diff --git a/pype/plugins/blender/publish/validate_mesh_has_uv.py b/pype/plugins/blender/publish/validate_mesh_has_uv.py
index b71a40ad8f..d0cd33645b 100644
--- a/pype/plugins/blender/publish/validate_mesh_has_uv.py
+++ b/pype/plugins/blender/publish/validate_mesh_has_uv.py
@@ -35,12 +35,15 @@ class ValidateMeshHasUvs(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
         invalid = []
         # TODO (jasper): only check objects in the collection that will be published?
         for obj in [
-            obj for obj in bpy.data.objects if obj.type == 'MESH'
-        ]:
-            # Make sure we are in object mode.
-            bpy.ops.object.mode_set(mode='OBJECT')
-            if not cls.has_uvs(obj):
-                invalid.append(obj)
+            obj for obj in instance]:
+            try:
+                if obj.type == 'MESH':
+                    # Make sure we are in object mode.
+                    bpy.ops.object.mode_set(mode='OBJECT')
+                    if not cls.has_uvs(obj):
+                        invalid.append(obj)
+            except:
+                continue
         return invalid
 
     def process(self, instance):