diff --git a/openpype/modules/deadline/repository/custom/plugins/GlobalJobPreLoad.py b/openpype/modules/deadline/repository/custom/plugins/GlobalJobPreLoad.py
index 108c418e7b..b0560ce1e8 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/deadline/repository/custom/plugins/GlobalJobPreLoad.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/deadline/repository/custom/plugins/GlobalJobPreLoad.py
@@ -191,9 +191,8 @@ def get_openpype_executable():
         "OpenPypeInstallationDirs", "")
 
     # clean '\ ' for MacOS pasting
-    if exe_list:
+    if platform.system().lower() == "darwin":
         exe_list = exe_list.replace("\\ ", " ")
-    if dir_list:
         dir_list = dir_list.replace("\\ ", " ")
     return exe_list, dir_list