diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_arnold_scene_source.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_arnold_scene_source.py
index 63e6ff0f36..f7d059cdb6 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_arnold_scene_source.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_arnold_scene_source.py
@@ -139,9 +139,11 @@ class ExtractArnoldSceneSource(publish.Extractor):
                     parent, duplicate_transform
                 )
 
-                duplicate_transform = cmds.parent(
-                    duplicate_transform, world=True
-                )[0]
+
+                if cmds.listRelatives(duplicate_transform, parent=True):
+                    duplicate_transform = cmds.parent(
+                        duplicate_transform, world=True
+                    )[0]
 
                 basename = node.split("|")[-1].split(":")[-1]
                 duplicate_transform = cmds.rename(