diff --git a/client/ayon_resolve/plugins/create/create_editorial_package.py b/client/ayon_resolve/plugins/create/create_editorial_package.py
index 407081a2bf..19f10fc170 100644
--- a/client/ayon_resolve/plugins/create/create_editorial_package.py
+++ b/client/ayon_resolve/plugins/create/create_editorial_package.py
@@ -33,3 +33,5 @@ def process(self):
             timeline_media_pool_item.SetMetadata(
                 lib.pype_tag_name, json.dumps(publish_data)
             )
+        else:
+            NameError("Timeline not found in media pool.")
diff --git a/client/ayon_resolve/plugins/load/load_editorial_package.py b/client/ayon_resolve/plugins/load/load_editorial_package.py
index 000b78d667..ed6b7efa4a 100644
--- a/client/ayon_resolve/plugins/load/load_editorial_package.py
+++ b/client/ayon_resolve/plugins/load/load_editorial_package.py
@@ -61,18 +61,17 @@ def load(self, context, name, namespace, data):
             break
 
         # Update the metadata
-        if timeline_media_pool_item:
-            clip_data = self._get_container_data(
-                context, data)
+        clip_data = self._get_container_data(
+            context, data)
 
-            timeline_media_pool_item.SetMetadata(
-                lib.pype_tag_name, json.dumps(clip_data)
-            )
+        timeline_media_pool_item.SetMetadata(
+            lib.pype_tag_name, json.dumps(clip_data)
+        )
+
+        # set clip color based on random choice
+        clip_color = self.get_clip_color()
+        timeline_media_pool_item.SetClipColor(clip_color)
 
-            # set clip color based on random choice
-            clip_color = self.get_clip_color()
-            print("Clip color: ", clip_color)
-            timeline_media_pool_item.SetClipColor(clip_color)
 
         # TODO: there are two ways to import timeline resources (representation
         #   and resources folder) but Resolve seems to ignore any of this
@@ -135,7 +134,7 @@ def _get_container_data(
         return data
 
     def get_clip_color(self):
-        """Return clip color based on version data."""
+        """Return clip color."""
 
         # list of all available davinci resolve clip colors
         colors = [