diff --git a/pype/plugins/maya/load/load_ass.py b/pype/plugins/maya/load/load_ass.py
index 814639a4d9..b27cd20b5b 100644
--- a/pype/plugins/maya/load/load_ass.py
+++ b/pype/plugins/maya/load/load_ass.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from avalon import api
 import pype.maya.plugin
 import os
+import pymel.core as pm
 
 
 class AssProxyLoader(pype.maya.plugin.ReferenceLoader):
@@ -37,7 +38,6 @@ class AssProxyLoader(pype.maya.plugin.ReferenceLoader):
 
             # Set attributes
             proxyShape = pm.ls(nodes, type="mesh")[0]
-            proxyShape = pm.ls(nodes, type="mesh")[0]
 
             proxyShape.aiTranslator.set('procedural')
             proxyShape.dso.set(path)
@@ -51,6 +51,67 @@ class AssProxyLoader(pype.maya.plugin.ReferenceLoader):
     def switch(self, container, representation):
         self.update(container, representation)
 
+    def update(self, container, representation):
+
+        import os
+        from maya import cmds
+
+        node = container["objectName"]
+
+        path = api.get_representation_path(representation)
+        # path = self.fname
+        proxyPath = os.path.splitext(path)[0] + ".ma"
+
+        # Get reference node from container members
+        members = cmds.sets(node, query=True, nodesOnly=True)
+        reference_node = self._get_reference_node(members)
+
+        assert os.path.exists(path), "%s does not exist." % proxyPath
+
+        try:
+            content = cmds.file(proxyPath,
+                                loadReference=reference_node,
+                                type="mayaAscii",
+                                returnNewNodes=True)
+
+            # Set attributes
+            proxyShape = pm.ls(content, type="mesh")[0]
+
+            proxyShape.aiTranslator.set('procedural')
+            proxyShape.dso.set(path)
+            proxyShape.aiOverrideShaders.set(0)
+
+        except RuntimeError as exc:
+            # When changing a reference to a file that has load errors the
+            # command will raise an error even if the file is still loaded
+            # correctly (e.g. when raising errors on Arnold attributes)
+            # When the file is loaded and has content, we consider it's fine.
+            if not cmds.referenceQuery(reference_node, isLoaded=True):
+                raise
+
+            content = cmds.referenceQuery(reference_node,
+                                          nodes=True,
+                                          dagPath=True)
+            if not content:
+                raise
+
+            self.log.warning("Ignoring file read error:\n%s", exc)
+
+        # Add new nodes of the reference to the container
+        cmds.sets(content, forceElement=node)
+
+        # Remove any placeHolderList attribute entries from the set that
+        # are remaining from nodes being removed from the referenced file.
+        members = cmds.sets(node, query=True)
+        invalid = [x for x in members if ".placeHolderList" in x]
+        if invalid:
+            cmds.sets(invalid, remove=node)
+
+        # Update metadata
+        cmds.setAttr("{}.representation".format(node),
+                     str(representation["_id"]),
+                     type="string")
+
 
 class AssStandinLoader(api.Loader):
     """Load .ASS file as standin"""
diff --git a/pype/plugins/maya/publish/collect_review.py b/pype/plugins/maya/publish/collect_review.py
index 7fb0f92866..6ddb550a99 100644
--- a/pype/plugins/maya/publish/collect_review.py
+++ b/pype/plugins/maya/publish/collect_review.py
@@ -44,11 +44,15 @@ class CollectReviewData(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
             for inst in context:
                 self.log.debug('instance: {}'.format(instance))
                 if inst.name == reviewable_subset[0]:
-                    inst.data['families'].append('review')
+                    if inst.data.get('families'):
+                        inst.data['families'].append('review')
+                    else:
+                        inst.data['families'] = ['review']
                     inst.data['review_camera'] = camera
                     self.log.info('adding review family to {}'.format(reviewable_subset))
                     cmds.setAttr(str(instance) + '.active', 0)
                     inst.data['publish'] = 0
+                    inst.data['active'] = 0
         else:
             instance.data['subset'] = task + 'Review'
             instance.data['review_camera'] = camera