diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_playblast.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_playblast.py
index a3a2f8a5a5..26b2ac7086 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_playblast.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_playblast.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class ExtractPlayblast(publish.Extractor):
             )
         if (
             preset["viewport_options"].get("reloadTextures")
-            and "textures" in preset["viewport_options"]
+            and preset["viewport_options"].get("textures")
         ):
             lib.reload_textures()
         path = capture.capture(log=self.log, **preset)
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_thumbnail.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_thumbnail.py
index ef843c9df8..a64d31f6d9 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_thumbnail.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_thumbnail.py
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ class ExtractThumbnail(publish.Extractor):
                 )
             if (
                 preset["viewport_options"].get("reloadTextures")
-                and "textures" in preset["viewport_options"]
+                and preset["viewport_options"].get("textures")
             ):
                 lib.reload_textures()
             path = capture.capture(**preset)