diff --git a/client/ayon_core/cli_commands.py b/client/ayon_core/cli_commands.py
index 4335a3f2d9..bc0a22382c 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/cli_commands.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/cli_commands.py
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ class Commands:
             install_ayon_plugins,
             get_global_context,
         )
-        from ayon_core.tools.utils.host_tools import show_publish
-        from ayon_core.tools.utils.lib import qt_app_context
 
         # Register target and host
         import pyblish.api
@@ -134,6 +132,8 @@ class Commands:
             print(plugin)
 
         if gui:
+            from ayon_core.tools.utils.host_tools import show_publish
+            from ayon_core.tools.utils.lib import qt_app_context
             with qt_app_context():
                 show_publish()
         else:
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/publish/validate_file_saved.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/publish/validate_file_saved.py
index 6a053eb47b..aa73525555 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/publish/validate_file_saved.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/publish/validate_file_saved.py
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ class ValidateFileSaved(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin,
         if not context.data["currentFile"]:
             # File has not been saved at all and has no filename
             raise PublishValidationError(
-                "Current file is empty. Save the file before continuing."
+                "Current workfile has not been saved yet.\n"
+                "Save the workfile before continuing."
             )
 
         # Do not validate workfile has unsaved changes if only instances
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/publish/validate_model_uv_map1.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/publish/validate_model_uv_map1.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..752bc5fa58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/publish/validate_model_uv_map1.py
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+import inspect
+from typing import List
+
+import bpy
+
+import pyblish.api
+
+from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import (
+    ValidateContentsOrder,
+    OptionalPyblishPluginMixin,
+    PublishValidationError,
+    RepairAction
+)
+import ayon_core.hosts.blender.api.action
+
+
+class ValidateModelMeshUvMap1(
+        pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
+        OptionalPyblishPluginMixin,
+):
+    """Validate model mesh uvs are named `map1`.
+
+    This is solely to get them to work nicely for the Maya pipeline.
+    """
+
+    order = ValidateContentsOrder
+    hosts = ["blender"]
+    families = ["model"]
+    label = "Mesh UVs named map1"
+    actions = [ayon_core.hosts.blender.api.action.SelectInvalidAction,
+               RepairAction]
+    optional = True
+    enabled = False
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_invalid(cls, instance) -> List:
+
+        invalid = []
+        for obj in instance:
+            if obj.mode != "OBJECT":
+                cls.log.warning(
+                    f"Mesh object {obj.name} should be in 'OBJECT' mode"
+                    " to be properly checked."
+                )
+
+            obj_data = obj.data
+            if isinstance(obj_data, bpy.types.Mesh):
+                mesh = obj_data
+
+                # Ignore mesh without UVs
+                if not mesh.uv_layers:
+                    continue
+
+                # If mesh has map1 all is ok
+                if mesh.uv_layers.get("map1"):
+                    continue
+
+                cls.log.warning(
+                    f"Mesh object {obj.name} should be in 'OBJECT' mode"
+                    " to be properly checked."
+                )
+                invalid.append(obj)
+
+        return invalid
+
+    @classmethod
+    def repair(cls, instance):
+        for obj in cls.get_invalid(instance):
+            mesh = obj.data
+
+            # Rename the first UV set to map1
+            mesh.uv_layers[0].name = "map1"
+
+    def process(self, instance):
+        if not self.is_active(instance.data):
+            return
+
+        invalid = self.get_invalid(instance)
+        if invalid:
+            raise PublishValidationError(
+                f"Meshes found in instance without valid UV's: {invalid}",
+                description=self.get_description()
+            )
+
+    def get_description(self):
+        return inspect.cleandoc(
+            """## Meshes must have map1 uv set
+
+            To accompany a better Maya-focused pipeline with Alembics it is
+            expected that a Mesh has a `map1` UV set. Blender defaults to
+            a UV set named `UVMap` and thus needs to be renamed.
+
+            """
+        )
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/publish/validate_transform_zero.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/publish/validate_transform_zero.py
index 267eff47e4..465ec15d7b 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/publish/validate_transform_zero.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/publish/validate_transform_zero.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import inspect
 from typing import List
 
 import mathutils
@@ -5,29 +6,26 @@ import bpy
 
 import pyblish.api
 
+from ayon_core.hosts.blender.api import plugin, lib
 import ayon_core.hosts.blender.api.action
 from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import (
     ValidateContentsOrder,
     OptionalPyblishPluginMixin,
-    PublishValidationError
+    PublishValidationError,
+    RepairAction
 )
 
 
 class ValidateTransformZero(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
                             OptionalPyblishPluginMixin):
-    """Transforms can't have any values
-
-    To solve this issue, try freezing the transforms. So long
-    as the transforms, rotation and scale values are zero,
-    you're all good.
-
-    """
+    """Transforms can't have any values"""
 
     order = ValidateContentsOrder
     hosts = ["blender"]
     families = ["model"]
     label = "Transform Zero"
-    actions = [ayon_core.hosts.blender.api.action.SelectInvalidAction]
+    actions = [ayon_core.hosts.blender.api.action.SelectInvalidAction,
+               RepairAction]
 
