diff --git a/openpype/lib/remote_publish.py b/openpype/lib/remote_publish.py
index ced03ea613..871eb82f11 100644
--- a/openpype/lib/remote_publish.py
+++ b/openpype/lib/remote_publish.py
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ def publish_and_log(dbcon, _id, log, close_plugin_name=None, batch_id=None):
             if close_plugin:  # close host app explicitly after error
                 context = pyblish.api.Context()
                 close_plugin().process(context)
+            return
         elif processed % log_every == 0:
             # pyblish returns progress in 0.0 - 2.0
             progress = min(round(result["progress"] / 2 * 100), 99)