diff --git a/openpype/hosts/resolve/api/lib.py b/openpype/hosts/resolve/api/lib.py
index 798c40a864..aef9caca78 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/resolve/api/lib.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/resolve/api/lib.py
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ def create_timeline_item(
 
     # timing variables
     if all([timeline_in, source_start, source_end]):
-        fps = project.GetSetting("timelineFrameRate")
+        fps = timeline.GetSetting("timelineFrameRate")
         duration = source_end - source_start
         timecode_in = frames_to_timecode(timeline_in, fps)
         timecode_out = frames_to_timecode(timeline_in + duration, fps)