diff --git a/pype/plugins/maya/publish/collect_ftrack_family.py b/pype/plugins/maya/publish/collect_ftrack_family.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b339f2ef69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pype/plugins/maya/publish/collect_ftrack_family.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import pyblish.api
+
+
+class CollectFtrackFamilies(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+    """Collect model data
+
+    Ensures always only a single frame is extracted (current frame).
+
+    Note:
+        This is a workaround so that the `pype.model` family can use the
+        same pointcache extractor implementation as animation and pointcaches.
+        This always enforces the "current" frame to be published.
+
+    """
+
+    order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder + 0.3
+    label = 'Add ftrack family'
+    families = ["model",
+                "setdress",
+                "model",
+                "animation",
+                "workfile",
+                "look"
+                ]
+
+    def process(self, instance):
+
+        # make ftrack publishable
+        if instance.data.get('families'):
+            instance.data['families'].append('ftrack')
+        else:
+            instance.data['families'] = ['ftrack']
diff --git a/pype/plugins/maya/publish/collect_model.py b/pype/plugins/maya/publish/collect_model.py
index 0fe5f29054..b412edf1e9 100644
--- a/pype/plugins/maya/publish/collect_model.py
+++ b/pype/plugins/maya/publish/collect_model.py
@@ -24,9 +24,3 @@ class CollectModelData(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
         frame = cmds.currentTime(query=True)
         instance.data['startFrame'] = frame
         instance.data['endFrame'] = frame
-
-        # make ftrack publishable
-        if instance.data.get('families'):
-            instance.data['families'].append('ftrack')
-        else:
-            instance.data['families'] = ['ftrack']