diff --git a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/houdini.json b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/houdini.json
index cf5d1c93d5..630b189743 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/houdini.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/houdini.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         "CreateArnoldAss": {
             "enabled": true,
             "default_variant": "Main",
-            "default_variants": [],
+            "default_variants": ["Main"],
             "ext": ".ass"
         },
         "CreateArnoldRop": {
@@ -26,22 +26,22 @@
         "CreateAlembicCamera": {
             "enabled": true,
             "default_variant": "Main",
-            "default_variants": []
+            "default_variants": ["Main"]
         },
         "CreateBGEO": {
             "enabled": true,
             "default_variant": "Main",
-            "default_variants": []
+            "default_variants": ["Main"]
         },
         "CreateCompositeSequence": {
             "enabled": true,
             "default_variant": "Main",
-            "default_variants": []
+            "default_variants": ["Main"]
         },
         "CreateHDA": {
             "enabled": true,
             "default_variant": "Main",
-            "default_variants": []
+            "default_variants": ["Main"]
         },
         "CreateKarmaROP": {
             "enabled": true,
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
         "CreatePointCache": {
             "enabled": true,
             "default_variant": "Main",
-            "default_variants": []
+            "default_variants": ["Main"]
         },
         "CreateRedshiftProxy": {
             "enabled": true,
@@ -66,42 +66,42 @@
         "CreateRedshiftROP": {
             "enabled": true,
             "default_variant": "Main",
-            "default_variants": []
+            "default_variants": ["Main"]
         },
         "CreateRemotePublish": {
             "enabled": true,
             "default_variant": "Main",
-            "default_variants": []
+            "default_variants": ["Main"]
         },
         "CreateReview": {
             "enabled": true,
             "default_variant": "Main",
-            "default_variants": []
+            "default_variants": ["Main"]
         },
         "CreateUSD": {
             "enabled": false,
             "default_variant": "Main",
-            "default_variants": []
+            "default_variants": ["Main"]
         },
         "CreateUSDModel": {
             "enabled": false,
             "default_variant": "Main",
-            "default_variants": []
+            "default_variants": ["Main"]
         },
         "USDCreateShadingWorkspace": {
             "enabled": false,
             "default_variant": "Main",
-            "default_variants": []
+            "default_variants": ["Main"]
         },
         "CreateUSDRender": {
             "enabled": false,
             "default_variant": "Main",
-            "default_variants": []
+            "default_variants": ["Main"]
         },
         "CreateVDBCache": {
             "enabled": true,
             "default_variant": "Main",
-            "default_variants": []
+            "default_variants": ["Main"]
         },
         "CreateVrayROP": {
             "enabled": true,