diff --git a/openpype/tools/new_publisher/window.py b/openpype/tools/new_publisher/window.py
index 7f9bcb7e63..aeab40ccfa 100644
--- a/openpype/tools/new_publisher/window.py
+++ b/openpype/tools/new_publisher/window.py
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ class PublisherWindow(QtWidgets.QWidget):
         subset_widget = QtWidgets.QWidget(content_widget)
 
         subset_view = QtWidgets.QTreeView(subset_widget)
+        subset_model = QtGui.QStandardItemModel()
+        subset_view.setModel(subset_model)
+
         subset_attributes = SubsetAttributesWidget(subset_widget)
 
         subset_layout = QtWidgets.QHBoxLayout(subset_widget)
@@ -110,6 +113,9 @@ class PublisherWindow(QtWidgets.QWidget):
 
         self.context_label = context_label
 
+        self.subset_view = subset_view
+        self.subset_model = subset_model
+
         self.footer_widget = footer_widget
         self.message_input = message_input
         self.validate_btn = validate_btn