diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3a4cf166a0..f2f9c63836 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 - [usd#1772](https://github.com/Autodesk/arnold-usd/issues/1772) - RectLight texture uvs are now consistent between husk, kick and other renderers.
 - [usd#1776](https://github.com/Autodesk/arnold-usd/issues/1776) - Fix incorrect PointInstancer instance orientations in the render delegate.
 - [usd#1769](https://github.com/Autodesk/arnold-usd/issues/1769) - Fix curve uvs when they are vertex interpolated.
+- [usd#1784](https://github.com/Autodesk/arnold-usd/issues/1784) - The aov layer name is now correctly taken into account when rendering exrs with husk and using the arnold productType.
+
 
 ## [7.2.5.0] - 2023-12-13
 
@@ -32,7 +34,6 @@
 - [usd#1524](https://github.com/Autodesk/arnold-usd/issues/1524) - Fix material binding on instances under a SkelRoot
 - [usd#1718](https://github.com/Autodesk/arnold-usd/issues/1718) - Support primvars:arnold attributes in Arnold typed schemas
 
-
 ## [7.2.4.1] - 2023-10-18
 
 ### Bugfix
diff --git a/libs/render_delegate/render_pass.cpp b/libs/render_delegate/render_pass.cpp
index 2b406bf2f7..3382ffdd37 100644
--- a/libs/render_delegate/render_pass.cpp
+++ b/libs/render_delegate/render_pass.cpp
@@ -932,11 +932,13 @@ void HdArnoldRenderPass::_Execute(const HdRenderPassStateSharedPtr& renderPassSt
                             // Check if the AOV has a specific filter
                             const auto arnoldAovFilterName = _GetOptionalSetting<std::string>(renderVar.settings, _tokens->aovSettingFilter, "");
                             AtNode *aovFilterNode = arnoldAovFilterName.empty() ? nullptr : _CreateFilter(_renderDelegate, renderVar.settings, ++filterIndex);
-                            customRenderVar.output =
-                                AtString{TfStringPrintf(
-                                             arnoldTypes.isHalf ? "%s %s %s %s HALF":  "%s %s %s %s", aovName.c_str(), arnoldTypes.outputString, aovFilterNode ? AiNodeGetName(aovFilterNode) : filterName,
-                                             customDriverName.c_str())
-                                             .c_str()};
+                            std::string output = TfStringPrintf(
+                                             "%s %s %s %s", aovName.c_str(), arnoldTypes.outputString, aovFilterNode ? AiNodeGetName(aovFilterNode) : filterName,
+                                             customDriverName.c_str());
+                            if (!renderVar.name.empty() && renderVar.name != renderVar.sourceName) {
+                                output += TfStringPrintf(" %s", renderVar.name.c_str());
+                            }
+                            customRenderVar.output = AtString{output.c_str()};
                         }
                         tolerance += 1;
                         enableFiltering += 1;