diff --git a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_fusion_deadline.py b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_fusion_deadline.py
index c91dd4bd69..0b97582d2a 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_fusion_deadline.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_fusion_deadline.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import requests
 
 import pyblish.api
 
+from openpype import AYON_SERVER_ENABLED
 from openpype.pipeline import legacy_io
 from openpype.pipeline.publish import (
     OpenPypePyblishPluginMixin
@@ -218,16 +219,29 @@ class FusionSubmitDeadline(
 
         # Include critical variables with submission
         keys = [
-            # TODO: This won't work if the slaves don't have access to
-            # these paths, such as if slaves are running Linux and the
-            # submitter is on Windows.
-            "PYTHONPATH",
-            "OFX_PLUGIN_PATH",
-            "FUSION9_MasterPrefs"
+            "FTRACK_API_KEY",
+            "FTRACK_API_USER",
+            "FTRACK_SERVER",
+            "AVALON_PROJECT",
+            "AVALON_ASSET",
+            "AVALON_TASK",
+            "AVALON_APP_NAME",
+            "OPENPYPE_DEV",
+            "OPENPYPE_LOG_NO_COLORS",
+            "IS_TEST"
         ]
         environment = dict({key: os.environ[key] for key in keys
                             if key in os.environ}, **legacy_io.Session)
 
+        # to recognize render jobs
+        if AYON_SERVER_ENABLED:
+            environment["AYON_BUNDLE_NAME"] = os.environ["AYON_BUNDLE_NAME"]
+            render_job_label = "AYON_RENDER_JOB"
+        else:
+            render_job_label = "OPENPYPE_RENDER_JOB"
+
+        environment[render_job_label] = "1"
+
         payload["JobInfo"].update({
             "EnvironmentKeyValue%d" % index: "{key}={value}".format(
                 key=key,