diff --git a/client/ayon_maya/plugins/create/create_multishot_layout.py b/client/ayon_maya/plugins/create/create_multishot_layout.py
index 52298231..bc74a3b6 100644
--- a/client/ayon_maya/plugins/create/create_multishot_layout.py
+++ b/client/ayon_maya/plugins/create/create_multishot_layout.py
@@ -161,8 +161,10 @@ def create(self, product_name, instance_data, pre_create_data):
                 layout_task_name = pre_create_data["taskName"]
                 layout_task_entity = task_entities[layout_task_name]
 
-            shot_name = f"{shot['name']}%s" % (
-                f" ({shot['label']})" if shot["label"] else "")
+            shot_name = shot['name']
+            if shot["label"] and shot["label"] != shot_name:
+                shot_name += f" ({shot['label']})"
+
             cmds.shot(sequenceStartTime=shot["attrib"]["clipIn"],
                       sequenceEndTime=shot["attrib"]["clipOut"],
                       shotName=shot_name)
diff --git a/client/ayon_maya/plugins/publish/collect_look.py b/client/ayon_maya/plugins/publish/collect_look.py
index b039dc52..610ea2cb 100644
--- a/client/ayon_maya/plugins/publish/collect_look.py
+++ b/client/ayon_maya/plugins/publish/collect_look.py
@@ -486,8 +486,12 @@ def collect_member_data(self, member, instance_members):
             dict
 
         """
-
         node, components = (member.rsplit(".", 1) + [None])[:2]
+        if components and not cmds.objectType(node, isAType="shape"):
+            # Components are always on shapes. When only a single shape is
+            # parented under a transform Maya returns it as e.g. `cube.f[0:4]`
+            # instead of `cubeShape.f[0:4]` so we expand that to the shape
+            node = cmds.listRelatives(node, shapes=True, fullPath=True)[0]
 
         # Only include valid members of the instance
         if node not in instance_members:
diff --git a/client/ayon_maya/plugins/publish/extract_pointcache.py b/client/ayon_maya/plugins/publish/extract_pointcache.py
index 937485c4..545d8136 100644
--- a/client/ayon_maya/plugins/publish/extract_pointcache.py
+++ b/client/ayon_maya/plugins/publish/extract_pointcache.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 from ayon_maya.api.alembic import extract_alembic
 from ayon_maya.api.lib import (
     get_all_children,
+    get_highest_in_hierarchy,
     iter_visible_nodes_in_range,
     maintained_selection,
     suspended_refresh,
@@ -129,7 +130,10 @@ def process(self, instance):
             # Set the root nodes if we don't want to include parents
             # The roots are to be considered the ones that are the actual
             # direct members of the set
-            root = roots
+            # We ignore members that are children of other members to avoid
+            # the parenting / ancestor relationship error on export and assume
+            # the user intended to export starting at the top of the two.
+            root = get_highest_in_hierarchy(roots)
 
         kwargs = {
             "file": path,