diff --git a/pype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_unicode_strings.py b/pype/plugins/publish/repair_unicode_strings.py
similarity index 53%
rename from pype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_unicode_strings.py
rename to pype/plugins/publish/repair_unicode_strings.py
index cfcba4f514..593b8f9f31 100644
--- a/pype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_unicode_strings.py
+++ b/pype/plugins/publish/repair_unicode_strings.py
@@ -1,26 +1,23 @@
 import os
-from maya import cmds
-
 import pyblish.api
 import pype.api
-import pype.hosts.maya.api.action
 
 
-class ValidateUnicodeStrings(pyblish.api.Validator):
+class RepairUnicodeStrings(pyblish.api.Collector):
     """Validate all environment variables are string type.
 
     """
 
-    order = pype.api.ValidateContentsOrder
-    hosts = ['maya']
-    families = ['review']
+    order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder
     label = 'Unicode Strings'
-    actions = [pype.api.RepairAction]
 
     def process(self, instance):
-        invalid = self.get_invalid(instance)
-        if invalid:
-            raise RuntimeError("Found unicode strings in environment variables.")
+        # invalid = self.get_invalid(instance)
+        # if invalid:
+        for key, value in os.environ.items():
+            self.log.info(type(value))
+            if type(value) is type(u't'):
+                os.environ[key] = str(value)
 
     @classmethod
     def get_invalid(cls, instance):
@@ -30,11 +27,3 @@ class ValidateUnicodeStrings(pyblish.api.Validator):
                 invalid.append((key, value))
 
         return invalid
-
-    @classmethod
-    def repair(cls, instance):
-        """Retype all unicodes to strings."""
-
-        for key, value in os.environ.items():
-            if type(value) is type(u't'):
-                os.environ[key] = str(value)