diff --git a/openpype/hosts/webpublisher/__init__.py b/openpype/hosts/webpublisher/__init__.py
index e69de29bb2d..d47bab580bd 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/webpublisher/__init__.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/webpublisher/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# to have required methods for interface
+def ls():
+    pass
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diff --git a/openpype/hosts/webpublisher/api/__init__.py b/openpype/hosts/webpublisher/api/__init__.py
index 1bf1ef1a6f1..76709bb2d74 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/webpublisher/api/__init__.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/webpublisher/api/__init__.py
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ def install():
     log.info(PUBLISH_PATH)
 
     io.install()
-    avalon.Session["AVALON_APP"] = "webpublisher"  # because of Ftrack collect
     avalon.on("application.launched", application_launch)
 
 
diff --git a/openpype/pype_commands.py b/openpype/pype_commands.py
index 7774a010a6e..656f8642297 100644
--- a/openpype/pype_commands.py
+++ b/openpype/pype_commands.py
@@ -157,11 +157,12 @@ def remotepublish(project, batch_path, host, user, targets=None):
 
         os.environ["OPENPYPE_PUBLISH_DATA"] = batch_path
         os.environ["AVALON_PROJECT"] = project
-        os.environ["AVALON_APP"] = host  # to trigger proper plugings
+        os.environ["AVALON_APP"] = host
 
-        # this should be more generic
-        from openpype.hosts.webpublisher.api import install as w_install
-        w_install()
+        import avalon.api
+        from openpype.hosts import webpublisher
+
+        avalon.api.install(webpublisher)
 
         log.info("Running publish ...")