diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_instances.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_instances.py
index c0c182a02a..5f914b40d7 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_instances.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_instances.py
@@ -64,15 +64,30 @@ class CollectNewInstances(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
         instance.data["setMembers"] = members
 
         # TODO: This might make more sense as a separate collector
-        # Collect frameStartHandle and frameEndHandle if frames present
-        if "frameStart" in instance.data:
-            handle_start = instance.data.get("handleStart", 0)
-            frame_start_handle = instance.data["frameStart"] - handle_start
-            instance.data["frameStartHandle"] = frame_start_handle
-        if "frameEnd" in instance.data:
-            handle_end = instance.data.get("handleEnd", 0)
-            frame_end_handle = instance.data["frameEnd"] + handle_end
-            instance.data["frameEndHandle"] = frame_end_handle
+        # Convert frame values to integers
+        for attr_name in (
+            "handleStart", "handleEnd", "frameStart", "frameEnd",
+        ):
+            value = instance.data.get(attr_name)
+            if value is not None:
+                instance.data[attr_name] = int(value)
+
+        # Append start frame and end frame to label if present
+        if "frameStart" in instance.data and "frameEnd" in instance.data:
+            # Take handles from context if not set locally on the instance
+            for key in ["handleStart", "handleEnd"]:
+                if key not in instance.data:
+                    value = instance.context.data[key]
+                    if value is not None:
+                        value = int(value)
+                    instance.data[key] = value
+
+            instance.data["frameStartHandle"] = int(
+                instance.data["frameStart"] - instance.data["handleStart"]
+            )
+            instance.data["frameEndHandle"] = int(
+                instance.data["frameEnd"] + instance.data["handleEnd"]
+            )
 
     def get_all_parents(self, nodes):
         """Get all parents by using string operations (optimization)
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_maya_scene_time.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_maya_scene_time.py
index 7e198df14d..6a20cb151f 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_maya_scene_time.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_maya_scene_time.py
@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@ class CollectMayaSceneTime(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
 
     def process(self, instance):
         instance.data.update({
-            "frameStart": cmds.playbackOptions(query=True, minTime=True),
-            "frameEnd": cmds.playbackOptions(query=True, maxTime=True),
-            "frameStartHandle": cmds.playbackOptions(query=True,
-                                                     animationStartTime=True),
-            "frameEndHandle": cmds.playbackOptions(query=True,
-                                                   animationEndTime=True)
+            "frameStart": int(
+                cmds.playbackOptions(query=True, minTime=True)),
+            "frameEnd": int(
+                cmds.playbackOptions(query=True, maxTime=True)),
+            "frameStartHandle": int(
+                cmds.playbackOptions(query=True, animationStartTime=True)),
+            "frameEndHandle": int(
+                cmds.playbackOptions(query=True, animationEndTime=True))
         })
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_playblast.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_playblast.py
index 3ceef6f3d3..9580c13841 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_playblast.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_playblast.py
@@ -261,8 +261,8 @@ class ExtractPlayblast(publish.Extractor):
             "ext": capture_preset["Codec"]["compression"],
             "files": collected_files,
             "stagingDir": stagingdir,
-            "frameStart": start,
-            "frameEnd": end,
+            "frameStart": int(start),
+            "frameEnd": int(end),
             "fps": fps,
             "tags": tags,
             "camera_name": camera_node_name