diff --git a/openpype/plugins/publish/integrate_thumbnail.py b/openpype/plugins/publish/integrate_thumbnail.py
index cd472a7e6b..f1455dc66b 100644
--- a/openpype/plugins/publish/integrate_thumbnail.py
+++ b/openpype/plugins/publish/integrate_thumbnail.py
@@ -103,12 +103,7 @@ class IntegrateThumbnails(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
         )
 
     def _get_thumbnail_from_instance(self, instance):
-        # 1. Look for thumbnail path on instance in 'thumbnailPath'
-        thumbnail_path = instance.data.get("thumbnailPath")
-        if thumbnail_path and os.path.exists(thumbnail_path):
-            return thumbnail_path
-
-        # 2. Look for thumbnail in published representations
+        # 1. Look for thumbnail in published representations
         published_repres = instance.data.get("published_representations")
         path = self._get_thumbnail_path_from_published(published_repres)
         if path and os.path.exists(path):
@@ -119,34 +114,33 @@ class IntegrateThumbnails(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
                 "Could not find published thumbnail path {}".format(path)
             )
 
-        # 3. Look for thumbnail in "not published" representations
+        # 2. Look for thumbnail in "not published" representations
         repres = instance.data.get("representations")
-        if not repres:
-            return None
-
         thumbnail_repre = next(
             (
                 repre
-                for repre in repres
+                for repre in repres or []
                 if repre["name"] == "thumbnail"
             ),
             None
         )
-        if not thumbnail_repre:
-            return None
+        if thumbnail_repre:
+            staging_dir = thumbnail_repre.get("stagingDir")
+            if not staging_dir:
+                staging_dir = instance.data.get("stagingDir")
 
-        staging_dir = thumbnail_repre.get("stagingDir")
-        if not staging_dir:
-            staging_dir = instance.data.get("stagingDir")
+            filename = thumbnail_repre.get("files")
+            if isinstance(filename, (list, tuple, set)):
+                filename = filename[0]
 
-        filename = thumbnail_repre.get("files")
-        if not staging_dir or not filename:
-            return None
+            if staging_dir and filename:
+                thumbnail_path = os.path.join(staging_dir, filename)
+                if os.path.exists(thumbnail_path):
+                    return thumbnail_path
 
-        if isinstance(filename, (list, tuple, set)):
-            filename = filename[0]
-        thumbnail_path = os.path.join(staging_dir, filename)
-        if os.path.exists(thumbnail_path):
+        # 3. Look for thumbnail path on instance in 'thumbnailPath'
+        thumbnail_path = instance.data.get("thumbnailPath")
+        if thumbnail_path and os.path.exists(thumbnail_path):
             return thumbnail_path
         return None