diff --git a/client/ayon_core/pipeline/farm/pyblish_functions.py b/client/ayon_core/pipeline/farm/pyblish_functions.py
index c0285d0446..4795eaac47 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/pipeline/farm/pyblish_functions.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/pipeline/farm/pyblish_functions.py
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ def get_real_frames_to_render(frames):
     1003-1005
     1001-1100x5
     """
-    pattern = r"(?:|step|by|every|:?)(\d+)$"
+    pattern = r"(?:step|by|every|x|:)(\d+)$"
 
     frames_to_render = []
     step = 1