diff --git a/openpype/hosts/max/plugins/publish/collect_members.py b/openpype/hosts/max/plugins/publish/collect_members.py
index 54020d7dae..0acb4f408d 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/max/plugins/publish/collect_members.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/max/plugins/publish/collect_members.py
@@ -19,3 +19,4 @@ class CollectMembers(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
                 member.node for member
                 in container.openPypeData.all_handles
             ]
+            self.log.debug("{}".format(instance.data["members"]))
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/max/plugins/publish/extract_camera_abc.py b/openpype/hosts/max/plugins/publish/extract_camera_abc.py
index c526de8960..b42732e70d 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/max/plugins/publish/extract_camera_abc.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/max/plugins/publish/extract_camera_abc.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import os
 import pyblish.api
 from pymxs import runtime as rt
 
-from openpype.hosts.max.api import get_all_children, maintained_selection
+from openpype.hosts.max.api import maintained_selection
 from openpype.pipeline import OptionalPyblishPluginMixin, publish
 
 
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ class ExtractCameraAlembic(publish.Extractor, OptionalPyblishPluginMixin):
 
         with maintained_selection():
             # select and export
-            rt.Select(get_all_children(rt.GetNodeByName(container)))
+            node_list = instance.data["members"]
+            rt.Select(node_list)
             rt.ExportFile(
                 path,
                 rt.Name("noPrompt"),
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/max/plugins/publish/extract_camera_fbx.py b/openpype/hosts/max/plugins/publish/extract_camera_fbx.py
index 0c8a82dcaa..06ac3da093 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/max/plugins/publish/extract_camera_fbx.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/max/plugins/publish/extract_camera_fbx.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import os
 import pyblish.api
 from pymxs import runtime as rt
 
-from openpype.hosts.max.api import get_all_children, maintained_selection
+from openpype.hosts.max.api import maintained_selection
 from openpype.pipeline import OptionalPyblishPluginMixin, publish
 
 
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ class ExtractCameraFbx(publish.Extractor, OptionalPyblishPluginMixin):
 
         with maintained_selection():
             # select and export
-            rt.Select(get_all_children(rt.GetNodeByName(container)))
+            node_list = instance.data["members"]
+            rt.Select(node_list)
             rt.ExportFile(
                 filepath,
                 rt.Name("noPrompt"),
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/max/plugins/publish/extract_max_scene_raw.py b/openpype/hosts/max/plugins/publish/extract_max_scene_raw.py
index f0c2aff7f3..de5db9ab56 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/max/plugins/publish/extract_max_scene_raw.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/max/plugins/publish/extract_max_scene_raw.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import os
 import pyblish.api
 from openpype.pipeline import publish, OptionalPyblishPluginMixin
 from pymxs import runtime as rt
-from openpype.hosts.max.api import get_all_children
 
 
 class ExtractMaxSceneRaw(publish.Extractor, OptionalPyblishPluginMixin):
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ class ExtractMaxSceneRaw(publish.Extractor, OptionalPyblishPluginMixin):
         if "representations" not in instance.data:
             instance.data["representations"] = []
 
-        nodes = get_all_children(rt.getNodeByName(container))
+        nodes = instance.data["members"]
         rt.saveNodes(nodes, max_path, quiet=True)
 
         self.log.info("Performing Extraction ...")
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/max/plugins/publish/extract_model.py b/openpype/hosts/max/plugins/publish/extract_model.py
index 4c7c98e2cc..c7ecf7efc9 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/max/plugins/publish/extract_model.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/max/plugins/publish/extract_model.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import os
 import pyblish.api
 from openpype.pipeline import publish, OptionalPyblishPluginMixin
 from pymxs import runtime as rt
-from openpype.hosts.max.api import maintained_selection, get_all_children
+from openpype.hosts.max.api import maintained_selection
 
 
 class ExtractModel(publish.Extractor, OptionalPyblishPluginMixin):
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ class ExtractModel(publish.Extractor, OptionalPyblishPluginMixin):
 
