diff --git a/pype/nuke/lib.py b/pype/nuke/lib.py
index 23c677cc7f..07f1f08978 100644
--- a/pype/nuke/lib.py
+++ b/pype/nuke/lib.py
@@ -1520,7 +1520,6 @@ class ExporterReviewMov(ExporterReview):
         write_node.setInput(0, self.previous_node)
         self._temp_nodes.append(write_node)
         self.log.debug("Write...   `{}`".format(self._temp_nodes))
-
         # ---------- end nodes creation
 
         # ---------- render or save to nk
diff --git a/pype/plugins/global/publish/submit_publish_job.py b/pype/plugins/global/publish/submit_publish_job.py
index 0d4018d46f..0bd71156eb 100644
--- a/pype/plugins/global/publish/submit_publish_job.py
+++ b/pype/plugins/global/publish/submit_publish_job.py
@@ -321,8 +321,8 @@ class ProcessSubmittedJobOnFarm(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
             "source": source,
             "user": context.data["user"],
             "version": context.data["version"],
-            "intent": context.data["intent"],
-            "comment": context.data["comment"],
+            "intent": context.data.get("intent"),
+            "comment": context.data.get("comment"),
             # Optional metadata (for debugging)
             "metadata": {
                 "instance": data,
diff --git a/pype/plugins/nuke/publish/extract_review_data_mov.py b/pype/plugins/nuke/publish/extract_review_data_mov.py
index 69347bfafc..f41bff570a 100644
--- a/pype/plugins/nuke/publish/extract_review_data_mov.py
+++ b/pype/plugins/nuke/publish/extract_review_data_mov.py
@@ -21,21 +21,15 @@ class ExtractReviewDataMov(pype.api.Extractor):
 
     def process(self, instance):
         families = instance.data["families"]
-
         self.log.info("Creating staging dir...")
-        self.log.debug(
-            "__ representations: `{}`".format(
-                instance.data["representations"]))
-        if "representations" in instance.data:
-            if instance.data["representations"] == []:
-                render_path = instance.data['path']
-                staging_dir = os.path.normpath(os.path.dirname(render_path))
-                instance.data["stagingDir"] = staging_dir
-            else:
-                staging_dir = instance.data[
-                    "representations"][0]["stagingDir"].replace("\\", "/")
-                instance.data["representations"][0]["tags"] = []
-                instance.data["stagingDir"] = staging_dir
+
+        if "representations" not in instance.data:
+            instance.data["representations"] = list()
+
+        staging_dir = os.path.normpath(
+            os.path.dirname(instance.data['path']))
+
+        instance.data["stagingDir"] = staging_dir
 
         self.log.info(
             "StagingDir `{0}`...".format(instance.data["stagingDir"]))
diff --git a/pype/plugins/nuke/publish/extract_slate_frame.py b/pype/plugins/nuke/publish/extract_slate_frame.py
index fd1523447a..7e43b3cd6f 100644
--- a/pype/plugins/nuke/publish/extract_slate_frame.py
+++ b/pype/plugins/nuke/publish/extract_slate_frame.py
@@ -35,16 +35,14 @@ class ExtractSlateFrame(pype.api.Extractor):
     def render_slate(self, instance):
         node = instance[0]  # group node
         self.log.info("Creating staging dir...")
-        if "representations" in instance.data:
-            staging_dir = instance.data[
-                "representations"][0]["stagingDir"].replace("\\", "/")
-            instance.data["stagingDir"] = staging_dir
-        else:
-            instance.data["representations"] = []
-            # get output path
-            render_path = instance.data['path']
-            staging_dir = os.path.normpath(os.path.dirname(render_path))
-            instance.data["stagingDir"] = staging_dir
+
+        if "representations" not in instance.data:
+            instance.data["representations"] = list()
+
+        staging_dir = os.path.normpath(
+            os.path.dirname(instance.data['path']))
+
+        instance.data["stagingDir"] = staging_dir
 
         self.log.info(
             "StagingDir `{0}`...".format(instance.data["stagingDir"]))
diff --git a/pype/plugins/nuke/publish/extract_thumbnail.py b/pype/plugins/nuke/publish/extract_thumbnail.py
index dee6453671..828319e555 100644
--- a/pype/plugins/nuke/publish/extract_thumbnail.py
+++ b/pype/plugins/nuke/publish/extract_thumbnail.py
@@ -30,22 +30,14 @@ class ExtractThumbnail(pype.api.Extractor):
     def render_thumbnail(self, instance):
         node = instance[0]  # group node
         self.log.info("Creating staging dir...")
-        self.log.debug(
-            "_ representations `{0}`".format(instance.data["representations"]))
-        if "representations" in instance.data:
-            try:
-                staging_dir = instance.data[
-                    "representations"][0]["stagingDir"].replace("\\", "/")
-            except IndexError:
-                path = instance.data["path"]
-                staging_dir = os.path.dirname(path)
-            instance.data["stagingDir"] = staging_dir
-        else:
-            instance.data["representations"] = []
-            # get output path
-            render_path = instance.data['path']
-            staging_dir = os.path.normpath(os.path.dirname(render_path))
-            instance.data["stagingDir"] = staging_dir
+
+        if "representations" not in instance.data:
+            instance.data["representations"] = list()
+
+        staging_dir = os.path.normpath(
+            os.path.dirname(instance.data['path']))
+
+        instance.data["stagingDir"] = staging_dir
 
         self.log.info(
             "StagingDir `{0}`...".format(instance.data["stagingDir"]))