diff --git a/pype/plugins/maya/publish/validate_transform_zero.py b/pype/plugins/maya/publish/validate_transform_zero.py
index 9f735b3cdc..9b74316476 100644
--- a/pype/plugins/maya/publish/validate_transform_zero.py
+++ b/pype/plugins/maya/publish/validate_transform_zero.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class ValidateTransformZero(pyblish.api.Validator):
 
         invalid = []
         for transform in transforms:
-            if '_LOC' in transform:
+            if ('_LOC' in transform) or ('_loc' in transform):
                 continue
             mat = cmds.xform(transform, q=1, matrix=True, objectSpace=True)
             if not all(abs(x-y) < cls._tolerance