diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_workfile_xgen.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_workfile_xgen.py
index 13a04615eb..d37a03d1f6 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_workfile_xgen.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_workfile_xgen.py
@@ -37,12 +37,14 @@ class ExtractWorkfileXgen(publish.Extractor):
             )
             return
 
-        publish_settings = instance.context["deadline"]["publish"]
-        if not publish_settings["MayaSubmitDeadline"]["use_published"]:
-            self.log.debug(
-                "Not using the published workfile. Abort Xgen extraction."
-            )
-            return
+        deadline_settings = instance.context.get("deadline")
+        if deadline_settings:
+            publish_settings = deadline_settings["publish"]
+            if not publish_settings["MayaSubmitDeadline"]["use_published"]:
+                self.log.debug(
+                    "Not using the published workfile. Abort Xgen extraction."
+                )
+                return
 
         # Collect Xgen and Delta files.
         xgen_files = []