diff --git a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/save_scene.py b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/save_scene.py
index 703d3e4895..3ae3fa3220 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/save_scene.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/save_scene.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class SaveCurrentScene(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
             "Collected filename from current scene name."
         )
 
-        if host.has_unsaved_changes():
+        if host.workfile_has_unsaved_changes():
             self.log.info("Saving current file: {}".format(current_file))
             host.save_workfile(current_file)
         else: