diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_playblast.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_playblast.py
index 81fdba2f983..8df7edc3f46 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_playblast.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_playblast.py
@@ -136,8 +136,10 @@ def process(self, instance):
         self.log.debug("playblast path  {}".format(path))
 
         collected_files = os.listdir(stagingdir)
+        patterns = [clique.PATTERNS["frames"]]
         collections, remainder = clique.assemble(collected_files,
-                                                 minimum_items=1)
+                                                 minimum_items=1,
+                                                 patterns=patterns)
 
         self.log.debug("filename {}".format(filename))
         frame_collection = None