diff --git a/pype/plugins/global/publish/extract_jpeg.py b/pype/plugins/global/publish/extract_jpeg.py
index 2ec97759db..333c2ec852 100644
--- a/pype/plugins/global/publish/extract_jpeg.py
+++ b/pype/plugins/global/publish/extract_jpeg.py
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ class ExtractJpegEXR(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
                 input_file = repre['files'][0]
 
             stagingdir = os.path.normpath(repre.get("stagingDir"))
-            input_file = repre['files'][0]
 
             # input_file = (
             #     collections[0].format('{head}{padding}{tail}') % start