diff --git a/client/ayon_maya/plugins/publish/extract_maya_scene_raw.py b/client/ayon_maya/plugins/publish/extract_maya_scene_raw.py
index 22c4504c..60a53e1b 100644
--- a/client/ayon_maya/plugins/publish/extract_maya_scene_raw.py
+++ b/client/ayon_maya/plugins/publish/extract_maya_scene_raw.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def process(self, instance):
 
         # Whether to include all nodes in the instance (including those from
         # history) or only use the exact set members
-        members_only = instance.data.get("exactSetMembersOnly", False)
+        members_only = instance.data.get("exactSetMembersOnly", True)
         if members_only:
             members = instance.data.get("setMembers", list())
             if not members: