diff --git a/openpype/pipeline/publish/__init__.py b/openpype/pipeline/publish/__init__.py
index 06323ebf7c..9c6462740f 100644
--- a/openpype/pipeline/publish/__init__.py
+++ b/openpype/pipeline/publish/__init__.py
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ from .lib import (
     get_errored_instances_from_context,
     get_errored_plugins_from_context,
 
+    filter_instances_for_context_plugin,
     context_plugin_should_run,
+    get_instance_staging_dir,
 )
 
 from .abstract_expected_files import ExpectedFiles
@@ -52,7 +54,9 @@ __all__ = (
     "get_errored_instances_from_context",
     "get_errored_plugins_from_context",
 
+    "filter_instances_for_context_plugin",
     "context_plugin_should_run",
+    "get_instance_staging_dir",
 
     "ExpectedFiles",
 
diff --git a/openpype/pipeline/publish/lib.py b/openpype/pipeline/publish/lib.py
index afa02ac54c..4f06f0e6fd 100644
--- a/openpype/pipeline/publish/lib.py
+++ b/openpype/pipeline/publish/lib.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import os
 import sys
 import types
 import inspect
+import tempfile
 import xml.etree.ElementTree
 
 import six
@@ -420,3 +421,30 @@ def context_plugin_should_run(plugin, context):
     for instance in filter_instances_for_context_plugin(plugin, context):
         return True
     return False
+
+
+def get_instance_staging_dir(instance):
+    """Unified way how staging dir is stored and created on instances.
+
+    First check if 'stagingDir' is already set in instance data. If there is
+    not create new in tempdir.
+
+    Note:
+        Staging dir does not have to be necessarily in tempdir so be carefull
+            about it's usage.
+
+    Args:
+        instance (pyblish.lib.Instance): Instance for which we want to get
+            staging dir.
+
+    Returns:
+        str: Path to staging dir of instance.
+    """
+
+    staging_dir = instance.data.get("stagingDir")
+    if not staging_dir:
+        instance.data["stagingDir"] = os.path.normpath(
+            tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="pyblish_tmp_")
+        )
+
+    return staging_dir
diff --git a/openpype/plugin.py b/openpype/plugin.py
index 9b194a13ba..9a131f320c 100644
--- a/openpype/plugin.py
+++ b/openpype/plugin.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import tempfile
-import os
 import pyblish.api
 
 ValidatePipelineOrder = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder + 0.05
@@ -18,7 +16,8 @@ class InstancePlugin(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
         super(InstancePlugin, cls).process(cls, *args, **kwargs)
 
 
-class Extractor(InstancePlugin):
+# NOTE: This class is used on so many places I gave up moving it
+class Extractor(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
     """Extractor base class.
 
     The extractor base class implements a "staging_dir" function used to
@@ -36,15 +35,10 @@ class Extractor(InstancePlugin):
         Upon calling this method the staging directory is stored inside
         the instance.data['stagingDir']
         """
-        staging_dir = instance.data.get('stagingDir', None)
 
-        if not staging_dir:
-            staging_dir = os.path.normpath(
-                tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="pyblish_tmp_")
-            )
-            instance.data['stagingDir'] = staging_dir
+        from openpype.pipeline.publish import get_instance_staging_dir
 
-        return staging_dir
+        return get_instance_staging_dir(instance)
 
 
 def contextplugin_should_run(plugin, context):