diff --git a/pype/plugins/global/publish/submit_publish_job.py b/pype/plugins/global/publish/submit_publish_job.py
index a05cc3721e..82de2ec099 100644
--- a/pype/plugins/global/publish/submit_publish_job.py
+++ b/pype/plugins/global/publish/submit_publish_job.py
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ import pyblish.api
 
 def _get_script():
     """Get path to the image sequence script."""
-    from pathlib import Path
+    try:
+        from pathlib import Path
+    except ImportError:
+        from pathlib2 import Path
 
     try:
         from pype.scripts import publish_filesequence
@@ -26,6 +29,7 @@ def _get_script():
         module_path = module_path[: -len(".pyc")] + ".py"
 
     path = Path(os.path.normpath(module_path)).resolve(strict=True)
+    assert path is not None, ("Cannot determine path")
 
     return str(path)
 
@@ -840,7 +844,7 @@ class ProcessSubmittedJobOnFarm(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
 
         # add audio to metadata file if available
         audio_file = context.data.get("audioFile")
-        if os.path.isfile(audio_file):
+        if audio_file and os.path.isfile(audio_file):
             publish_job.update({"audio": audio_file})
 
         # pass Ftrack credentials in case of Muster
diff --git a/pype/plugins/maya/create/create_render.py b/pype/plugins/maya/create/create_render.py
index b6eb2e8daa..3b2048d8f0 100644
--- a/pype/plugins/maya/create/create_render.py
+++ b/pype/plugins/maya/create/create_render.py
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ class CreateRender(avalon.maya.Creator):
         self.data["framesPerTask"] = 1
         self.data["whitelist"] = False
         self.data["machineList"] = ""
-        self.data["useMayaBatch"] = True
+        self.data["useMayaBatch"] = False
         self.data["vrayScene"] = False
         # Disable for now as this feature is not working yet
         # self.data["assScene"] = False
diff --git a/pype/plugins/maya/publish/collect_render.py b/pype/plugins/maya/publish/collect_render.py
index eed44fbefd..03b14f76bb 100644
--- a/pype/plugins/maya/publish/collect_render.py
+++ b/pype/plugins/maya/publish/collect_render.py
@@ -332,9 +332,9 @@ class CollectMayaRender(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
         options["extendFrames"] = extend_frames
         options["overrideExistingFrame"] = override_frames
 
-        maya_render_plugin = "MayaBatch"
-        if not attributes.get("useMayaBatch", True):
-            maya_render_plugin = "MayaCmd"
+        maya_render_plugin = "MayaPype"
+        if attributes.get("useMayaBatch", True):
+            maya_render_plugin = "MayaBatch"
 
         options["mayaRenderPlugin"] = maya_render_plugin
 
diff --git a/pype/plugins/maya/publish/submit_maya_deadline.py b/pype/plugins/maya/publish/submit_maya_deadline.py
index 5a8b2f6e5a..8750d88b90 100644
--- a/pype/plugins/maya/publish/submit_maya_deadline.py
+++ b/pype/plugins/maya/publish/submit_maya_deadline.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ payload_skeleton = {
         "BatchName": None,  # Top-level group name
         "Name": None,  # Job name, as seen in Monitor
         "UserName": None,
-        "Plugin": "MayaBatch",
+        "Plugin": "MayaPype",
         "Frames": "{start}-{end}x{step}",
         "Comment": None,
     },
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ class MayaSubmitDeadline(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
             step=int(self._instance.data["byFrameStep"]))
 
         payload_skeleton["JobInfo"]["Plugin"] = self._instance.data.get(
-            "mayaRenderPlugin", "MayaBatch")
+            "mayaRenderPlugin", "MayaPype")
 
         payload_skeleton["JobInfo"]["BatchName"] = filename
         # Job name, as seen in Monitor
@@ -311,12 +311,14 @@ class MayaSubmitDeadline(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
             "AVALON_TASK",
             "PYPE_USERNAME",
             "PYPE_DEV",
-            "PYPE_LOG_NO_COLORS"
+            "PYPE_LOG_NO_COLORS",
+            "PYPE_SETUP_PATH"
         ]
 
         environment = dict({key: os.environ[key] for key in keys
                             if key in os.environ}, **api.Session)
         environment["PYPE_LOG_NO_COLORS"] = "1"
+        environment["PYPE_MAYA_VERSION"] = cmds.about(v=True)
         payload_skeleton["JobInfo"].update({
             "EnvironmentKeyValue%d" % index: "{key}={value}".format(
                 key=key,
@@ -428,7 +430,8 @@ class MayaSubmitDeadline(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
                 int(self._instance.data["frameStartHandle"]),
                 int(self._instance.data["frameEndHandle"])),
 
-            "Plugin": "MayaBatch",
+            "Plugin": self._instance.data.get(
+                "mayaRenderPlugin", "MayaPype"),
             "FramesPerTask": self._instance.data.get("framesPerTask", 1)
         }