diff --git a/openpype/hosts/unreal/__init__.py b/openpype/hosts/unreal/__init__.py
index 533f315df3..bedf5a29f7 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/unreal/__init__.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/unreal/__init__.py
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ def add_implementation_envs(env, _app):
         os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(openpype.hosts.__file__)),
         "unreal", "integration"
     )
-    env["OPENPYPE_UNREAL_PLUGIN"] = unreal_plugin_path
+    if not env.get("OPENPYPE_UNREAL_PLUGIN"):
+        env["OPENPYPE_UNREAL_PLUGIN"] = unreal_plugin_path
 
     # Set default environments if are not set via settings
     defaults = {
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/unreal/hooks/pre_workfile_preparation.py b/openpype/hosts/unreal/hooks/pre_workfile_preparation.py
index f07e96551c..fa0562a3a0 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/unreal/hooks/pre_workfile_preparation.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/unreal/hooks/pre_workfile_preparation.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class UnrealPrelaunchHook(PreLaunchHook):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
-        self.signature = "( {} )".format(self.__class__.__name__)
+        self.signature = f"( {self.__class__.__name__} )"
 
     def _get_work_filename(self):
         # Use last workfile if was found
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ class UnrealPrelaunchHook(PreLaunchHook):
                 f"character ({unreal_project_name}). Appending 'P'"
             ))
             unreal_project_name = f"P{unreal_project_name}"
+            unreal_project_filename = f'{unreal_project_name}.uproject'
 
         project_path = Path(os.path.join(workdir, unreal_project_name))
 
@@ -138,6 +139,11 @@ class UnrealPrelaunchHook(PreLaunchHook):
             ))
             # Set "OPENPYPE_UNREAL_PLUGIN" to current process environment for
             # execution of `create_unreal_project`
+            if self.launch_context.env.get("OPENPYPE_UNREAL_PLUGIN"):
+                self.log.info((
+                    f"{self.signature} using OpenPype plugin from "
+                    f"{self.launch_context.env.get('OPENPYPE_UNREAL_PLUGIN')}"
+                ))
             env_key = "OPENPYPE_UNREAL_PLUGIN"
             if self.launch_context.env.get(env_key):
                 os.environ[env_key] = self.launch_context.env[env_key]
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/unreal/lib.py b/openpype/hosts/unreal/lib.py
index 906002b38f..fdf3acb37b 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/unreal/lib.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/unreal/lib.py
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ def create_unreal_project(project_name: str,
     python_path = None
     if platform.system().lower() == "windows":
         python_path = engine_path / ("Engine/Binaries/ThirdParty/"
-                                     "Python3/Win64/pythonw.exe")
+                                     "Python3/Win64/python.exe")
 
     if platform.system().lower() == "linux":
         python_path = engine_path / ("Engine/Binaries/ThirdParty/"
@@ -294,8 +294,8 @@ def create_unreal_project(project_name: str,
         raise NotImplementedError("Unsupported platform")
     if not python_path.exists():
         raise RuntimeError(f"Unreal Python not found at {python_path}")
-    subprocess.run(
-        [python_path.as_posix(), "-m", "pip", "install", "pyside2"])
+    out = subprocess.check_call(
+        [python_path.as_posix(), "-m", "pip", "install", "--user", "pyside2"])
 
     if dev_mode or preset["dev_mode"]:
         _prepare_cpp_project(project_file, engine_path)