diff --git a/pype/hosts/houdini/startup/MainMenuCommon.XML b/pype/hosts/houdini/startup/MainMenuCommon.XML
index 16e92be688..bfc7b6c0bc 100644
--- a/pype/hosts/houdini/startup/MainMenuCommon.XML
+++ b/pype/hosts/houdini/startup/MainMenuCommon.XML
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <mainMenu>
     <menuBar>
         <subMenu id="avalon_menu">
-            <label>Avalon</label>
+            <label>Pype</label>
             <subMenu id="avalon_context">
                 <labelExpression><![CDATA[
 from avalon import api
diff --git a/pype/hosts/houdini/startup/scripts/123.py b/pype/hosts/houdini/startup/scripts/123.py
index 499a0e2931..144b9fdb89 100644
--- a/pype/hosts/houdini/startup/scripts/123.py
+++ b/pype/hosts/houdini/startup/scripts/123.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-from avalon import pipeline, houdini
+from avalon import api, houdini
 import hou
 
 
 def main():
     print("Installing Avalon ...")
-    pipeline.install(houdini)
+    api.install(houdini)
 
 
 main()
diff --git a/pype/settings/defaults/system_settings/applications.json b/pype/settings/defaults/system_settings/applications.json
index 4a13cf78f6..7ceef3c129 100644
--- a/pype/settings/defaults/system_settings/applications.json
+++ b/pype/settings/defaults/system_settings/applications.json
@@ -992,6 +992,29 @@
             }
         },
         "variants": {
+            "houdini_18.5": {
+                "enabled": true,
+                "label": "",
+                "variant_label": "18.5",
+                "icon": "",
+                "executables": {
+                    "windows": [
+                        "C:\\Program Files\\Side Effects Software\\Houdini 18.5.499\\bin\\houdini.exe"
+                    ],
+                    "darwin": [],
+                    "linux": []
+                },
+                "arguments": {
+                    "windows": [],
+                    "darwin": [],
+                    "linux": []
+                },
+                "environment": {
+                    "__environment_keys__": {
+                        "houdini_18.5": []
+                    }
+                }
+            },
             "houdini_18": {
                 "enabled": true,
                 "label": "",
@@ -1575,4 +1598,4 @@
             }
         }
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pype/settings/entities/schemas/system_schema/host_settings/schema_houdini.json b/pype/settings/entities/schemas/system_schema/host_settings/schema_houdini.json
index cc0cd54cf2..125e6ac180 100644
--- a/pype/settings/entities/schemas/system_schema/host_settings/schema_houdini.json
+++ b/pype/settings/entities/schemas/system_schema/host_settings/schema_houdini.json
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@
                     "type": "schema_template",
                     "name": "template_host_variant",
                     "template_data": [
+                        {
+                            "host_version": "18.5",
+                            "host_name": "houdini"
+                        },
                         {
                             "host_version": "18",
                             "host_name": "houdini"