diff --git a/openpype/hosts/blender/plugins/publish/extract_thumbnail.py b/openpype/hosts/blender/plugins/publish/extract_thumbnail.py
index e8a9c68dd1..e593e0de27 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/blender/plugins/publish/extract_thumbnail.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/blender/plugins/publish/extract_thumbnail.py
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ class ExtractThumbnail(publish.Extractor):
     def process(self, instance):
         self.log.debug("Extracting capture..")
 
+        if instance.data.get("thumbnailSource"):
+            self.log.debug("Thumbnail source found, skipping...")
+            return
+
         stagingdir = self.staging_dir(instance)
         asset_name = instance.data["assetEntity"]["name"]
         subset = instance.data["subset"]