diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_frame_range.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_frame_range.py
index 98b5b4d79b..c51766379e 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_frame_range.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_frame_range.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class ValidateFrameRange(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
                 "yeticache"]
     optional = True
     actions = [openpype.api.RepairAction]
+    exclude_families = []
 
     def process(self, instance):
         context = instance.context
@@ -56,7 +57,9 @@ class ValidateFrameRange(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
 
         # compare with data on instance
         errors = []
-
+        if [ef for ef in self.exclude_families
+                if instance.data["family"] in ef]:
+            return
         if(inst_start != frame_start_handle):
             errors.append("Instance start frame [ {} ] doesn't "
                           "match the one set on instance [ {} ]: "
diff --git a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json
index cdd3a62d00..9bebd92cb9 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json
@@ -204,7 +204,8 @@
         "ValidateFrameRange": {
             "enabled": true,
             "optional": true,
-            "active": true
+            "active": true,
+            "exclude_families": ["model", "rig", "staticMesh"]
         },
         "ValidateShaderName": {
             "enabled": false,
diff --git a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_maya_publish.json b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_maya_publish.json
index 41b681d893..84182973a1 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_maya_publish.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_maya_publish.json
@@ -62,13 +62,36 @@
                 }
             ]
         },
-        {
-            "type": "schema_template",
-            "name": "template_publish_plugin",
-            "template_data": [
+        {   
+            "type": "dict",
+            "collapsible": true,
+            "key": "ValidateFrameRange",
+            "label": "Validate Frame Range",
+            "checkbox_key": "enabled",
+            "children": [
                 {
-                    "key": "ValidateFrameRange",
-                    "label": "Validate Frame Range"
+                    "type": "boolean",
+                    "key": "enabled",
+                    "label": "Enabled"
+                },
+                {
+                    "type": "boolean",
+                    "key": "optional",
+                    "label": "Optional"
+                },
+                {
+                    "type": "boolean",
+                    "key": "active",
+                    "label": "Active"
+                },
+                {
+                    "type": "splitter"
+                },
+                {
+                    "key": "exclude_families",
+                    "label": "Families",
+                    "type": "list",
+                    "object_type": "text"
                 }
             ]
         },