diff --git a/openpype/hosts/houdini/api/plugin.py b/openpype/hosts/houdini/api/plugin.py
index ee73745651..5c52cb416b 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/houdini/api/plugin.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/houdini/api/plugin.py
@@ -150,6 +150,21 @@ class HoudiniCreator(NewCreator):
                 OpenPypeCreatorError("Creator error: {}".format(er)),
                 sys.exc_info()[2])
 
+    def lock_parameters(self, node, parameters):
+        """Lock list of specified parameters on the node.
+
+        Args:
+            node (hou.Node): Houdini node to lock parameters on.
+            parameters (list of str): List of parameter names.
+
+        """
+        for name in parameters:
+            try:
+                parm = node.parm(name)
+                parm.lock(True)
+            except AttributeError:
+                self.log.debug("missing lock pattern {}".format(name))
+
     def collect_instances(self):
         for instance in list_instances(creator_id=self.identifier):
             created_instance = CreatedInstance.from_existing(
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_arnold_ass.py b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_arnold_ass.py
index b3926b8cee..a48658ab99 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_arnold_ass.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_arnold_ass.py
@@ -49,6 +49,4 @@ class CreateArnoldAss(plugin.HoudiniCreator):
 
         # Lock any parameters in this list
         to_lock = ["ar_ass_export_enable", "family", "id"]
-        for name in to_lock:
-            parm = instance_node.parm(name)
-            parm.lock(True)
+        self.lock_parameters(instance_node, to_lock)
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_composite.py b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_composite.py
index 96d8ca9fd5..1a9c56571a 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_composite.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_composite.py
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ class CreateCompositeSequence(plugin.HoudiniCreator):
     icon = "gears"
 
     def create(self, subset_name, instance_data, pre_create_data):
-        import hou
-        from pprint import pformat
+        import hou  # noqa
 
         instance_data.pop("active", None)
         instance_data.update({"node_type": "comp"})
@@ -24,10 +23,7 @@ class CreateCompositeSequence(plugin.HoudiniCreator):
             instance_data,
             pre_create_data)  # type: CreatedInstance
 
-        self.log.info(pformat(instance))
-        print(pformat(instance))
         instance_node = hou.node(instance.get("instance_node"))
-
         filepath = "$HIP/pyblish/{}.$F4.exr".format(subset_name)
         parms = {
             "copoutput": filepath
@@ -37,7 +33,4 @@ class CreateCompositeSequence(plugin.HoudiniCreator):
 
         # Lock any parameters in this list
         to_lock = ["prim_to_detail_pattern"]
-        for name in to_lock:
-            parm = instance_node.parm(name)
-            parm.lock(True)
-
+        self.lock_parameters(instance_node, to_lock)
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_pointcache.py b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_pointcache.py
index 239f3ce50b..124936d285 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_pointcache.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_pointcache.py
@@ -41,6 +41,4 @@ class CreatePointCache(plugin.HoudiniCreator):
 
         # Lock any parameters in this list
         to_lock = ["prim_to_detail_pattern"]
-        for name in to_lock:
-            parm = instance_node.parm(name)
-            parm.lock(True)
+        self.lock_parameters(instance_node, to_lock)
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_redshift_proxy.py b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_redshift_proxy.py
index d4bfe9d253..8b6a68437b 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_redshift_proxy.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_redshift_proxy.py
@@ -43,6 +43,4 @@ class CreateRedshiftProxy(plugin.HoudiniCreator):
 
         # Lock some Avalon attributes
         to_lock = ["family", "id", "prim_to_detail_pattern"]
-        for name in to_lock:
-            parm = instance_node.parm(name)
-            parm.lock(True)
+        self.lock_parameters(instance_node, to_lock)
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_redshift_rop.py b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_redshift_rop.py
index 2bb8325623..2cbe9bfda1 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_redshift_rop.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_redshift_rop.py
@@ -65,6 +65,4 @@ class CreateRedshiftROP(plugin.HoudiniCreator):
 
         # Lock some Avalon attributes
         to_lock = ["family", "id"]
-        for name in to_lock:
-            parm = instance_node.parm(name)
-            parm.lock(True)
+        self.lock_parameters(instance_node, to_lock)
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_usd.py b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_usd.py
index 8502a4e5e9..51ed8237c5 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_usd.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_usd.py
@@ -42,6 +42,4 @@ class CreateUSD(plugin.HoudiniCreator):
             "family",
             "id",
         ]
-        for name in to_lock:
-            parm = instance_node.parm(name)
-            parm.lock(True)
+        self.lock_parameters(instance_node, to_lock)
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_usdrender.py b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_usdrender.py
index e5c61d2984..f78f0bed50 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_usdrender.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_usdrender.py
@@ -38,6 +38,4 @@ class CreateUSDRender(plugin.HoudiniCreator):
 
         # Lock some Avalon attributes
         to_lock = ["family", "id"]
-        for name in to_lock:
-            parm = instance_node.parm(name)
-            parm.lock(True)
+        self.lock_parameters(instance_node, to_lock)