diff --git a/openpype/plugins/publish/collect_source_for_source.py b/openpype/plugins/publish/collect_source_for_source.py
index fd08d28c74..aa94238b4f 100644
--- a/openpype/plugins/publish/collect_source_for_source.py
+++ b/openpype/plugins/publish/collect_source_for_source.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class CollectSourceForSource(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
         current_file = instance.data.get("currentFile")
         source = instance.data.get("source")
         source_file = current_file or source
-        if source_file and os.path.exists(source_file):
+        if source_file:
             self.log.debug("Parsing paths for {}".format(source_file))
             if not instance.data.get("originalBasename"):
                 instance.data["originalBasename"] = \