diff --git a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_max_deadline.py b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_max_deadline.py
index 392e36b08e..226ca2eb98 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_max_deadline.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_max_deadline.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class MaxSubmitDeadline(abstract_submit_deadline.AbstractSubmitDeadline):
 
         job_info.Pool = instance.data.get("primaryPool")
         job_info.SecondaryPool = instance.data.get("secondaryPool")
-        job_info.ChunkSize = instance.data.get("chunkSize", 1)
+        job_info.ChunkSize = instance.data.get("chunkSize", self.chunk_size)
         job_info.Comment = context.data.get("comment")
         job_info.Priority = instance.data.get("priority", self.priority)