diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_look.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_look.py
index 80d82a4f58..bf7f5bc757 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_look.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_look.py
@@ -436,6 +436,16 @@ class ExtractLook(openpype.api.Extractor):
                         # set color space to raw if we linearized it
                         color_space = "Raw"
                 else:
+
+                    # if the files are unresolved from `source`
+                    # assume color space from the first file of 
+                    # the resource
+                    first_file = next(iter(resource.get("files", [])), None)
+                    if not first_file:
+                        # No files for this resource? Can this happen? Should this error?
+                        continue
+                        
+                    filepath = os.path.normpath(first_file)
                     # if the files are unresolved
                     if files_metadata[filepath]["color_space"] == "Raw":
                     # set color space to raw if we linearized it