diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_render.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_render.py
index e6fc8a01e5..26ad0818e0 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_render.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_render.py
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ class CollectMayaRender(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
                     full_paths.append(full_path)
                     publish_meta_path = os.path.dirname(full_path)
                 aov_dict[aov_first_key] = full_paths
+            full_exp_files = [aov_dict]
 
             frame_start_render = int(self.get_render_attribute(
                 "startFrame", layer=layer_name))