diff --git a/pype/ftrack/actions/action_application_loader.py b/pype/ftrack/actions/action_application_loader.py
index 41bcc0c0b0..06a3f9c92e 100644
--- a/pype/ftrack/actions/action_application_loader.py
+++ b/pype/ftrack/actions/action_application_loader.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import time
 from pype.ftrack import AppAction
 from avalon import lib
 from pypeapp import Logger
+from pype.lib import get_all_avalon_projects
 
 log = Logger().get_logger(__name__)
 
@@ -48,6 +49,10 @@ def registerApp(app, session):
 
 
 def register(session):
+    # WARNING getting projects only helps to check connection to mongo
+    # - without will `discover` of ftrack apps actions take ages
+    result = get_all_avalon_projects()
+
     apps = []
 
     launchers_path = os.path.join(os.environ["PYPE_CONFIG"], "launchers")
diff --git a/pype/ftrack/actions/action_attributes_remapper.py b/pype/ftrack/actions/action_attributes_remapper.py
index e1c32bca35..696e59d949 100644
--- a/pype/ftrack/actions/action_attributes_remapper.py
+++ b/pype/ftrack/actions/action_attributes_remapper.py
@@ -249,7 +249,9 @@ class AttributesRemapper(BaseAction):
 
         if interface_messages:
             self.show_interface_from_dict(
-                event, interface_messages, "Errors during remapping attributes"
+                messages=interface_messages,
+                title="Errors during remapping attributes",
+                event=event
             )
 
         return True
diff --git a/pype/ftrack/actions/action_sync_hier_attrs_local.py b/pype/ftrack/actions/action_sync_hier_attrs_local.py
index df95159a2c..9ec07c1319 100644
--- a/pype/ftrack/actions/action_sync_hier_attrs_local.py
+++ b/pype/ftrack/actions/action_sync_hier_attrs_local.py
@@ -186,7 +186,10 @@ class SyncHierarchicalAttrs(BaseAction):
                 job['status'] = 'failed'
             session.commit()
             if self.interface_messages:
-                self.show_interface_from_dict(self.interface_messages, event)
+                title = "Errors during SyncHierarchicalAttrs"
+                self.show_interface_from_dict(
+                    messages=self.interface_messages, title=title, event=event
+                )
 
         return True
 
diff --git a/pype/ftrack/lib/ftrack_base_handler.py b/pype/ftrack/lib/ftrack_base_handler.py
index 1bb3eb7a8f..3cf1a47f7b 100644
--- a/pype/ftrack/lib/ftrack_base_handler.py
+++ b/pype/ftrack/lib/ftrack_base_handler.py
@@ -495,13 +495,12 @@ class BaseHandler(object):
         )
 
     def show_interface_from_dict(
-        self, messages, event=None, user=None, username=None, user_id=None
+        self, messages, title="", event=None, user=None, username=None, user_id=None
     ):
         if not messages:
             self.log.debug("No messages to show! (messages dict is empty)")
             return
         items = []
-        title = 'Errors during mirroring'
         splitter = {'type': 'label', 'value': '---'}
         first = True
         for key, value in messages.items():
diff --git a/pype/lib.py b/pype/lib.py
index 66cef40674..7009743c97 100644
--- a/pype/lib.py
+++ b/pype/lib.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def get_hierarchy(asset_name=None):
     })
 
     not_set = "PARENTS_NOT_SET"
-    entity_parents = entity.get("data", {}).get("parents", not_set)
+    entity_parents = asset_entity.get("data", {}).get("parents", not_set)
 
     # If entity already have parents then just return joined
     if entity_parents != not_set:
diff --git a/pype/nuke/lib.py b/pype/nuke/lib.py
index a528bbae11..ad3a6b9cc4 100644
--- a/pype/nuke/lib.py
+++ b/pype/nuke/lib.py
@@ -234,7 +234,6 @@ def create_write_node(name, data, prenodes=None):
             "nuke_dataflow_writes": nuke_dataflow_writes,
             "nuke_colorspace_writes": nuke_colorspace_writes
         })
-
         anatomy_filled = format_anatomy(data)
 
     except Exception as e:
diff --git a/pype/plugins/nuke/publish/collect_legacy_read.py b/pype/plugins/nuke/publish/collect_legacy_read.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b6ce57245
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pype/plugins/nuke/publish/collect_legacy_read.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import toml
+
+import nuke
+
+import pyblish.api
+
+
+class CollectReadLegacy(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
+    """Collect legacy read nodes."""
+
+    order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder
+    label = "Collect Read Legacy"
+    hosts = ["nuke", "nukeassist"]
+
+    def process(self, context):
+
+        for node in nuke.allNodes():
+            if node.Class() != "Read":
+                continue
+
+            if "avalon" not in node.knobs().keys():
+                continue
+
+            if not toml.loads(node["avalon"].value()):
+                return
+
+            instance = context.create_instance(
+                node.name(), family="read.legacy"
+            )
+            instance.append(node)
diff --git a/pype/plugins/nuke/publish/validate_read_legacy.py b/pype/plugins/nuke/publish/validate_read_legacy.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..22a9b3678e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pype/plugins/nuke/publish/validate_read_legacy.py
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+import os
+import toml
+
+import nuke
+
+import pyblish.api
+from avalon import api
+from bson.objectid import ObjectId
+
+
+class RepairReadLegacyAction(pyblish.api.Action):
+
+    label = "Repair"
+    icon = "wrench"
+    on = "failed"
+
+    def process(self, context, plugin):
+
+        # Get the errored instances
+        failed = []
+        for result in context.data["results"]:
+            if (result["error"] is not None and result["instance"] is not None
+               and result["instance"] not in failed):
+                failed.append(result["instance"])
+
+        # Apply pyblish.logic to get the instances for the plug-in
+        instances = pyblish.api.instances_by_plugin(failed, plugin)
+
+        for instance in instances:
+
+            data = toml.loads(instance[0]["avalon"].value())
+            data["name"] = instance[0].name()
+            data["xpos"] = instance[0].xpos()
+            data["ypos"] = instance[0].ypos()
+            data["extension"] = os.path.splitext(
+                instance[0]["file"].value()
+            )[1][1:]
+
+            data["connections"] = []
+            for d in instance[0].dependent():
+                for i in range(d.inputs()):
+                    if d.input(i) == instance[0]:
+                        data["connections"].append([i, d])
+
+            nuke.delete(instance[0])
+
+            loader_name = "LoadSequence"
+            if data["extension"] == "mov":
+                loader_name = "LoadMov"
+
+            loader_plugin = None
+            for Loader in api.discover(api.Loader):
+                if Loader.__name__ != loader_name:
+                    continue
+
+                loader_plugin = Loader
+
+            api.load(
+                Loader=loader_plugin,
+                representation=ObjectId(data["representation"])
+            )
+
+            node = nuke.toNode(data["name"])
+            for connection in data["connections"]:
+                connection[1].setInput(connection[0], node)
+
+            node.setXYpos(data["xpos"], data["ypos"])
+
+
+class ValidateReadLegacy(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+    """Validate legacy read instance[0]s."""
+
+    order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
+    optional = True
+    families = ["read.legacy"]
+    label = "Read Legacy"
+    hosts = ["nuke"]
+    actions = [RepairReadLegacyAction]
+
+    def process(self, instance):
+
+        msg = "Clean up legacy read node \"{}\"".format(instance)
+        assert False, msg