diff --git a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json
index ceac9ed814..b76d0444f3 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
             "additional_options": {}
         },
         "vray_renderer": {
-            "image_prefix": "",
+            "image_prefix": "maya/<scene>/<Layer>/<Layer>",
             "engine": "1",
             "image_format": "png",
             "aov_list": [],