diff --git a/openpype/hosts/flame/plugins/load/load_clip.py b/openpype/hosts/flame/plugins/load/load_clip.py
index 2c107de2b4..6f47c23d57 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/flame/plugins/load/load_clip.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/flame/plugins/load/load_clip.py
@@ -49,8 +49,10 @@ class LoadClip(opfapi.ClipLoader):
 
         # in case output is not in context replace key to representation
         if not context["representation"]["context"].get("output"):
-            self.clip_name_template.replace("output", "representation")
-            self.layer_rename_template.replace("output", "representation")
+            self.clip_name_template = self.clip_name_template.replace(
+                "output", "representation")
+            self.layer_rename_template = self.layer_rename_template.replace(
+                "output", "representation")
 
         formating_data = deepcopy(context["representation"]["context"])
         clip_name = StringTemplate(self.clip_name_template).format(
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/flame/plugins/load/load_clip_batch.py b/openpype/hosts/flame/plugins/load/load_clip_batch.py
index 47d7da2a76..5975c6e42f 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/flame/plugins/load/load_clip_batch.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/flame/plugins/load/load_clip_batch.py
@@ -47,8 +47,10 @@ class LoadClipBatch(opfapi.ClipLoader):
 
         # in case output is not in context replace key to representation
         if not context["representation"]["context"].get("output"):
-            self.clip_name_template.replace("output", "representation")
-            self.layer_rename_template.replace("output", "representation")
+            self.clip_name_template = self.clip_name_template.replace(
+                "output", "representation")
+            self.layer_rename_template = self.layer_rename_template.replace(
+                "output", "representation")
 
         formating_data = deepcopy(context["representation"]["context"])
         formating_data["batch"] = self.batch.name.get_value()