diff --git a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_maya_deadline.py b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_maya_deadline.py
index 67771eae50..feb20c9e8a 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_maya_deadline.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_maya_deadline.py
@@ -201,11 +201,12 @@ class MayaSubmitDeadline(abstract_submit_deadline.AbstractSubmitDeadline):
         # Set it to default Maya behaviour if it cannot be determined
         # from instance (but it should be, by the Collector).
 
-        default_rs_include_lights = instance.context.data\
-            .get('project_settings')\
-            .get('maya')\
-            .get('RenderSettings')\
-            .get('enable_all_lights')
+        default_rs_include_lights = (
+            instance.context.data['project_settings']
+                                 ['maya']
+                                 ['RenderSettings']
+                                 ['enable_all_lights']
+        )
 
         rs_include_lights = instance.data.get(
             "renderSetupIncludeLights", default_rs_include_lights)
diff --git a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json
index 76ef0a7338..cacedb6f7f 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     "RenderSettings": {
         "apply_render_settings": true,
         "default_render_image_folder": "renders",
-        "enable_all_lights": false,
+        "enable_all_lights": true,
         "aov_separator": "underscore",
         "reset_current_frame": false,
         "arnold_renderer": {