Projects not opening in Media Encoder

I can't get any projects to import into Media Encoder, if I try through After Effects nothing happens, if I manually locate a project, the dialogue for choosing a composition infinitly "loads" saying connecting to the project.

Media Encoder version 23.1

macOS Monterey v12.6

Steps: either use the menu option in After Effects "Add to Media Encoder Render Queue" or open Media Encoder and press the + icon to manually add a project

Expect the project to be added so I can render video

Actual result is nothing, nothing happens, it loads for ever (left it going for over an hour)