diff --git a/openpype/hosts/flame/startup/openpype_babypublisher/modules/ftrack_lib.py b/openpype/hosts/flame/startup/openpype_babypublisher/modules/ftrack_lib.py
index 90311a5ac5..c2168016c6 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/flame/startup/openpype_babypublisher/modules/ftrack_lib.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/flame/startup/openpype_babypublisher/modules/ftrack_lib.py
@@ -389,17 +389,13 @@ class FtrackEntityOperator:
         return entity
 
     def get_ftrack_entity(self, session, type, name, parent):
-        query_no_parent = '{} where name is "{}" and project_id is "{}"'.format(
+        query = '{} where name is "{}" and project_id is "{}"'.format(
             type, name, self.project_entity["id"])
-        query_with_parent = (
-            '{} where name is "{}" and project_id is "{}" '
-            'and parent_id is {}').format(
-                type, name, self.project_entity["id"], parent["id"])
 
-        entity = (
-            session.query(query_no_parent).first() or
-            session.query(query_with_parent).first()
-        )
+        try:
+            entity = session.query(query).one()
+        except Exception:
+            entity = None
 
         # if entity doesnt exist then create one
         if not entity: