diff --git a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/max.json b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/max.json
index ace7b7bdc2..19c9d10496 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/max.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/max.json
@@ -58,19 +58,19 @@
             "family_plugins_mapping": []
         },
         "ExtractModelObj": {
-            "enabled": false,
+            "enabled": true,
             "optional": true,
-            "active": true
+            "active": false
         },
         "ExtractModelFbx": {
-            "enabled": false,
+            "enabled": true,
             "optional": true,
-            "active": true
+            "active": false
         },
         "ExtractModelUSD": {
-            "enabled": false,
+            "enabled": true,
             "optional": true,
-            "active": true
+            "active": false
         },
         "ExtractModel": {
             "enabled": true,
diff --git a/server_addon/max/server/settings/publishers.py b/server_addon/max/server/settings/publishers.py
index 4674ab25e7..d40d85a99b 100644
--- a/server_addon/max/server/settings/publishers.py
+++ b/server_addon/max/server/settings/publishers.py
@@ -107,22 +107,22 @@ DEFAULT_PUBLISH_SETTINGS = {
         "family_plugins_mapping": []
     },
     "ExtractModelObj": {
-        "enabled": False,
+        "enabled": True,
         "optional": True,
-        "active": True
+        "active": False
     },
     "ExtractModelFbx": {
-        "enabled": False,
+        "enabled": True,
         "optional": True,
-        "active": True
+        "active": False
     },
     "ExtractModelUSD": {
-        "enabled": False,
+        "enabled": True,
         "optional": True,
-        "active": True
+        "active": False
     },
     "ExtractModel": {
-        "enabled": False,
+        "enabled": True,
         "optional": True,
         "active": True
     },