diff --git a/openpype/modules/ftrack/plugins/publish/collect_ftrack_family.py b/openpype/modules/ftrack/plugins/publish/collect_ftrack_family.py
index 8464a43ef73..cc2a5b7d37a 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/ftrack/plugins/publish/collect_ftrack_family.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/ftrack/plugins/publish/collect_ftrack_family.py
@@ -63,8 +63,9 @@ def process(self, instance):
                 self.log.debug("Adding ftrack family for '{}'".
                                format(instance.data.get("family")))
 
-                if families and "ftrack" not in families:
-                    instance.data["families"].append("ftrack")
+                if families:
+                    if "ftrack" not in families:
+                        instance.data["families"].append("ftrack")
                 else:
                     instance.data["families"] = ["ftrack"]
         else: