diff --git a/openpype/plugins/publish/integrate_new.py b/openpype/plugins/publish/integrate_new.py
index 91f6102501..2471105250 100644
--- a/openpype/plugins/publish/integrate_new.py
+++ b/openpype/plugins/publish/integrate_new.py
@@ -940,9 +940,8 @@ class IntegrateAssetNew(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
         families += current_families
 
         # create relative source path for DB
-        if "source" in instance.data:
-            source = instance.data["source"]
-        else:
+        source = instance.data.get("source")
+        if not source:
             source = context.data["currentFile"]
             anatomy = instance.context.data["anatomy"]
             source = self.get_rootless_path(anatomy, source)