diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_render.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_render.py
index 3294e1d609..13eb8fd49e 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_render.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_render.py
@@ -290,8 +290,8 @@ def process(self, instance):
             "colorspaceView": colorspace_data["view"],
         }
 
-        rr_settings = context.data["project_settings"].get("royalrender", {})
-        if rr_settings:
+        manager = context.data["ayonAddonsManager"]
+        if manager.get_enabled_addon("royalrender") is not None:
             data["rrPathName"] = instance.data.get("rrPathName")
             self.log.debug(data["rrPathName"])