diff --git a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_nuke_deadline.py b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_nuke_deadline.py
index d03416ca00..746b009255 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_nuke_deadline.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_nuke_deadline.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class NukeSubmitDeadline(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
     env_allowed_keys = []
     env_search_replace_values = {}
     workfile_dependency = True
+    use_published_workfile = True
 
     @classmethod
     def get_attribute_defs(cls):
@@ -85,8 +86,13 @@ class NukeSubmitDeadline(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
             ),
             BoolDef(
                 "workfile_dependency",
-                default=True,
+                default=cls.workfile_dependency,
                 label="Workfile Dependency"
+            ),
+            BoolDef(
+                "use_published_workfile",
+                default=cls.use_published_workfile,
+                label="Use Published Workfile"
             )
         ]
 
@@ -125,20 +131,11 @@ class NukeSubmitDeadline(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
         render_path = instance.data['path']
         script_path = context.data["currentFile"]
 
-        for item_ in context:
-            if "workfile" in item_.data["family"]:
-                template_data = item_.data.get("anatomyData")
-                rep = item_.data.get("representations")[0].get("name")
-                template_data["representation"] = rep
-                template_data["ext"] = rep
-                template_data["comment"] = None
-                anatomy_filled = context.data["anatomy"].format(template_data)
-                template_filled = anatomy_filled["publish"]["path"]
-                script_path = os.path.normpath(template_filled)
-
-                self.log.info(
-                    "Using published scene for render {}".format(script_path)
-                )
+        use_published_workfile = instance.data["attributeValues"].get(
+            "use_published_workfile", self.use_published_workfile
+        )
+        if use_published_workfile:
+            script_path = self._get_published_workfile_path(context)
 
         # only add main rendering job if target is not frames_farm
         r_job_response_json = None
@@ -197,6 +194,44 @@ class NukeSubmitDeadline(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
             families.insert(0, "prerender")
         instance.data["families"] = families
 
+    def _get_published_workfile_path(self, context):
+        """This method is temporary while the class is not inherited from
+        AbstractSubmitDeadline"""
+        for instance in context:
+            if (
+                instance.data["family"] != "workfile"
+                # Disabled instances won't be integrated
+                or instance.data("publish") is False
+            ):
+                continue
+            template_data = instance.data["anatomyData"]
+            # Expect workfile instance has only one representation
+            representation = instance.data["representations"][0]
+            # Get workfile extension
+            repre_file = representation["files"]
+            self.log.info(repre_file)
+            ext = os.path.splitext(repre_file)[1].lstrip(".")
+
+            # Fill template data
+            template_data["representation"] = representation["name"]
+            template_data["ext"] = ext
+            template_data["comment"] = None
+
+            anatomy = context.data["anatomy"]
+            # WARNING Hardcoded template name 'publish' > may not be used
+            template_obj = anatomy.templates_obj["publish"]["path"]
+
+            template_filled = template_obj.format(template_data)
+            script_path = os.path.normpath(template_filled)
+            self.log.info(
+                "Using published scene for render {}".format(
+                    script_path
+                )
+            )
+            return script_path
+
+        return None
+
     def payload_submit(
         self,
         instance,
diff --git a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/deadline.json b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/deadline.json
index a19464a5c1..b02cfa8207 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/deadline.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/deadline.json
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@
             "group": "",
             "department": "",
             "use_gpu": true,
+            "workfile_dependency": true,
+            "use_published_workfile": true,
             "env_allowed_keys": [],
             "env_search_replace_values": {},
             "limit_groups": {}
diff --git a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_deadline.json b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_deadline.json
index 1aea778e32..42dea33ef9 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_deadline.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_deadline.json
@@ -362,6 +362,16 @@
                             "key": "use_gpu",
                             "label": "Use GPU"
                         },
+                        {
+                            "type": "boolean",
+                            "key": "workfile_dependency",
+                            "label": "Workfile Dependency"
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "type": "boolean",
+                            "key": "use_published_workfile",
+                            "label": "Use Published Workfile"
+                        },
                         {
                             "type": "list",
                             "key": "env_allowed_keys",
diff --git a/server_addon/deadline/server/settings/publish_plugins.py b/server_addon/deadline/server/settings/publish_plugins.py
index dfb30f9b41..dc2cd7591f 100644
--- a/server_addon/deadline/server/settings/publish_plugins.py
+++ b/server_addon/deadline/server/settings/publish_plugins.py
@@ -161,6 +161,8 @@ class NukeSubmitDeadlineModel(BaseSettingsModel):
     group: str = Field(title="Group")
     department: str = Field(title="Department")
     use_gpu: bool = Field(title="Use GPU")
+    workfile_dependency: bool = Field(title="Workfile Dependency")
+    use_published_workfile: bool = Field(title="Use Published Workfile")
 
     env_allowed_keys: list[str] = Field(
         default_factory=list,
@@ -382,6 +384,8 @@ DEFAULT_DEADLINE_PLUGINS_SETTINGS = {
         "group": "",
         "department": "",
         "use_gpu": True,
+        "workfile_dependency": True,
+        "use_published_workfile": True,
         "env_allowed_keys": [],
         "env_search_replace_values": [],
         "limit_groups": []
diff --git a/server_addon/deadline/server/version.py b/server_addon/deadline/server/version.py
index f1380eede2..9cb17e7976 100644
--- a/server_addon/deadline/server/version.py
+++ b/server_addon/deadline/server/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.1.7"
+__version__ = "0.1.8"