diff --git a/client/ayon_core/lib/execute.py b/client/ayon_core/lib/execute.py
index bc55c27bd8..4e6cb415e7 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/lib/execute.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/lib/execute.py
@@ -108,6 +108,20 @@ def run_subprocess(*args, **kwargs):
             | getattr(subprocess, "CREATE_NO_WINDOW", 0)
         )
 
+    # Escape parentheses for bash
+    if (
+        kwargs.get("shell") is True
+        and len(args) == 1
+        and isinstance(args[0], str)
+        and os.getenv("SHELL") in ("/bin/bash", "/bin/sh")
+    ):
+        new_arg = (
+            args[0]
+            .replace("(", "\\(")
+            .replace(")", "\\)")
+        )
+        args = (new_arg, )
+
     # Get environents from kwarg or use current process environments if were
     # not passed.
     env = kwargs.get("env") or os.environ
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/extract_thumbnail.py b/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/extract_thumbnail.py
index d1b6e4e0cc..4ffabf6028 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/extract_thumbnail.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/plugins/publish/extract_thumbnail.py
@@ -455,6 +455,7 @@ def _create_thumbnail_ffmpeg(self, src_path, dst_path):
         # output file
         jpeg_items.append(path_to_subprocess_arg(dst_path))
         subprocess_command = " ".join(jpeg_items)
+
         try:
             run_subprocess(
                 subprocess_command, shell=True, logger=self.log