diff --git a/openpype/modules/deadline/repository/custom/plugins/GlobalJobPreLoad.py b/openpype/modules/deadline/repository/custom/plugins/GlobalJobPreLoad.py
index 984590ddba..b0560ce1e8 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/deadline/repository/custom/plugins/GlobalJobPreLoad.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/deadline/repository/custom/plugins/GlobalJobPreLoad.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class OpenPypeVersion:
         self.prerelease = prerelease
 
         is_valid = True
-        if not major or not minor or not patch:
+        if major is None or minor is None or patch is None:
             is_valid = False
         self.is_valid = is_valid
 
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ def get_openpype_version_from_path(path, build=True):
 
     # fix path for application bundle on macos
     if platform.system().lower() == "darwin":
-        path = os.path.join(path, "Contents", "MacOS", "lib", "Python")
+        path = os.path.join(path, "MacOS")
 
     version_file = os.path.join(path, "openpype", "version.py")
     if not os.path.isfile(version_file):
@@ -189,6 +189,11 @@ def get_openpype_executable():
     exe_list = config.GetConfigEntryWithDefault("OpenPypeExecutable", "")
     dir_list = config.GetConfigEntryWithDefault(
         "OpenPypeInstallationDirs", "")
+
+    # clean '\ ' for MacOS pasting
+    if platform.system().lower() == "darwin":
+        exe_list = exe_list.replace("\\ ", " ")
+        dir_list = dir_list.replace("\\ ", " ")
     return exe_list, dir_list
 
 
@@ -218,8 +223,8 @@ def get_requested_openpype_executable(
     requested_version_obj = OpenPypeVersion.from_string(requested_version)
     if not requested_version_obj:
         print((
-            ">>> Requested version does not match version regex \"{}\""
-        ).format(VERSION_REGEX))
+            ">>> Requested version '{}' does not match version regex '{}'"
+        ).format(requested_version, VERSION_REGEX))
         return None
 
     print((
@@ -272,7 +277,8 @@ def get_requested_openpype_executable(
     # Deadline decide.
     exe_list = [
         os.path.join(version_dir, "openpype_console.exe"),
-        os.path.join(version_dir, "openpype_console")
+        os.path.join(version_dir, "openpype_console"),
+        os.path.join(version_dir, "MacOS", "openpype_console")
     ]
     return FileUtils.SearchFileList(";".join(exe_list))
 
diff --git a/openpype/modules/deadline/repository/custom/plugins/OpenPype/OpenPype.py b/openpype/modules/deadline/repository/custom/plugins/OpenPype/OpenPype.py
index 6b0f69d98f..ab4a3d5e9b 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/deadline/repository/custom/plugins/OpenPype/OpenPype.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/deadline/repository/custom/plugins/OpenPype/OpenPype.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class OpenPypeDeadlinePlugin(DeadlinePlugin):
         """
         # fix path for application bundle on macos
         if platform.system().lower() == "darwin":
-            path = os.path.join(path, "Contents", "MacOS", "lib", "Python")
+            path = os.path.join(path, "MacOS")
 
         version_file = os.path.join(path, "openpype", "version.py")
         if not os.path.isfile(version_file):
@@ -107,8 +107,11 @@ class OpenPypeDeadlinePlugin(DeadlinePlugin):
                 "Scanning for compatible requested "
                 f"version {requested_version}"))
             dir_list = self.GetConfigEntry("OpenPypeInstallationDirs")
+            # clean '\ ' for MacOS pasting
+            if platform.system().lower() == "darwin":
+                dir_list = dir_list.replace("\\ ", " ")
             install_dir = DirectoryUtils.SearchDirectoryList(dir_list)
-            if dir:
+            if install_dir:
                 sub_dirs = [
                     f.path for f in os.scandir(install_dir)
                     if f.is_dir()
@@ -120,6 +123,9 @@ class OpenPypeDeadlinePlugin(DeadlinePlugin):
                     openpype_versions.append((version, subdir))
 
         exe_list = self.GetConfigEntry("OpenPypeExecutable")
+        # clean '\ ' for MacOS pasting
+        if platform.system().lower() == "darwin":
+            exe_list = exe_list.replace("\\ ", " ")
         exe = FileUtils.SearchFileList(exe_list)
         if openpype_versions:
             # if looking for requested compatible version,
@@ -161,7 +167,9 @@ class OpenPypeDeadlinePlugin(DeadlinePlugin):
                 os.path.join(
                     compatible_versions[-1][1], "openpype_console.exe"),
                 os.path.join(
-                    compatible_versions[-1][1], "openpype_console")
+                    compatible_versions[-1][1], "openpype_console"),
+                os.path.join(
+                    compatible_versions[-1][1], "MacOS", "openpype_console")
             ]
             exe = FileUtils.SearchFileList(";".join(exe_list))