diff --git a/pype/ftrack/events/event_thumbnail_updates.py b/pype/ftrack/events/event_thumbnail_updates.py
index a825088e60..50089e26b8 100644
--- a/pype/ftrack/events/event_thumbnail_updates.py
+++ b/pype/ftrack/events/event_thumbnail_updates.py
@@ -23,8 +23,12 @@ class ThumbnailEvents(BaseEvent):
                         parent['name'], task['name']))
 
             # Update task thumbnail from published version
-            if (entity['entityType'] == 'assetversion' and
-                    entity['action'] == 'encoded'):
+            # if (entity['entityType'] == 'assetversion' and
+            #         entity['action'] == 'encoded'):
+            if (
+                entity['entityType'] == 'assetversion'
+                and 'thumbid' in entity['keys']
+            ):
 
                 version = session.get('AssetVersion', entity['entityId'])
                 thumbnail = version.get('thumbnail')
@@ -40,6 +44,7 @@ class ThumbnailEvents(BaseEvent):
 
         pass
 
+
 def register(session, **kw):
     '''Register plugin. Called when used as an plugin.'''
     if not isinstance(session, ftrack_api.session.Session):