diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/api/lib.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/api/lib.py
index 2ac9f06fcd..46f423023f 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/api/lib.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/api/lib.py
@@ -3871,6 +3871,8 @@ def get_capture_preset(task_name, task_type, subset, project_settings, log):
         project_settings (dict): Project settings.
         log (object): Logging object.
     """
+    capture_preset = {}
+    
     filtering_criteria = {
         "hosts": "maya",
         "families": "review",