Connecting to Dynamic Link server...

Hi,

Since updating to Media Encoder 23.5 I'm having trouble connecting to Dynamic Link server.
I tried everything I could find in this community but nothing seems to solve the issue.
Uninstalling and downgrading ME and AE, resetting and deleting cache and preference files, checking and unchecking different settings in AE...

I'm running ME 23.6 right now on an Apple iMac running macOS Venturea 13.5.1

I also have to manually drop my comps into ME for them to show up in the list.
Using 'File > Export > Export To Media Encoder Queue' doesn't do anything. Same for the workaround by adding the composition to AE Render Queue and clicking 'Queue in AME'.

I didn't have these issues before 23.5 but downgrading to 23.4 doesn't help either.

Hope someone has a solution here...