diff --git a/openpype/hosts/flame/utility_scripts/flame_hook.py b/openpype/hosts/flame/utility_scripts/flame_hook.py
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+import sys
+from Qt import QtWidgets, QtCore
+from pprint import pprint, pformat
+import atexit
+import openpype
+import avalon
+import openpype.hosts.flame as opflame
+
+flh = sys.modules[__name__]
+flh._project = None
+
+
+def openpype_install():
+    openpype.install()
+    avalon.api.install(opflame)
+    print("<<<<<<<<<<< Avalon registred hosts: {} >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>".format(
+        avalon.api.registered_host()))
+
+
+# Exception handler
+def exeption_handler(exctype, value, tb):
+    import traceback
+    msg = "OpenPype: Python exception {} in {}".format(value, exctype)
+    mbox = QtWidgets.QMessageBox()
+    mbox.setText(msg)
+    mbox.setDetailedText(
+        pformat(traceback.format_exception(exctype, value, tb)))
+    mbox.setStyleSheet('QLabel{min-width: 800px;}')
+    mbox.exec_()
+    sys.__excepthook__(exctype, value, tb)
+
+
+# add exception handler into sys module
+sys.excepthook = exeption_handler
+
+
+# register clean up logic to be called at Flame exit
+def cleanup():
+    if opflame.apps:
+        print('<<<< `{}` cleaning up apps:\n {}\n'.format(
+            __file__, pformat(opflame.apps)))
+        while len(opflame.apps):
+            app = opflame.apps.pop()
+            print('<<<< `{}` removing : {}'.format(__file__, app.name))
+            del app
+        opflame.apps = []
+
+    if opflame.app_framework:
+        print('PYTHON\t: %s cleaning up' % opflame.app_framework.bundle_name)
+        opflame.app_framework.save_prefs()
+        opflame.app_framework = None
+
+
+atexit.register(cleanup)
+
+
+def load_apps():
+    opflame.apps.append(opflame.FlameMenuProjectconnect(opflame.app_framework))
+    opflame.apps.append(opflame.FlameMenuTimeline(opflame.app_framework))
+    opflame.app_framework.log.info("Apps are loaded")
+
+
+def project_changed_dict(info):
+    cleanup()
+
+
+def app_initialized(parent=None):
+    opflame.app_framework = opflame.FlameAppFramework()
+
+    print(">> flame_hook.py: {} initializing".format(
+        opflame.app_framework.bundle_name))
+
+    load_apps()
+
+
+try:
+    import flame
+    app_initialized(parent=None)
+except ImportError:
+    print("!!!! not able to import flame module !!!!")
+
+
+def rescan_hooks():
+    import flame
+    try:
+        flame.execute_shortcut('Rescan Python Hooks')
+    except:
+        pass
+
+
+def _build_app_menu(app_name):
+    menu = []
+    app = None
+    for _app in opflame.apps:
+        if _app.__class__.__name__ == app_name:
+            app = _app
+
+    if app:
+        menu.append(app.build_menu())
+
+    print(">>_> `{}` was build: {}".format(app_name, pformat(menu)))
+
+    if opflame.app_framework:
+        menu_auto_refresh = opflame.app_framework.prefs_global.get(
+            'menu_auto_refresh', {})
+        if menu_auto_refresh.get('timeline_menu', True):
+            try:
+                import flame
+                flame.schedule_idle_event(rescan_hooks)
+            except ImportError:
+                print("!-!!! not able to import flame module !!!!")
+
+    return menu
+
+def project_saved(project_name, save_time, is_auto_save):
+    if opflame.app_framework:
+        opflame.app_framework.save_prefs()
+
+
+def get_main_menu_custom_ui_actions():
+    # install openpype and the host
+    openpype_install()
+
+    return _build_app_menu("FlameMenuProjectconnect")
+
+
+def get_timeline_custom_ui_actions():
+    # install openpype and the host
+    openpype_install()
+
+    return _build_app_menu("FlameMenuTimeline")