diff --git a/pype/settings/entities/input_entities.py b/pype/settings/entities/input_entities.py
index cb6223d0f9..d9f73d4f81 100644
--- a/pype/settings/entities/input_entities.py
+++ b/pype/settings/entities/input_entities.py
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ class InputEntity(ItemEntity):
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super(InputEntity, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        if not self.group_item and not self.is_group:
+            self.is_group = True
         if self.value_on_not_set is NOT_SET:
             raise ValueError(
                 "Attribute `value_on_not_set` is not filled. {}".format(
diff --git a/pype/settings/entities/item_entities.py b/pype/settings/entities/item_entities.py
index 6cb76a89ed..a89631ad3e 100644
--- a/pype/settings/entities/item_entities.py
+++ b/pype/settings/entities/item_entities.py
@@ -961,6 +961,9 @@ class PathEntity(ItemEntity):
         return self.child_obj.items()
 
     def item_initalization(self):
+        if not self.group_item and not self.is_group:
+            self.is_group = True
+
         self.multiplatform = self.schema_data.get("multiplatform", False)
         self.multipath = self.schema_data.get("multipath", False)
         self.with_arguments = self.schema_data.get("with_arguments", False)