diff --git a/openpype/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/create/create_legacy_render.py b/openpype/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/create/create_legacy_render.py
index 8dfc85cdc8..e4fbb47a33 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/create/create_legacy_render.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/create/create_legacy_render.py
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
-from avalon.api import CreatorError
-
-import openpype.api
+from openpype.pipeline import create
+from openpype.pipeline import CreatorError
 from openpype.hosts.aftereffects.api import (
     get_stub,
     list_instances
 )
 
 
-class CreateRender(openpype.api.Creator):
+class CreateRender(create.LegacyCreator):
     """Render folder for publish.
 
         Creates subsets in format 'familyTaskSubsetname',
@@ -23,6 +22,7 @@ class CreateRender(openpype.api.Creator):
 
     def process(self):
         stub = get_stub()  # only after After Effects is up
+        items = []
         if (self.options or {}).get("useSelection"):
             items = stub.get_selected_items(
                 comps=True, folders=False, footages=False