diff --git a/pype/plugins/global/publish/collect_rendered_files.py b/pype/plugins/global/publish/collect_rendered_files.py
index 8ecf7ba156..9f4c84ec07 100644
--- a/pype/plugins/global/publish/collect_rendered_files.py
+++ b/pype/plugins/global/publish/collect_rendered_files.py
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ class CollectRenderedFiles(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
 
         session_set = False
         for path in paths:
+            path = path.format(**{
+                "root": os.environ["PYPE_STUDIO_PROJECTS_PATH"]
+            })
             data = self._load_json(path)
             if not session_set:
                 self.log.info("Setting session using data from file")
diff --git a/pype/plugins/global/publish/submit_publish_job.py b/pype/plugins/global/publish/submit_publish_job.py
index 60e8aceb75..cac808b0b0 100644
--- a/pype/plugins/global/publish/submit_publish_job.py
+++ b/pype/plugins/global/publish/submit_publish_job.py
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ class ProcessSubmittedJobOnFarm(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
         mount_root = os.path.normpath(os.environ["PYPE_STUDIO_PROJECTS_MOUNT"])
         network_root = os.environ["PYPE_STUDIO_PROJECTS_PATH"]
         metadata_path = metadata_path.replace(mount_root, network_root)
-        metadata_path = os.path.normpath(metadata_path)
+        metadata_path = metadata_path.replace(network_root, "{root}")
 
         # Generate the payload for Deadline submission
         payload = {
@@ -224,8 +224,7 @@ class ProcessSubmittedJobOnFarm(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
         # job so they use the same environment
         environment = job["Props"].get("Env", {})
         environment["PYPE_METADATA_FILE"] = metadata_path
-        environment["AVALON_PROJECT"] = api.Session.get("AVALON_PROJECT")
-
+        environment["AVALON_PROJECT"] = io.Session["AVALON_PROJECT"]
         i = 0
         for index, key in enumerate(environment):
             if key.upper() in self.enviro_filter: