diff --git a/openpype/hosts/fusion/hooks/pre_fusion_setup.py b/openpype/hosts/fusion/hooks/pre_fusion_setup.py
index 01b2a37b74..eadcb481e3 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/fusion/hooks/pre_fusion_setup.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/fusion/hooks/pre_fusion_setup.py
@@ -20,32 +20,41 @@ class FusionPrelaunch(PreLaunchHook):
     """
     app_groups = ["fusion"]
     OPENPYPE_FUSION_PROFILE_DIR = "~/.openpype/hosts/fusion/prefs"
+    PROFILE_NUMBER = 16
 
-    def get_profile_source(self):
-        fusion_var_prefs_dir = os.getenv("FUSION16_PROFILE_DIR")
+    def get_fusion_profile(self) -> str:
+        return os.getenv(f"FUSION{self.PROFILE_NUMBER}_PROFILE", "Default")
+
+    def get_profile_source(self) -> Path:
+        fusion_var_prefs_dir = os.getenv(f"FUSION{self.PROFILE_NUMBER}_PROFILE_DIR")
+
+        # if FUSION16_PROFILE_DIR variable exists, return the profile filepath
         if fusion_var_prefs_dir and Path(fusion_var_prefs_dir).is_dir():
-            self.log.info(f"local Fusion prefs environment is set to {fusion_var_prefs_dir}")
-            return os.path.join(fusion_var_prefs_dir, "Fusion.prefs")
-
-        fusion_prefs_path = "Blackmagic Design/Fusion/Profiles/Default/Fusion.prefs"
+            fusion_profile = self.get_fusion_profile()
+            fusion_prefs_dir = Path(fusion_var_prefs_dir, fusion_profile)
+            self.log.info(f"Local Fusion prefs environment is set to {fusion_prefs_dir}")
+            fusion_prefs_filepath = fusion_prefs_dir / "Fusion.prefs"
+            return fusion_prefs_filepath
+        
+        # otherwise get the profile from default prefs location 
+        fusion_prefs_path = f"Blackmagic Design/Fusion/Profiles/{fusion_var_prefs_dir}/Fusion.prefs"
         if platform.system() == "Windows":
             prefs_source = Path(os.getenv("AppData")) / fusion_prefs_path
         elif platform.system() == "Darwin":
-            prefs_source = Path(os.path.expanduser("~/Library/Application Support/")) / fusion_prefs_path
+            prefs_source = Path("~/Library/Application Support/", fusion_prefs_path).expanduser()
         elif platform.system() == "Linux":
-            prefs_source = Path(os.path.expanduser("~/.fusion")) / fusion_prefs_path
+            prefs_source = Path("~/.fusion", fusion_prefs_path).expanduser()
+            
+        return prefs_source
 
-        return str(prefs_source)
-
-    def copy_existing_prefs(self, profile_directory: str):
-        dest_folder = Path(profile_directory) / "Default"
+    def copy_existing_prefs(self, copy_from: Path, copy_to: Path) -> None:
+        dest_folder = copy_to / self.get_fusion_profile()
         dest_folder.mkdir(exist_ok=True, parents=True)        
-        prefs_source = self.get_profile_source()
-        if not Path(prefs_source).exists():
-            self.log.warning(f"Fusion preferences file not found in {prefs_source}")
+        if not copy_from.exists():
+            self.log.warning(f"Fusion preferences file not found in {copy_from}")
             return
-        shutil.copy(prefs_source, dest_folder)
-        self.log.info(f"successfully copied preferences:\n {prefs_source} to {dest_folder}")
+        shutil.copy(str(copy_from), str(dest_folder)) # compatible with Python >= 3.6
+        self.log.info(f"successfully copied preferences:\n {copy_from} to {dest_folder}")
         
     def execute(self):
         # making sure python 3 is installed at provided path
@@ -54,12 +63,12 @@ class FusionPrelaunch(PreLaunchHook):
         py3_var = "FUSION_PYTHON3_HOME"
         fusion_python3_home = self.launch_context.env.get(py3_var, "")
 
-        self.log.info(f"Looking for Python 3 in: {fusion_python3_home}")
         for path in fusion_python3_home.split(os.pathsep):
-            # Allow defining multiple paths to allow "fallback" to other
+            # Allow defining multiple paths, separated by os.pathsep, to allow "fallback" to other
             # path. But make to set only a single path as final variable.
             py3_dir = os.path.normpath(path)
             if os.path.isdir(py3_dir):
+                self.log.info(f"Looking for Python 3 in: {py3_dir}")
                 break
         else:
             raise ApplicationLaunchFailed(
@@ -88,14 +97,16 @@ class FusionPrelaunch(PreLaunchHook):
 
         profile_dir_var = "FUSION16_PROFILE_DIR"   # used by Fusion 16, 17 and 18
         pref_var = "FUSION16_MasterPrefs"   # used by Fusion 16, 17 and 18
-        profile_dir = os.path.expanduser(self.OPENPYPE_FUSION_PROFILE_DIR)
-        prefs = os.path.join(FUSION_HOST_DIR, "deploy", "fusion_shared.prefs")
+        op_profile_dir = Path(self.OPENPYPE_FUSION_PROFILE_DIR).expanduser()
+        op_master_prefs = Path(FUSION_HOST_DIR, "deploy", "fusion_shared.prefs")
+        prefs_source = self.get_profile_source()
+        self.log.info(f"Got Fusion prefs file: {prefs_source}")
 
         # now copy the default Fusion profile to a working directory
         # only if the openpype profile folder does not exist
-        if not os.path.exists(profile_dir):
-            self.copy_existing_prefs(profile_dir)
-        self.log.info(f"Setting {profile_dir_var}: {profile_dir}")
-        self.launch_context.env[profile_dir_var] = profile_dir
-        self.log.info(f"Setting {pref_var}: {prefs}")
-        self.launch_context.env[pref_var] = prefs
+        if not op_profile_dir.exists():
+            self.copy_existing_prefs(prefs_source, op_profile_dir)
+        self.log.info(f"Setting {profile_dir_var}: {op_profile_dir}")
+        self.launch_context.env[profile_dir_var] = str(op_profile_dir)
+        self.log.info(f"Setting {pref_var}: {op_master_prefs}")
+        self.launch_context.env[pref_var] = str(op_master_prefs)