diff --git a/client/ayon_maya/plugins/publish/collect_render.py b/client/ayon_maya/plugins/publish/collect_render.py
index 160a0195..a5e9df7c 100644
--- a/client/ayon_maya/plugins/publish/collect_render.py
+++ b/client/ayon_maya/plugins/publish/collect_render.py
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ def process(self, instance):
             "source": filepath,
             "expectedFiles": full_exp_files,
             "publishRenderMetadataFolder": common_publish_meta_path,
+            "stagingDir": common_publish_meta_path,
             "renderProducts": layer_render_products,
             "resolutionWidth": lib.get_attr_in_layer(
                 "defaultResolution.width", layer=layer_name