diff --git a/openpype/hosts/photoshop/plugins/create/create_image.py b/openpype/hosts/photoshop/plugins/create/create_image.py
index 4f8b227852..53ab5b92ca 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/photoshop/plugins/create/create_image.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/photoshop/plugins/create/create_image.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class ImageCreator(Creator):
         instances = cache_and_get_instances(self,
                                             "openpype.photoshop.instances",
                                             self.host.list_instances)
-        for instance_data in instances:
+        for instance_data in instances.get(self.family, []):
             # legacy instances have family=='image'
             creator_id = (instance_data.get("creator_identifier") or
                           instance_data.get("family"))
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/photoshop/plugins/create/workfile_creator.py b/openpype/hosts/photoshop/plugins/create/workfile_creator.py
index af84b5ab9e..4781244dcd 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/photoshop/plugins/create/workfile_creator.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/photoshop/plugins/create/workfile_creator.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class PSWorkfileCreator(AutoCreator):
         instances = cache_and_get_instances(self,
                                             "openpype.photoshop.instances",
                                             self.host.list_instances)
-        for instance_data in instances:
+        for instance_data in instances.get(self.family, []):
             creator_id = instance_data.get("creator_identifier")
             if creator_id == self.identifier:
                 subset_name = instance_data["subset"]