         with maintained_selection():
             # select and export
-            rt.select(get_all_children(rt.getNodeByName(container)))
+            node_list = instance.data["members"]
+            rt.Select(node_list)
             rt.exportFile(
                 filepath,
                 rt.name("noPrompt"),
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/max/plugins/publish/extract_model_fbx.py b/openpype/hosts/max/plugins/publish/extract_model_fbx.py
index 815438d378..56c2cadd94 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/max/plugins/publish/extract_model_fbx.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/max/plugins/publish/extract_model_fbx.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import os
 import pyblish.api
 from openpype.pipeline import publish, OptionalPyblishPluginMixin
 from pymxs import runtime as rt
-from openpype.hosts.max.api import maintained_selection, get_all_children
+from openpype.hosts.max.api import maintained_selection
 
 
 class ExtractModelFbx(publish.Extractor, OptionalPyblishPluginMixin):
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ class ExtractModelFbx(publish.Extractor, OptionalPyblishPluginMixin):
 
         with maintained_selection():
             # select and export
-            rt.select(get_all_children(rt.getNodeByName(container)))
+            node_list = instance.data["members"]
+            rt.Select(node_list)
             rt.exportFile(
                 filepath,
                 rt.name("noPrompt"),
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/max/plugins/publish/extract_model_obj.py b/openpype/hosts/max/plugins/publish/extract_model_obj.py
index ed3d68c990..4fde65cf22 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/max/plugins/publish/extract_model_obj.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/max/plugins/publish/extract_model_obj.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import os
 import pyblish.api
 from openpype.pipeline import publish, OptionalPyblishPluginMixin
 from pymxs import runtime as rt
-from openpype.hosts.max.api import maintained_selection, get_all_children
+from openpype.hosts.max.api import maintained_selection
 
 
 class ExtractModelObj(publish.Extractor, OptionalPyblishPluginMixin):
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ class ExtractModelObj(publish.Extractor, OptionalPyblishPluginMixin):
 
         with maintained_selection():
             # select and export
-            rt.select(get_all_children(rt.getNodeByName(container)))
+            node_list = instance.data["members"]
+            rt.Select(node_list)
             rt.exportFile(
                 filepath,
                 rt.name("noPrompt"),
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/max/plugins/publish/extract_pointcache.py b/openpype/hosts/max/plugins/publish/extract_pointcache.py
index 8658cecb1b..6d1e8d03b4 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/max/plugins/publish/extract_pointcache.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/max/plugins/publish/extract_pointcache.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ import os
 import pyblish.api
 from openpype.pipeline import publish
 from pymxs import runtime as rt
-from openpype.hosts.max.api import maintained_selection, get_all_children
+from openpype.hosts.max.api import maintained_selection
 
 
 class ExtractAlembic(publish.Extractor):
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ class ExtractAlembic(publish.Extractor):
 
         with maintained_selection():
             # select and export
-            rt.select(get_all_children(rt.getNodeByName(container)))
+            node_list = instance.data["members"]
+            rt.Select(node_list)
             rt.exportFile(
                 path,
                 rt.name("noPrompt"),
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/max/plugins/publish/extract_redshift_proxy.py b/openpype/hosts/max/plugins/publish/extract_redshift_proxy.py
index 8f76eef5ec..ab569ecbcb 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/max/plugins/publish/extract_redshift_proxy.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/max/plugins/publish/extract_redshift_proxy.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import os
 import pyblish.api
 from openpype.pipeline import publish
 from pymxs import runtime as rt
-from openpype.hosts.max.api import get_all_children, maintained_selection
+from openpype.hosts.max.api import maintained_selection
 
 
 class ExtractRedshiftProxy(publish.Extractor):
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ class ExtractRedshiftProxy(publish.Extractor):
 
         with maintained_selection():
             # select and export
-            rt.select(get_all_children(rt.getNodeByName(container)))
+            node_list = instance.data["members"]
+            rt.Select(node_list)
             # Redshift rsProxy command
             # rsProxy fp selected compress connectivity startFrame endFrame
             # camera warnExisting transformPivotToOrigin