diff --git a/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/extract_usd_layer_contributions.py b/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/extract_usd_layer_contributions.py
index 0ffce8b643..180cb8bbf1 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/extract_usd_layer_contributions.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/extract_usd_layer_contributions.py
@@ -600,6 +600,10 @@ class CollectUSDLayerContributionsHoudiniLook(CollectUSDLayerContributions):
 
     @classmethod
     def get_attr_defs_for_instance(cls, create_context, instance):
+        # Filtering of instance, if needed, can be customized
+        if not cls.instance_matches_plugin_families(instance):
+            return []
+
         defs = super().get_attr_defs_for_instance(create_context, instance)
 
         # Update default for department layer to look