diff --git a/pype/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/create/create_render.py b/pype/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/create/create_render.py
index b346bc60d8..70abd36406 100644
--- a/pype/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/create/create_render.py
+++ b/pype/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/create/create_render.py
@@ -8,7 +8,13 @@ log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class CreateRender(pype.api.Creator):
-    """Render folder for publish."""
+    """Render folder for publish.
+
+        Creates subsets in format 'familyTaskSubsetname',
+        eg 'renderCompositingMain'.
+
+        Create only single instance from composition at a time.
+    """
 
     name = "renderDefault"
     label = "Render on Farm"
@@ -20,7 +26,7 @@ class CreateRender(pype.api.Creator):
             items = stub.get_selected_items(comps=True,
                                             folders=False,
                                             footages=False)
-        else:
+        if len(items) > 1:
             self._show_msg("Please select only single composition at time.")
             return False
 
@@ -30,15 +36,20 @@ class CreateRender(pype.api.Creator):
                            "one composition.")
             return False
 
-        for item in items:
+        existing_subsets = [instance['subset'].lower()
+                            for instance in aftereffects.list_instances()]
+
+        item = items.pop()
+        if self.name.lower() in existing_subsets:
             txt = "Instance with name \"{}\" already exists.".format(self.name)
-            if self.name.lower() == item.name.lower():
-                self._show_msg(txt)
-                return False
-            self.data["members"] = [item.id]
-            stub.imprint(item, self.data)
-            stub.set_label_color(item.id, 14)  # Cyan options 0 - 16
-            stub.rename_item(item, self.data["subset"])
+            self._show_msg(txt)
+            return False
+
+        self.data["members"] = [item.id]
+        self.data["uuid"] = item.id  # for SubsetManager
+        stub.imprint(item, self.data)
+        stub.set_label_color(item.id, 14)  # Cyan options 0 - 16
+        stub.rename_item(item, stub.PUBLISH_ICON + self.data["subset"])
 
     def _show_msg(self, txt):
         msg = Qt.QtWidgets.QMessageBox()
diff --git a/pype/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/load/load_background.py b/pype/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/load/load_background.py
index 879734e4f9..e6f8b6a032 100644
--- a/pype/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/load/load_background.py
+++ b/pype/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/load/load_background.py
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ class BackgroundLoader(api.Loader):
             "{}_{}".format(context["asset"]["name"], name))
 
         layers = get_background_layers(self.fname)
-        comp = stub.import_background(None, comp_name, layers)
+        comp = stub.import_background(None, stub.LOADED_ICON + comp_name,
+                                      layers)
 
         if not comp:
             self.log.warning(
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ class BackgroundLoader(api.Loader):
 
         layers = get_background_layers(path)
         comp = stub.reload_background(container["members"][1],
-                                      comp_name,
+                                      stub.LOADED_ICON + comp_name,
                                       layers)
 
         # update container
diff --git a/pype/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/load/load_file.py b/pype/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/load/load_file.py
index ba11856678..500a53a69b 100644
--- a/pype/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/load/load_file.py
+++ b/pype/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/load/load_file.py
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ class FileLoader(api.Loader):
         if '.psd' in file:
             import_options['ImportAsType'] = 'ImportAsType.COMP'
 
-        comp = stub.import_file(self.fname, comp_name, import_options)
+        comp = stub.import_file(self.fname, stub.LOADED_ICON + comp_name,
+                                import_options)
 
         if not comp:
             self.log.warning(
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ class FileLoader(api.Loader):
             layer_name = container["namespace"]
         path = api.get_representation_path(representation)
         # with aftereffects.maintained_selection():  # TODO
-        stub.replace_item(layer, path, layer_name)
+        stub.replace_item(layer, path, stub.LOADED_ICON + layer_name)
         stub.imprint(
             layer, {"representation": str(representation["_id"]),
                     "name": context["subset"],