diff --git a/openpype/hosts/blender/plugins/publish/validate_file_saved.py b/openpype/hosts/blender/plugins/publish/validate_file_saved.py
index 44b33a573a..442f856e05 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/blender/plugins/publish/validate_file_saved.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/blender/plugins/publish/validate_file_saved.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class SaveWorkfileAction(pyblish.api.Action):
         bpy.ops.wm.avalon_workfiles()
 
 
-class ValidateFileSaved(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
+class ValidateFileSaved(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin,
                         OptionalPyblishPluginMixin):
     """Validate that the workfile has been saved."""
 
@@ -29,18 +29,33 @@ class ValidateFileSaved(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
     exclude_families = []
     actions = [SaveWorkfileAction]
 
-    def process(self, instance):
-        if not self.is_active(instance.data):
+    def process(self, context):
+        if not self.is_active(context.data):
             return
 
-        if not instance.context.data["currentFile"]:
+        if not context.data["currentFile"]:
             # File has not been saved at all and has no filename
             raise PublishValidationError(
                 "Current file is empty. Save the file before continuing."
             )
 
-        if [ef for ef in self.exclude_families
-                if instance.data["family"] in ef]:
+        # Do not validate workfile has unsaved changes if only instances
+        # present of families that should be excluded
+        families = {
+            instance.data["family"] for instance in context
+            # Consider only enabled instances
+            if instance.data.get("publish", True)
+            and instance.data.get("active", True)
+        }
+
+        def is_excluded(family):
+            return any(family in exclude_family
+                       for exclude_family in self.exclude_families)
+
+        if all(is_excluded(family) for family in families):
+            self.log.debug("Only excluded families found, skipping workfile "
+                           "unsaved changes validation..")
             return
+
         if bpy.data.is_dirty:
             raise PublishValidationError("Workfile has unsaved changes.")