diff --git a/openpype/hosts/harmony/api/__init__.py b/openpype/hosts/harmony/api/__init__.py
index 523f947be5..fd21725bd5 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/harmony/api/__init__.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/harmony/api/__init__.py
@@ -64,35 +64,9 @@ def get_asset_settings():
         "handleStart": handle_start,
         "handleEnd": handle_end,
         "resolutionWidth": resolution_width,
-        "resolutionHeight": resolution_height
+        "resolutionHeight": resolution_height,
+        "entityType": entity_type
     }
-    settings = get_current_project_settings()
-
-    try:
-        skip_resolution_check = (settings["plugins"]
-                                         ["harmony"]
-                                         ["publish"]
-                                         ["ValidateSceneSettings"]
-                                         ["skip_resolution_check"])
-
-        skip_timelines_check = (settings["plugins"]
-                                        ["harmony"]
-                                        ["publish"]
-                                        ["ValidateSceneSettings"]
-                                        ["skip_timelines_check"])
-    except KeyError:
-        skip_resolution_check = []
-        skip_timelines_check = []
-
-    if (any(re.search(pattern, os.getenv('AVALON_TASK'))
-            for pattern in skip_resolution_check)):
-        scene_data.pop("resolutionWidth")
-        scene_data.pop("resolutionHeight")
-
-    if (any(re.search(pattern, entity_type)
-            for pattern in skip_timelines_check)):
-        scene_data.pop('frameStart', None)
-        scene_data.pop('frameEnd', None)
 
     return scene_data
 
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/harmony/plugins/publish/validate_scene_settings.py b/openpype/hosts/harmony/plugins/publish/validate_scene_settings.py
index c5cd141636..0371e80095 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/harmony/plugins/publish/validate_scene_settings.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/harmony/plugins/publish/validate_scene_settings.py
@@ -56,12 +56,25 @@ class ValidateSceneSettings(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
     def process(self, instance):
         """Plugin entry point."""
         expected_settings = openpype.hosts.harmony.api.get_asset_settings()
-        self.log.info(expected_settings)
+        self.log.info("scene settings from DB:".format(expected_settings))
 
         expected_settings = _update_frames(dict.copy(expected_settings))
         expected_settings["frameEndHandle"] = expected_settings["frameEnd"] +\
             expected_settings["handleEnd"]
 
+        if (any(re.search(pattern, os.getenv('AVALON_TASK'))
+                for pattern in self.skip_resolution_check)):
+            expected_settings.pop("resolutionWidth")
+            expected_settings.pop("resolutionHeight")
+
+        entity_type = expected_settings.get("entityType")
+        if (any(re.search(pattern, entity_type)
+                for pattern in self.skip_timelines_check)):
+            expected_settings.pop('frameStart', None)
+            expected_settings.pop('frameEnd', None)
+
+        expected_settings.pop("entityType")  # not useful after the check
+
         asset_name = instance.context.data['anatomyData']['asset']
         if any(re.search(pattern, asset_name)
                 for pattern in self.frame_check_filter):
@@ -74,7 +87,7 @@ class ValidateSceneSettings(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
             fps = float(
                 "{:.2f}".format(instance.context.data.get("frameRate")))
 
-        self.log.debug(expected_settings)
+        self.log.debug("filtered settings: {}".format(expected_settings))
 
         current_settings = {
             "fps": fps,
@@ -86,7 +99,7 @@ class ValidateSceneSettings(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
             "resolutionWidth": instance.context.data.get("resolutionWidth"),
             "resolutionHeight": instance.context.data.get("resolutionHeight"),
         }
-        self.log.debug("curr:: {}".format(current_settings))
+        self.log.debug("current scene settings {}".format(current_settings))
 
         invalid_settings = []
         for key, value in expected_settings.items():