diff --git a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_karma_rop.py b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_karma_rop.py
index 11957e8a61..c7a9fe0968 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_karma_rop.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_karma_rop.py
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ class CreateKarmaROP(plugin.HoudiniCreator):
             # we will use as render camera
             camera = None
             for node in self.selected_nodes:
-                camera = node.path()
                 if node.type().name() == "cam":
+                    camera = node.path()
                     has_camera = pre_create_data.get("cam_res")
                     if has_camera:
                         res_x = node.evalParm("resx")