diff --git a/pype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_nuke_deadline.py b/pype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_nuke_deadline.py
index 3ef5386e82..ca8af78b83 100644
--- a/pype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_nuke_deadline.py
+++ b/pype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_nuke_deadline.py
@@ -228,6 +228,8 @@ class NukeSubmitDeadline(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
         for path in os.environ:
             if path.lower().startswith('pype_'):
                 environment[path] = os.environ[path]
+            if path.lower().startswith('nuke_'):
+                environment[path] = os.environ[path]
 
         # environment["PATH"] = os.environ["PATH"]
         # self.log.debug("enviro: {}".format(environment['PYPE_SCRIPTS']))