diff --git a/openpype/hosts/flame/api/lib.py b/openpype/hosts/flame/api/lib.py
index b963a1cb39..1e444f3b40 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/flame/api/lib.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/flame/api/lib.py
@@ -601,12 +601,12 @@ def get_clips_in_reels(project):
     return output_clips
 
 
-def get_reformated_path(path, padded=True):
+def get_reformated_path(fname, padded=True):
     """
     Return fixed python expression path
 
     Args:
-        path (str): path url or simple file name
+        fname (str): file name
 
     Returns:
         type: string with reformated path
@@ -615,27 +615,27 @@ def get_reformated_path(path, padded=True):
         get_reformated_path("plate.1001.exr") > plate.%04d.exr
 
     """
-    padding = get_padding_from_path(path)
-    found = get_frame_from_path(path)
+    padding = get_padding_from_path(fname)
+    found = get_frame_from_path(fname)
 
     if not found:
-        log.info("Path is not sequence: {}".format(path))
-        return path
+        log.info("File name is not sequence: {}".format(fname))
+        return fname
 
     if padded:
-        path = path.replace(found, "%0{}d".format(padding))
+        fname = fname.replace(found, "%0{}d".format(padding))
     else:
-        path = path.replace(found, "%d")
+        fname = fname.replace(found, "%d")
 
-    return path
+    return fname
 
 
-def get_padding_from_path(path):
+def get_padding_from_path(fname):
     """
     Return padding number from Flame path style
 
     Args:
-        path (str): path url or simple file name
+        fname (str): file name
 
     Returns:
         int: padding number
@@ -644,20 +644,17 @@ def get_padding_from_path(path):
         get_padding_from_path("plate.0001.exr") > 4
 
     """
-    found = get_frame_from_path(path)
+    found = get_frame_from_path(fname)
 
-    if found:
-        return len(found)
-    else:
-        return None
+    return len(found) if found else None
 
 
-def get_frame_from_path(path):
+def get_frame_from_path(fname):
     """
     Return sequence number from Flame path style
 
     Args:
-        path (str): path url or simple file name
+        fname (str): file name
 
     Returns:
         int: sequence frame number
@@ -669,9 +666,6 @@ def get_frame_from_path(path):
     """
     frame_pattern = re.compile(r"[._](\d+)[.]")
 
-    found = re.findall(frame_pattern, path)
+    found = re.findall(frame_pattern, fname)
 
-    if found:
-        return found.pop()
-    else:
-        return None
+    return found.pop() if found else None