diff --git a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/collect_pools.py b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/collect_pools.py
index e221eb00ea6..706374d972e 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/collect_pools.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/collect_pools.py
@@ -36,12 +36,21 @@ def process(self, instance):
             instance.data["primaryPool"] = (
                 attr_values.get("primaryPool") or self.primary_pool or "none"
             )
+        if instance.data["primaryPool"] == "-":
+            instance.data["primaryPool"] = None
 
         if not instance.data.get("secondaryPool"):
             instance.data["secondaryPool"] = (
                 attr_values.get("secondaryPool") or self.secondary_pool or "none"  # noqa
             )
 
+        if instance.data["secondaryPool"] == "-":
+            instance.data["secondaryPool"] = None
+
+        self.log.info("prima::{}".format(instance.data["primaryPool"]))
+        self.log.info(
+            "secondaryPool::{}".format(instance.data["secondaryPool"]))
+
     @classmethod
     def get_attribute_defs(cls):
         # TODO: Preferably this would be an enum for the user
diff --git a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_publish_job.py b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_publish_job.py
index 0529fb8a70d..2ed21c0621c 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_publish_job.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_publish_job.py
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ def _submit_deadline_post_job(self, instance, job, instances):
             deepcopy(instance.data["anatomyData"]),
             instance.data.get("asset"),
             instances[0]["subset"],
+            instance.context,
             'render',
             override_version
         )
@@ -523,8 +524,8 @@ def process(self, instance):
             json.dump(publish_job, f, indent=4, sort_keys=True)
 
     def _get_publish_folder(self, anatomy, template_data,
-                            asset, subset,
-                            family='render', version=None):
+                            asset, subset, context,
+                            family, version=None):
         """
             Extracted logic to pre-calculate real publish folder, which is
             calculated in IntegrateNew inside of Deadline process.
@@ -550,7 +551,7 @@ def _get_publish_folder(self, anatomy, template_data,
                 based on 'publish' template
         """
 
-        project_name = self.context.data["projectName"]
+        project_name = context.data["projectName"]
         if not version:
             version = get_last_version_by_subset_name(
                 project_name,
@@ -563,7 +564,7 @@ def _get_publish_folder(self, anatomy, template_data,
                 version = 1
 
         template_data["subset"] = subset
-        template_data["family"] = "render"
+        template_data["family"] = family
         template_data["version"] = version
 
         render_templates = anatomy.templates_obj["render"]