diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/plugins/publish/collect_clip_effects.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/plugins/publish/collect_clip_effects.py
index 85fd3ba048..1ff2f25edc 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/plugins/publish/collect_clip_effects.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/plugins/publish/collect_clip_effects.py
@@ -100,19 +100,21 @@ class CollectClipEffects(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
             effects_categorized[category_by_effect[found_cls]][key] = value
 
         # Categorize effects by track name.
-        effects_by_track = defaultdict(dict)
-        for key, value in effects.items():
-            if key == "assignTo":
-                continue
-
-            effects_by_track[value["track"]][key] = value
-
-        for data in self.effect_tracks:
-            for track_name, track_effects in effects_by_track.items():
-                if re.match(data["track_regex"], track_name) is None:
+        track_names_by_category = {
+            x["name"]: x["track_names"] for x in self.effect_tracks
+        }
+        for category, track_names in track_names_by_category.items():
+            for key, value in effects.items():
+                if key == "assignTo":
                     continue
 
-                effects_categorized[data["name"]] = track_effects
+                if value["track"] not in track_names:
+                    continue
+
+                if category in effects_categorized:
+                    effects_categorized[category][key] = value
+                else:
+                    effects_categorized[category] = {key: value}
 
         # Ensure required `assignTo` data member exists.
         categories = list(effects_categorized.keys())
diff --git a/server_addon/hiero/server/settings/publish_plugins.py b/server_addon/hiero/server/settings/publish_plugins.py
index 9902b68a25..b9e07639df 100644
--- a/server_addon/hiero/server/settings/publish_plugins.py
+++ b/server_addon/hiero/server/settings/publish_plugins.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class CollectClipEffectsDefModel(BaseSettingsModel):
 class CollectClipEffectsTracksModel(BaseSettingsModel):
     _layout = "expanded"
     name: str = SettingsField("", title="Name")
-    track_regex: str = SettingsField("", title="Track Regex")
+    track_names: list[str] = SettingsField("", title="Track Names")
 
 
 class CollectClipEffectsModel(BaseSettingsModel):