diff --git a/openpype/hosts/max/plugins/publish/extract_thumbnail.py b/openpype/hosts/max/plugins/publish/extract_thumbnail.py
index 1b912ac0ec..02fa75e032 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/max/plugins/publish/extract_thumbnail.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/max/plugins/publish/extract_thumbnail.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ class ExtractThumbnail(publish.Extractor):
     label = "Extract Thumbnail"
     hosts = ["max"]
     families = ["review"]
-    optional = True
 
     def process(self, instance):
         ext = instance.data.get("imageFormat")