diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/api/lib.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/api/lib.py
index 6d4bda5d2ae..defee47ce0a 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/api/lib.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/api/lib.py
@@ -752,6 +752,9 @@ def attribute_values(attr_values):
     original = [(attr, cmds.getAttr(attr)) for attr in attr_values]
     try:
         for attr, value in attr_values.items():
+            if not cmds.getAttr(attr, settable=True):
+                log.debug("can not set {}".format(attr))
+                continue
             if isinstance(value, string_types):
                 cmds.setAttr(attr, value, type="string")
             else:
@@ -759,6 +762,9 @@ def attribute_values(attr_values):
         yield
     finally:
         for attr, value in original:
+            if not cmds.getAttr(attr, settable=True):
+                log.debug("can not set {}".format(attr))
+                continue
             if isinstance(value, string_types):
                 cmds.setAttr(attr, value, type="string")
             elif value is None and cmds.getAttr(attr, type=True) == "string":
@@ -1581,7 +1587,10 @@ def set_attribute(attribute, value, node):
     """
 
     value_type = type(value).__name__
-    kwargs = ATTRIBUTE_DICT[value_type]
+    kwargs = ATTRIBUTE_DICT.get(value_type)
+    if not kwargs:
+        log.debug("Attribute type '{}' is not supported for {}".format(value_type, attribute))
+        return
     if not cmds.attributeQuery(attribute, node=node, exists=True):
         log.debug("Creating attribute '{}' on "
                   "'{}'".format(attribute, node))