diff --git a/openpype/hosts/max/plugins/publish/extract_thumbnail.py b/openpype/hosts/max/plugins/publish/extract_thumbnail.py
index 02fa75e032..114575cd0e 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/max/plugins/publish/extract_thumbnail.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/max/plugins/publish/extract_thumbnail.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import os
 import pyblish.api
-from openpype.pipeline import publish
+from openpype.pipeline import publish, OptionalPyblishPluginMixin
 from openpype.hosts.max.api.preview_animation import render_preview_animation
 
 
-class ExtractThumbnail(publish.Extractor):
+class ExtractThumbnail(publish.Extractor, OptionalPyblishPluginMixin):
     """Extract Thumbnail for Review
     """
 
@@ -12,8 +12,11 @@ class ExtractThumbnail(publish.Extractor):
     label = "Extract Thumbnail"
     hosts = ["max"]
     families = ["review"]
+    optional = True
 
     def process(self, instance):
+        if not self.is_active(instance.data):
+            return
         ext = instance.data.get("imageFormat")
         frame = int(instance.data["frameStart"])
         staging_dir = self.staging_dir(instance)
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_playblast.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_playblast.py
index 56113d6a53..0e001497bd 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_playblast.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_playblast.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class ExtractPlayblast(publish.Extractor):
             and preset["viewport_options"].get("textures")
         ):
             lib.reload_textures()
-            preset.pop("reloadTextures")  # not supported by `capture`
+        preset.pop("reloadTextures", None)  # not supported by `capture`
         path = capture.capture(log=self.log, **preset)
         self.log.debug("playblast path  {}".format(path))