diff --git a/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/repository/custom/plugins/GlobalJobPreLoad.py b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/repository/custom/plugins/GlobalJobPreLoad.py
index 8df96b425e..5f40470f96 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/repository/custom/plugins/GlobalJobPreLoad.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/repository/custom/plugins/GlobalJobPreLoad.py
@@ -463,19 +463,13 @@ def inject_ayon_environment(deadlinePlugin):
         export_url = os.path.join(tempfile.gettempdir(), temp_file_name)
         print(">>> Temporary path: {}".format(export_url))
 
-        args = [
-            "--headless",
-            "extractenvironments",
-            export_url
-        ]
-
         add_kwargs = {
             "envgroup": "farm",
         }
         # Support backwards compatible keys
         for key, env_keys in (
             ("project", ["AYON_PROJECT_NAME", "AVALON_PROJECT"]),
-            ("asset", ["AYON_FOLDER_PATH", "AVALON_ASSET"]),
+            ("folder", ["AYON_FOLDER_PATH", "AVALON_ASSET"]),
             ("task", ["AYON_TASK_NAME", "AVALON_TASK"]),
             ("app", ["AYON_APP_NAME", "AVALON_APP_NAME"]),
         ):
@@ -486,18 +480,37 @@ def inject_ayon_environment(deadlinePlugin):
                     break
             add_kwargs[key] = value
 
-        if job.GetJobEnvironmentKeyValue("IS_TEST"):
-            args.append("--automatic-tests")
-
-        if all(add_kwargs.values()):
-            for key, value in add_kwargs.items():
-                args.extend(["--{}".format(key), value])
-        else:
+        if not all(add_kwargs.values()):
             raise RuntimeError((
                 "Missing required env vars: AYON_PROJECT_NAME,"
                 " AYON_FOLDER_PATH, AYON_TASK_NAME, AYON_APP_NAME"
             ))
 
+        # Use applications addon arguments
+        # TODO validate if applications addon should be used
+        args = [
+            "--headless",
+            "addon",
+            "applications",
+            "extractenvironments",
+            export_url
+        ]
+        # Backwards compatibility for older versions
+        legacy_args = [
+            "--headless",
+            "extractenvironments",
+            export_url
+        ]
+        if job.GetJobEnvironmentKeyValue("IS_TEST"):
+            args.append("--automatic-tests")
+
+        for key, value in add_kwargs.items():
+            args.extend(["--{}".format(key), value])
+            # Legacy arguments expect '--asset' instead of '--folder'
+            if key == "folder":
+                key = "asset"
+            legacy_args.extend(["--{}".format(key), value])
+
         environment = {
             "AYON_SERVER_URL": ayon_server_url,
             "AYON_API_KEY": ayon_api_key,
@@ -516,9 +529,18 @@ def inject_ayon_environment(deadlinePlugin):
         )
 
         if process_exitcode != 0:
-            raise RuntimeError(
-                "Failed to run Ayon process to extract environments."
+            print(
+                "Failed to run AYON process to extract environments. Trying"
+                " to use legacy arguments."
             )
+            legacy_args_str = subprocess.list2cmdline(legacy_args)
+            process_exitcode = deadlinePlugin.RunProcess(
+                exe, legacy_args_str, os.path.dirname(exe), -1
+            )
+            if process_exitcode != 0:
+                raise RuntimeError(
+                    "Failed to run AYON process to extract environments."
+                )
 
         print(">>> Loading file ...")
         with open(export_url) as fp:
@@ -634,4 +656,4 @@ def __main__(deadlinePlugin):
     if ayon_publish_job == "1":
         inject_render_job_id(deadlinePlugin)
     if ayon_render_job == "1" or ayon_remote_job == "1":
-        inject_ayon_environment(deadlinePlugin)
+        inject_ayon_environment(deadlinePlugin)
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