diff --git a/pype/hosts/nuke/api/lib.py b/pype/hosts/nuke/api/lib.py
index 20b00b2d7af..bea5df48cfc 100644
--- a/pype/hosts/nuke/api/lib.py
+++ b/pype/hosts/nuke/api/lib.py
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ def writes_version_sync():
                 each['file'].setValue(node_new_file)
                 if not os.path.isdir(os.path.dirname(node_new_file)):
                     log.warning("Path does not exist! I am creating it.")
-                    os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(node_new_file), 0o766)
+                    os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(node_new_file))
             except Exception as e:
                 log.warning(
                     "Write node: `{}` has no version in path: {}".format(
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ def create_write_node(name, data, input=None, prenodes=None, review=True):
     # create directory
     if not os.path.isdir(os.path.dirname(fpath)):
         log.warning("Path does not exist! I am creating it.")
-        os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(fpath), 0o766)
+        os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(fpath))
 
     _data = OrderedDict({
         "file": fpath
diff --git a/pype/hosts/nuke/plugins/publish/precollect_instances.py b/pype/hosts/nuke/plugins/publish/precollect_instances.py
index 2f5edd7fe8d..2d25b298266 100644
--- a/pype/hosts/nuke/plugins/publish/precollect_instances.py
+++ b/pype/hosts/nuke/plugins/publish/precollect_instances.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def process(self, context):
 
             # establish families
             family = avalon_knob_data["family"]
-            families_ak = avalon_knob_data.get("families")
+            families_ak = avalon_knob_data.get("families", [])
             families = list()
 
             if families_ak:
diff --git a/pype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_nuke_deadline.py b/pype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_nuke_deadline.py
index 20be1e3f4d5..b36e1fdbba4 100644
--- a/pype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_nuke_deadline.py
+++ b/pype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_nuke_deadline.py
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ def payload_submit(self,
 
         # define chunk and priority
         chunk_size = instance.data.get("deadlineChunkSize")
-        if chunk_size == 0:
+        if chunk_size == 0 and self.deadline_chunk_size:
             chunk_size = self.deadline_chunk_size
 
         priority = instance.data.get("deadlinePriority")
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ def payload_submit(self,
                 "BatchName": script_name,
 
                 # Asset dependency to wait for at least the scene file to sync.
-                "AssetDependency0": script_path,
+                # "AssetDependency0": script_path,
 
                 # Job name, as seen in Monitor
                 "Name": jobname,