diff --git a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_publish_job.py b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_publish_job.py
index aba505b3c64..35f2532c16a 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_publish_job.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_publish_job.py
@@ -457,9 +457,15 @@ def _create_instances_for_aov(self, instance_data, exp_files):
 
             cam = [c for c in cameras if c in col.head]
             if cam:
-                subset_name = '{}_{}_{}'.format(group_name, cam, aov)
+                if aov:
+                    subset_name = '{}_{}_{}'.format(group_name, cam, aov)
+                else:
+                    subset_name = '{}_{}'.format(group_name, cam)
             else:
-                subset_name = '{}_{}'.format(group_name, aov)
+                if aov:
+                    subset_name = '{}_{}'.format(group_name, aov)
+                else:
+                    subset_name = '{}'.format(group_name)
 
             if isinstance(col, (list, tuple)):
                 staging = os.path.dirname(col[0])