            existing_instance_asset = None
+        elif AYON_SERVER_ENABLED:
+            existing_instance_asset = existing_instance["folderPath"]
+        else:
+            existing_instance_asset = existing_instance["asset"]
 
         if existing_instance is None:
             asset_doc = get_asset_by_name(project_name, asset_name)
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_workfile.py b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_workfile.py
index 04a844bdf5..f8ee68ebc9 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_workfile.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_workfile.py
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ class CreateWorkfile(plugin.HoudiniCreatorBase, AutoCreator):
         task_name = self.create_context.get_current_task_name()
         host_name = self.host_name
 
-        current_instance_asset = None
-        if current_instance is not None:
-            if AYON_SERVER_ENABLED:
-                current_instance_asset = current_instance.get("folderPath")
-            if not current_instance_asset:
-                current_instance_asset = current_instance.get("asset")
+        if current_instance is None:
+            current_instance_asset = None
+        elif AYON_SERVER_ENABLED:
+            current_instance_asset = current_instance["folderPath"]
+        else:
+            current_instance_asset = current_instance["asset"]
 
         if current_instance is None:
             asset_doc = get_asset_by_name(project_name, asset_name)
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/create/create_workfile.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/create/create_workfile.py
index 74629776af..7282fc6b8b 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/create/create_workfile.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/create/create_workfile.py
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ class CreateWorkfile(plugin.MayaCreatorBase, AutoCreator):
         task_name = self.create_context.get_current_task_name()
         host_name = self.create_context.host_name
 
-        current_instance_asset = None
-        if current_instance is not None:
-            if AYON_SERVER_ENABLED:
-                current_instance_asset = current_instance.get("folderPath")
-            if not current_instance_asset:
-                current_instance_asset = current_instance.get("asset")
+        if current_instance is None:
+            current_instance_asset = None
+        elif AYON_SERVER_ENABLED:
+            current_instance_asset = current_instance["folderPath"]
+        else:
+            current_instance_asset = current_instance["asset"]
 
         if current_instance is None:
             asset_doc = get_asset_by_name(project_name, asset_name)
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/photoshop/plugins/create/create_flatten_image.py b/openpype/hosts/photoshop/plugins/create/create_flatten_image.py
index 942f8f4989..24be9df0e0 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/photoshop/plugins/create/create_flatten_image.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/photoshop/plugins/create/create_flatten_image.py
@@ -38,13 +38,12 @@ class AutoImageCreator(PSAutoCreator):
         host_name = context.host_name
         asset_doc = get_asset_by_name(project_name, asset_name)
 
-        existing_instance_asset = None
-        if existing_instance is not None:
-            if AYON_SERVER_ENABLED:
-                existing_instance_asset = existing_instance.get("folderPath")
-
-            if not existing_instance_asset:
-                existing_instance_asset = existing_instance.get("asset")
+        if existing_instance is None:
+            existing_instance_asset = None
+        elif AYON_SERVER_ENABLED:
+            existing_instance_asset = existing_instance["folderPath"]
+        else:
+            existing_instance_asset = existing_instance["asset"]
 
         if existing_instance is None:
             subset_name = self.get_subset_name(
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/substancepainter/plugins/create/create_workfile.py b/openpype/hosts/substancepainter/plugins/create/create_workfile.py
index 8aa696f11d..c73277e405 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/substancepainter/plugins/create/create_workfile.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/substancepainter/plugins/create/create_workfile.py
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ class CreateWorkfile(AutoCreator):
                 if instance.creator_identifier == self.identifier
             ), None)
 
-        current_instance_asset = None
-        if current_instance is not None:
-            if AYON_SERVER_ENABLED:
-                current_instance_asset = current_instance.get("folderPath")
-            if not current_instance_asset:
-                current_instance_asset = current_instance.get("asset")
+        if current_instance is None:
+            current_instance_asset = None
+        elif AYON_SERVER_ENABLED:
+            current_instance_asset = current_instance["folderPath"]
+        else:
+            current_instance_asset = current_instance["asset"]
 
         if current_instance is None:
             self.log.info("Auto-creating workfile instance...")