diff --git a/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/validate_containers.py b/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/validate_containers.py
index 21736f0659..3fd5083b4e 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/validate_containers.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/validate_containers.py
@@ -45,9 +45,15 @@ class ValidateContainers(
             return
 
         # Disable if no profile is found for the current host
+        profiles = (
+            settings
+            ["core"]
+            ["publish"]
+            ["ValidateContainers"]
+            ["plugin_state_profiles"]
+        )
         profile = filter_profiles(
-            settings["core"]["publish"]["ValidateContainers"]["profiles"],
-            {"host_names": get_current_host_name()}
+            profiles, {"host_names": get_current_host_name()}
         )
         if not profile:
             cls.enabled = False
diff --git a/server/settings/publish_plugins.py b/server/settings/publish_plugins.py
index f40cc1fefe..0c19655035 100644
--- a/server/settings/publish_plugins.py
+++ b/server/settings/publish_plugins.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class ValidateContainersModel(BaseSettingsModel):
     """
 
     _isGroup = True
-    profiles: list[ValidateContainersProfile] = SettingsField(
+    plugin_state_profiles: list[ValidateContainersProfile] = SettingsField(
         default_factory=list
     )
 
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ DEFAULT_PUBLISH_VALUES = {
         "active": True
     },
     "ValidateContainers": {
-        "profiles": [
+        "plugin_state_profiles": [
             {
                 # Default host names are based on original
                 #   filter of ValidateContainer pyblish plugin