diff --git a/pype/plugins/maya/create/create_render.py b/pype/plugins/maya/create/create_render.py
index dbcade9b77..b6eb2e8daa 100644
--- a/pype/plugins/maya/create/create_render.py
+++ b/pype/plugins/maya/create/create_render.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class CreateRender(avalon.maya.Creator):
 
     _image_prefixes = {
         'mentalray': 'maya/<Scene>/<RenderLayer>/<RenderLayer>_<RenderPass>',
-        'vray': '"maya/<scene>/<Layer>/<Layer>',
+        'vray': 'maya/<scene>/<Layer>/<Layer>',
         'arnold': 'maya/<Scene>/<RenderLayer>/<RenderLayer>_<RenderPass>',
         'renderman': 'maya/<Scene>/<layer>/<layer>_<aov>',
         'redshift': 'maya/<Scene>/<RenderLayer>/<RenderLayer>_<RenderPass>'
diff --git a/pype/plugins/maya/publish/collect_render.py b/pype/plugins/maya/publish/collect_render.py
index 445f646cb5..eed44fbefd 100644
--- a/pype/plugins/maya/publish/collect_render.py
+++ b/pype/plugins/maya/publish/collect_render.py
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ class CollectMayaRender(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
             # in expectedFiles. If so, raise error as we cannot attach AOV
             # (considered to be subset on its own) to another subset
             if attach_to:
-                assert len(exp_files[0].keys()) == 1, (
+                assert isinstance(exp_files, list), (
                     "attaching multiple AOVs or renderable cameras to "
                     "subset is not supported"
                 )
diff --git a/pype/plugins/maya/publish/validate_mesh_arnold_attributes.py b/pype/plugins/maya/publish/validate_mesh_arnold_attributes.py
index 1ddf0285d4..04a3cf3c79 100644
--- a/pype/plugins/maya/publish/validate_mesh_arnold_attributes.py
+++ b/pype/plugins/maya/publish/validate_mesh_arnold_attributes.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import pymel.core as pc
-
+from maya import cmds
 import pyblish.api
 import pype.api
 import pype.hosts.maya.action
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ class ValidateMeshArnoldAttributes(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
         pype.api.RepairAction
     ]
     optional = True
+    if cmds.getAttr(
+       "defaultRenderGlobals.currentRenderer").lower() == "arnold":
+        active = True
+    else:
+        active = False
 
     @classmethod
     def get_invalid_attributes(cls, instance, compute=False):