diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_arnold_scene_source.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_arnold_scene_source.py
index 54b8a005b2..f672c5a94b 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_arnold_scene_source.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_arnold_scene_source.py
@@ -140,8 +140,7 @@ class ExtractArnoldSceneSource(publish.Extractor):
                 )[0]
 
                 basename = node.split("|")[-1].split(":")[-1]
-                cmds.rename(duplicate_transform, basename)
-                duplicate_transform = "|" + basename
+                duplicate_transform  = cmds.rename(duplicate_transform, basename)
 
                 duplicate_nodes.append(duplicate_transform)
                 delete_bin.append(duplicate_transform)