diff --git a/pype/scripts/publish_filesequence.py b/pype/scripts/publish_filesequence.py
index 167f7bea17..620ee3d851 100644
--- a/pype/scripts/publish_filesequence.py
+++ b/pype/scripts/publish_filesequence.py
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ error_format = "Failed {plugin.__name__}: {error} -- {error.traceback}"
 
 
 def __main__():
-
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     parser.add_argument("--paths",
                         nargs="*",
@@ -46,27 +45,11 @@ def __main__():
     print("Running pype ...")
     auto_pype_root = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
     auto_pype_root = os.path.abspath(auto_pype_root + "../../../../..")
-    # we need to use `auto_pype_root` to be able to remap locations.
-    # This is egg and chicken case: we need to know our storage locations
-    # to be able to remap them on different platforms but if we got `PYPE_ROOT`
-    # variable, we cannot be sure it originated on different platform and is
-    # therefor invalid.
-    # So we use auto_pype_root to get to `PypeLauncher.path_remapper()`. This
-    # will load Storage environments and is able to remap environment to
-    # correct paths.
-    sys.path.append(auto_pype_root)
-    try:
-        from pypeapp import PypeLauncher
-    except ImportError:
-        print("!!! Error: cannot determine Pype location.")
-        print("--- we are looking at {}, but this is not Pype.".format(
-            auto_pype_root))
 
-    remapped_env = PypeLauncher.path_remapper()
-    auto_pype_root = remapped_env.get('PYPE_ROOT') or auto_pype_root
-    if remapped_env.get('PYPE_ROOT'):
+    auto_pype_root = os.environ.get('PYPE_ROOT') or auto_pype_root
+    if os.environ.get('PYPE_ROOT'):
         print("Got Pype location from environment: {}".format(
-            remapped_env.get('PYPE_ROOT')))
+            os.environ.get('PYPE_ROOT')))
 
     pype_command = "pype.ps1"
     if platform.system().lower() == "linux":
@@ -92,7 +75,7 @@ def __main__():
     print("Set pype root to: {}".format(pype_root))
     print("Paths: {}".format(kwargs.paths or [os.getcwd()]))
 
-    paths = kwargs.paths or [os.getcwd()]
+    paths = kwargs.paths or [os.environ.get("PYPE_METADATA_FILE")] or [os.getcwd()]  # noqa
 
     args = [
         os.path.join(pype_root, pype_command),
@@ -104,7 +87,7 @@ def __main__():
     # Forcing forwaring the environment because environment inheritance does
     # not always work.
     # Cast all values in environment to str to be safe
-    env = {k: str(v) for k, v in remapped_env.items()}
+    env = {k: str(v) for k, v in os.environ.items()}
     exit_code = subprocess.call(args, env=env)
     if exit_code != 0:
         raise RuntimeError("Publishing failed.")