     _identity = mathutils.Matrix()
 
@@ -51,5 +49,46 @@ class ValidateTransformZero(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
             names = ", ".join(obj.name for obj in invalid)
             raise PublishValidationError(
                 "Objects found in instance which do not"
-                f" have transform set to zero: {names}"
+                f" have transform set to zero: {names}",
+                description=self.get_description()
             )
+
+    @classmethod
+    def repair(cls, instance):
+
+        invalid = cls.get_invalid(instance)
+        if not invalid:
+            return
+
+        context = plugin.create_blender_context(
+            active=invalid[0], selected=invalid
+        )
+        with lib.maintained_selection():
+            with bpy.context.temp_override(**context):
+                plugin.deselect_all()
+                for obj in invalid:
+                    obj.select_set(True)
+
+                # TODO: Preferably this does allow custom pivot point locations
+                #  and if so, this should likely apply to the delta instead
+                #  using `bpy.ops.object.transforms_to_deltas(mode="ALL")`
+                bpy.ops.object.transform_apply(location=True,
+                                               rotation=True,
+                                               scale=True)
+
+    def get_description(self):
+        return inspect.cleandoc(
+            """## Transforms can't have any values.
+
+            The location, rotation and scale on the transform must be at
+            the default values. This also goes for the delta transforms.
+
+            To solve this issue, try freezing the transforms:
+            - `Object` > `Apply` > `All Transforms`
+
+            Using the Repair action directly will do the same.
+
+            So long as the transforms, rotation and scale values are zero,
+            you're all good.
+            """
+        )
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/fusion/plugins/create/create_image_saver.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/fusion/plugins/create/create_image_saver.py
index 8110898ae9..729843d078 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/fusion/plugins/create/create_image_saver.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/fusion/plugins/create/create_image_saver.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 from ayon_core.lib import NumberDef
 
 from ayon_core.hosts.fusion.api.plugin import GenericCreateSaver
-from ayon_core.hosts.fusion.api import get_current_comp
 
 
 class CreateImageSaver(GenericCreateSaver):
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/harmony/plugins/load/load_template_workfile.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/harmony/plugins/load/load_template_workfile.py
index 7bf634f00c..c7132ce373 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/harmony/plugins/load/load_template_workfile.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/harmony/plugins/load/load_template_workfile.py
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ class ImportTemplateLoader(load.LoaderPlugin):
             self.__class__.__name__
         )
 
-        def update(self, container, context):
-            pass
+    def update(self, container, context):
+        pass
 
-        def remove(self, container):
-            pass
+    def remove(self, container):
+        pass
 
 
 class ImportWorkfileLoader(ImportTemplateLoader):
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/api/plugin.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/api/plugin.py
index 0809f4e566..b33d0fe297 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/api/plugin.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/api/plugin.py
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ class HoudiniCreatorBase(object):
     def create_instance_node(
         folder_path, node_name, parent, node_type="geometry"
     ):
-        # type: (str, str, str) -> hou.Node
         """Create node representing instance.
 
         Arguments:
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_hda.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_hda.py
index c16c95a270..6a2a41d1d0 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_hda.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_hda.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class CreateHDA(plugin.HoudiniCreator):
     maintain_selection = False
 
     def _check_existing(self, folder_path, product_name):
-        # type: (str) -> bool
+        # type: (str, str) -> bool
         """Check if existing product name versions already exists."""
         # Get all products of the current folder
         project_name = self.project_name
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_multiverse_look.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_multiverse_look.py
index 31c0d0eaa1..83e743c92e 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_multiverse_look.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_multiverse_look.py
@@ -40,9 +40,11 @@ class _NodeTypeAttrib(object):
         return "{}.{}".format(node, self.colour_space)
 
     def __str__(self):
-        return "_NodeTypeAttrib(name={}, fname={}, "
-        "computed_fname={}, colour_space={})".format(
-            self.name, self.fname, self.computed_fname, self.colour_space)
+        return (
+            "_NodeTypeAttrib(name={}, fname={}, "
+            "computed_fname={}, colour_space={})".format(
+                self.name, self.fname, self.computed_fname, self.colour_space)
+        )
 
