diff --git a/openpype/modules/default_modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_publish_job.py b/openpype/modules/default_modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_publish_job.py
index 516bd755d0..fdcf12f0d7 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/default_modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_publish_job.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/default_modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_publish_job.py
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ class ProcessSubmittedJobOnFarm(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
             'publish',
             roothless_metadata_path,
             "--targets", "deadline",
-            "--targets", "filesequence"
+            "--targets", "farm"
         ]
 
         # Generate the payload for Deadline submission
diff --git a/openpype/plugins/publish/collect_rendered_files.py b/openpype/plugins/publish/collect_rendered_files.py
index 2f55f2bdb5..1005c38b9d 100644
--- a/openpype/plugins/publish/collect_rendered_files.py
+++ b/openpype/plugins/publish/collect_rendered_files.py
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ class CollectRenderedFiles(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
 
     """
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder - 0.2
-    targets = ["filesequence"]
+    # Keep "filesequence" for backwards compatibility of older jobs
+    targets = ["filesequence", "farm"]
     label = "Collect rendered frames"
 
     _context = None
diff --git a/openpype/plugins/publish/validate_filesequences.py b/openpype/plugins/publish/validate_filesequences.py
index 2f4ac3de4f..8a877d79bb 100644
--- a/openpype/plugins/publish/validate_filesequences.py
+++ b/openpype/plugins/publish/validate_filesequences.py
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ class ValidateFileSequences(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
     """Validates whether any file sequences were collected."""
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
-    targets = ["filesequence"]
+    # Keep "filesequence" for backwards compatibility of older jobs
+    targets = ["filesequence", "farm"]
     label = "Validate File Sequences"
 
     def process(self, context):
diff --git a/openpype/pype_commands.py b/openpype/pype_commands.py
index 519e7c285b..d5fa2fb63a 100644
--- a/openpype/pype_commands.py
+++ b/openpype/pype_commands.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class PypeCommands:
                 print(f"setting target: {target}")
                 pyblish.api.register_target(target)
         else:
-            pyblish.api.register_target("filesequence")
+            pyblish.api.register_target("farm")
 
         os.environ["OPENPYPE_PUBLISH_DATA"] = os.pathsep.join(paths)