diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/load/load_xgen.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/load/load_xgen.py
index 5110d4ca05..fc86596208 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/load/load_xgen.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/load/load_xgen.py
@@ -73,9 +73,8 @@ class XgenLoader(openpype.hosts.maya.api.plugin.ReferenceLoader):
             # to ensure paths are setup correctly.
             project_path = os.path.dirname(current_file()).replace("\\", "/")
             xgenm.setAttr("xgProjectPath", project_path, xgen_palette)
-            data_path = "${{PROJECT}}xgen/collections/{}{}{}".format(
+            data_path = "${{PROJECT}}xgen/collections/{};{}".format(
                 xgen_palette.replace(":", "__ns__"),
-                os.pathsep,
                 xgenm.getAttr("xgDataPath", xgen_palette)
             )
             xgenm.setAttr("xgDataPath", data_path, xgen_palette)
@@ -156,9 +155,8 @@ class XgenLoader(openpype.hosts.maya.api.plugin.ReferenceLoader):
                     break
 
         project_path = os.path.dirname(current_file()).replace("\\", "/")
-        data_path = "${{PROJECT}}xgen/collections/{}{}{}".format(
+        data_path = "${{PROJECT}}xgen/collections/{};{}".format(
             xgen_palette.replace(":", "__ns__"),
-            os.pathsep,
             data_path
         )
         data = {"xgProjectPath": project_path, "xgDataPath": data_path}
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_workfile_xgen.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_workfile_xgen.py
index c8d0d63344..20e1bd37d8 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_workfile_xgen.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_workfile_xgen.py
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ class ExtractWorkfileXgen(publish.Extractor):
             project_path = xgenm.getAttr("xgProjectPath", palette)
             data_path = xgenm.getAttr("xgDataPath", palette)
             data_path = data_path.replace("${PROJECT}", project_path)
-            for path in data_path.split(os.pathsep):
+            for path in data_path.split(";"):
                 for root, _, files in os.walk(path):
                     for f in files:
                         source = os.path.join(root, f)