diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/api/fbx.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/api/fbx.py
index 3a8ae19ff7..659f456e1a 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/api/fbx.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/api/fbx.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class FBXExtractor:
 
     def __init__(self, log=None):
         # Ensure FBX plug-in is loaded
-        self.log = log or logging.getLogger(__class__.__name__)
+        self.log = log or logging.getLogger(self.__class__.__name__)
         cmds.loadPlugin("fbxmaya", quiet=True)
 
     def parse_overrides(self, instance, options):
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_unreal_staticmesh.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_unreal_staticmesh.py
index d3d491594a..c5d2710dc2 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_unreal_staticmesh.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_unreal_staticmesh.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ class ExtractUnrealStaticMesh(openpype.api.Extractor):
     families = ["staticMesh"]
 
     def process(self, instance):
-        fbx_exporter = fbx.FBXExtractor(log=self.log)
         to_combine = instance.data.get("membersToCombine")
         static_mesh_name = instance.data.get("staticMeshCombinedName")
         duplicates = []
@@ -46,13 +45,13 @@ class ExtractUnrealStaticMesh(openpype.api.Extractor):
                 )
                 cmds.duplicate(to_combine[0], name=static_mesh_name, ic=True)
 
-            delete_bin.extend(static_mesh_name)
+            delete_bin.extend([static_mesh_name])
             delete_bin.extend(duplicates)
 
             members = [static_mesh_name]
             members += instance.data["collisionMembers"]
 
-            fbx_exporter = fbx.FBXExtractor()
+            fbx_exporter = fbx.FBXExtractor(log=self.log)
 
             # Define output path
             staging_dir = self.staging_dir(instance)
@@ -74,6 +73,9 @@ class ExtractUnrealStaticMesh(openpype.api.Extractor):
                     self.log.info("Un-parenting: {}".format(members))
                     fbx_exporter.export(members, path)
 
+        if "representations" not in instance.data:
+            instance.data["representations"] = []
+
         representation = {
             'name': 'fbx',
             'ext': 'fbx',
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_unreal_staticmesh_naming.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_unreal_staticmesh_naming.py
index 89769a3421..e233fd190c 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_unreal_staticmesh_naming.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_unreal_staticmesh_naming.py
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ class ValidateUnrealStaticMeshName(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
             ["static_mesh_prefix"]
         )
 
+        to_combine = instance.data.get("membersToCombine")
+        if not to_combine:
+            raise ValueError("Missing geometry to export.")
         combined_geometry_name = instance.data.get(
             "staticMeshCombinedName", None)
         if cls.validate_mesh: