diff --git a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/extract_ass.py b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/extract_ass.py
index 239d0ebec3..e56e40df85 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/extract_ass.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/extract_ass.py
@@ -28,6 +28,16 @@ class ExtractAss(openpype.api.Extractor):
 
         render_rop(ropnode)
 
+        # Unfortunately user interrupting the extraction does not raise an
+        # error and thus still continues to the integrator. To capture that
+        # we make sure all files exist
+        files = instance.data["frames"]
+        missing = [fname for fname in files
+                   if not os.path.exists(os.path.join(staging_dir, fname))]
+        if missing:
+            raise RuntimeError("Failed to complete Arnold ass extraction. "
+                               "Missing output files: {}".format(missing))
+
         if "representations" not in instance.data:
             instance.data["representations"] = []
 
@@ -37,7 +47,7 @@ class ExtractAss(openpype.api.Extractor):
         representation = {
             'name': 'ass',
             'ext': ext,
-            "files": instance.data["frames"],
+            "files": files,
             "stagingDir": staging_dir,
             "frameStart": instance.data["frameStart"],
             "frameEnd": instance.data["frameEnd"],