 
 NODETYPES = {
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/photoshop/plugins/publish/collect_auto_image.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/photoshop/plugins/publish/collect_auto_image.py
index b488ab364d..adbe02eb74 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/photoshop/plugins/publish/collect_auto_image.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/photoshop/plugins/publish/collect_auto_image.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ class CollectAutoImage(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
     """
 
     label = "Collect Auto Image"
-    order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder
     hosts = ["photoshop"]
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder + 0.2
 
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/photoshop/plugins/publish/collect_auto_image_refresh.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/photoshop/plugins/publish/collect_auto_image_refresh.py
index 0585f4f226..7a5f297c89 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/photoshop/plugins/publish/collect_auto_image_refresh.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/photoshop/plugins/publish/collect_auto_image_refresh.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ class CollectAutoImageRefresh(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
     """
 
     label = "Collect Auto Image Refresh"
-    order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder
     hosts = ["photoshop"]
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder + 0.2
 
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/lib/ayon_connection.py b/client/ayon_core/lib/ayon_connection.py
index 5ee654943f..1132d77aaa 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/lib/ayon_connection.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/lib/ayon_connection.py
@@ -10,6 +10,87 @@ class _Cache:
     initialized = False
 
 
+def _new_get_last_versions(
+    self,
+    project_name,
+    product_ids,
+    active=True,
+    fields=None,
+    own_attributes=False
+):
+    """Query last version entities by product ids.
+
+    Args:
+        project_name (str): Project where to look for representation.
+        product_ids (Iterable[str]): Product ids.
+        active (Optional[bool]): Receive active/inactive entities.
+            Both are returned when 'None' is passed.
+        fields (Optional[Iterable[str]]): fields to be queried
+            for representations.
+        own_attributes (Optional[bool]): Attribute values that are
+            not explicitly set on entity will have 'None' value.
+
+    Returns:
+        dict[str, dict[str, Any]]: Last versions by product id.
+
+    """
+    if fields:
+        fields = set(fields)
+        fields.add("productId")
+
+    versions = self.get_versions(
+        project_name,
+        product_ids=product_ids,
+        latest=True,
+        hero=False,
+        active=active,
+        fields=fields,
+        own_attributes=own_attributes
+    )
+    return {
+        version["productId"]: version
+        for version in versions
+    }
+
+
+def _new_get_last_version_by_product_id(
+    self,
+    project_name,
+    product_id,
+    active=True,
+    fields=None,
+    own_attributes=False
+):
+    """Query last version entity by product id.
+
+    Args:
+        project_name (str): Project where to look for representation.
+        product_id (str): Product id.
+        active (Optional[bool]): Receive active/inactive entities.
+            Both are returned when 'None' is passed.
+        fields (Optional[Iterable[str]]): fields to be queried
+            for representations.
+        own_attributes (Optional[bool]): Attribute values that are
+            not explicitly set on entity will have 'None' value.
+
+    Returns:
+        Union[dict[str, Any], None]: Queried version entity or None.
+
+    """
+    versions = self.get_versions(
+        project_name,
+        product_ids=[product_id],
+        latest=True,
+        hero=False,
+        active=active,
+        fields=fields,
+        own_attributes=own_attributes
+    )
+    for version in versions:
+        return version
+    return None
+
+
 def _new_get_last_version_by_product_name(
     self,
     project_name,
@@ -73,9 +154,15 @@ def initialize_ayon_connection(force=False):
         semver.VersionInfo.parse(ayon_api.__version__).to_tuple()
     )
     # TODO remove mokey patching after when AYON api is safely updated
-    fix_last_version_by_product_name = ayon_api_version < (1, 0, 2)
+    fix_before_1_0_2 = ayon_api_version < (1, 0, 2)
     # Monkey patching to fix 'get_last_version_by_product_name'
-    if fix_last_version_by_product_name:
+    if fix_before_1_0_2:
+        ayon_api.ServerAPI.get_last_versions = (
+            _new_get_last_versions
+        )
+        ayon_api.ServerAPI.get_last_version_by_product_id = (
+            _new_get_last_version_by_product_id
+        )
         ayon_api.ServerAPI.get_last_version_by_product_name = (
             _new_get_last_version_by_product_name
         )
@@ -85,12 +172,22 @@ def initialize_ayon_connection(force=False):
     if ayon_api.is_connection_created():
         con = ayon_api.get_server_api_connection()
         # Monkey patching to fix 'get_last_version_by_product_name'
-        if fix_last_version_by_product_name:
-            def _con_wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
+        if fix_before_1_0_2:
+            def _lvs_wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
+                return _new_get_last_versions(
+                    con, *args, **kwargs
+                )
+            def _lv_by_pi_wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
+                return _new_get_last_version_by_product_id(
+                    con, *args, **kwargs
+                )
+            def _lv_by_pn_wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
                 return _new_get_last_version_by_product_name(
                     con, *args, **kwargs
                 )
-            con.get_last_version_by_product_name = _con_wrapper
+            con.get_last_versions = _lvs_wrapper
+            con.get_last_version_by_product_id = _lv_by_pi_wrapper
+            con.get_last_version_by_product_name = _lv_by_pn_wrapper
         con.set_site_id(site_id)
         con.set_client_version(version)
     else:
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/deadline_module.py b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/deadline_module.py
index d2f0e263d4..c0ba83477e 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/deadline_module.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/deadline_module.py
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ class DeadlineModule(AYONAddon, IPluginPaths):
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_deadline_pools(webservice, log=None):
-        # type: (str) -> list
         """Get pools from Deadline.
         Args:
             webservice (str): Server url.
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/collect_default_deadline_server.py b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/collect_default_deadline_server.py
index 8123409052..b7ca227b01 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/collect_default_deadline_server.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/collect_default_deadline_server.py
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ class CollectDefaultDeadlineServer(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
     DL webservice addresses must be configured first in System Settings for
     project settings enum to work.
 
-    Default webservice could be overriden by
+    Default webservice could be overridden by
     `project_settings/deadline/deadline_servers`. Currently only single url
     is expected.
 
-    This url could be overriden by some hosts directly on instances with
+    This url could be overridden by some hosts directly on instances with
     `CollectDeadlineServerFromInstance`.
     """
 
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/validate_expected_and_rendered_files.py b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/validate_expected_and_rendered_files.py
index a666c5c2dc..6263526d5c 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/validate_expected_and_rendered_files.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/validate_expected_and_rendered_files.py
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ class ValidateExpectedFiles(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
         """
         # no frames in file name at all, eg 'renderCompositingMain.withLut.mov'
         if not frame_placeholder:
-            return set([file_name_template])
+            return {file_name_template}
 
         real_expected_rendered = set()
         src_padding_exp = "%0{}d".format(len(frame_placeholder))
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/repository/custom/plugins/OpenPypeTileAssembler/OpenPypeTileAssembler.py b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/repository/custom/plugins/OpenPypeTileAssembler/OpenPypeTileAssembler.py
index 9641c16d20..f146aef7b4 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/repository/custom/plugins/OpenPypeTileAssembler/OpenPypeTileAssembler.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/repository/custom/plugins/OpenPypeTileAssembler/OpenPypeTileAssembler.py
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ class OpenPypeTileAssembler(DeadlinePlugin):
         Args:
             output_width (int): Width of output image.
             output_height (int): Height of output image.
-            tiles_info (list): List of tile items, each item must be
+            tile_info (list): List of tile items, each item must be
                 dictionary with `filepath`, `pos_x` and `pos_y` keys
                 representing path to file and x, y coordinates on output
                 image where top-left point of tile item should start.
diff --git a/server_addon/blender/server/settings/publish_plugins.py b/server_addon/blender/server/settings/publish_plugins.py
index 79c489d080..c742fdc5bd 100644
--- a/server_addon/blender/server/settings/publish_plugins.py
+++ b/server_addon/blender/server/settings/publish_plugins.py
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ class PublishPuginsModel(BaseSettingsModel):
         default_factory=ValidatePluginModel,
         title="Validate Mesh No Negative Scale"
     )
+    ValidateModelMeshUvMap1: ValidatePluginModel = SettingsField(
+        default_factory=ValidatePluginModel,
+        title="Validate Model Mesh Has UV map named map1"
+    )
     ValidateTransformZero: ValidatePluginModel = SettingsField(
         default_factory=ValidatePluginModel,
         title="Validate Transform Zero"
@@ -181,6 +185,11 @@ DEFAULT_BLENDER_PUBLISH_SETTINGS = {
         "optional": False,
         "active": True
     },
+    "ValidateModelMeshUvMap1": {
+        "enabled": False,
+        "optional": True,
+        "active": True
+    },
     "ValidateTransformZero": {
         "enabled": False,
         "optional": True,
diff --git a/server_addon/blender/server/version.py b/server_addon/blender/server/version.py
index f1380eede2..9cb17e7976 100644
--- a/server_addon/blender/server/version.py
+++ b/server_addon/blender/server/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.1.7"
+__version__ = "0.1.8"