diff --git a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_nuke_deadline.py b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_nuke_deadline.py
index ead22fe302..746b009255 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_nuke_deadline.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_nuke_deadline.py
@@ -135,23 +135,7 @@ class NukeSubmitDeadline(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
             "use_published_workfile", self.use_published_workfile
         )
         if use_published_workfile:
-            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
-                        )
-                    )
+            script_path = self._get_published_workfile_path(context)
 
         # only add main rendering job if target is not frames_farm
         r_job_response_json = None
@@ -210,6 +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,