diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_alembic_camera.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_alembic_camera.py
index 98aa3e2371..04df1e57f8 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_alembic_camera.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_alembic_camera.py
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ class CreateAlembicCamera(plugin.HoudiniCreator):
     label = "Camera (Abc)"
     product_type = "camera"
     icon = "camera"
-    staging_dir = "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/{product[name]}.abc"
+    ext = "abc"
+    staging_dir = "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/{product[name]}.{ext}"
 
     def create(self, product_name, instance_data, pre_create_data):
         import hou
@@ -29,7 +30,8 @@ class CreateAlembicCamera(plugin.HoudiniCreator):
         instance_node = hou.node(instance.get("instance_node"))
 
         filepath = self.staging_dir.format(
-            product={"name": product_name}
+            product={"name": product_name},
+            ext=self.ext
         )
 
         parms = {
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_karma_rop.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_karma_rop.py
index 90e2d30380..74a5cad90a 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_karma_rop.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_karma_rop.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class CreateKarmaROP(plugin.HoudiniCreator):
     product_type = "karma_rop"
     icon = "magic"
     render_staging_dir = "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/render/{product[name]}.$F4.{ext}"
-    checkpoint_dir = "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/checkpoint/{product[name]}.$F4.checkpoint"
+    checkpoint_dir = "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/checkpoint/{product[name]}.$F4.{ext}"
     usd_dir = "$HIP/ayon/{product_name}/usd/{product_name}_$RENDERID"
 
     def create(self, product_name, instance_data, pre_create_data):
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ class CreateKarmaROP(plugin.HoudiniCreator):
         )
 
         checkpoint = self.checkpoint_dir.format(
-            product={"name": product_name}
+            product={"name": product_name},
+            ext="checkpoint"
         )
 
         usd_directory = self.usd_dir.format(
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_mantra_ifd.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_mantra_ifd.py
index 9449840eed..c1dfbf43fb 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_mantra_ifd.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_mantra_ifd.py
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ class CreateMantraIFD(plugin.HoudiniCreator):
     label = "Mantra IFD"
     product_type = "mantraifd"
     icon = "gears"
-    staging_dir = "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/{product[name]}.$F4.ifd"
+    ext = "ifd"
+    staging_dir = "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/{product[name]}.$F4.{ext}"
 
     def create(self, product_name, instance_data, pre_create_data):
         import hou
@@ -28,7 +29,8 @@ class CreateMantraIFD(plugin.HoudiniCreator):
         instance_node = hou.node(instance.get("instance_node"))
         
         filepath = self.staging_dir.format(
-            product={"name": product_name}
+            product={"name": product_name},
+            ext=self.ext
         )
 
         parms = {
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_mantra_rop.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_mantra_rop.py
index 1b631f36ac..4232da632c 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_mantra_rop.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_mantra_rop.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class CreateMantraROP(plugin.HoudiniCreator):
     product_type = "mantra_rop"
     icon = "magic"
     render_staging_dir = "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/render/{product[name]}.$F4.{ext}"
-    ifd_dir = "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/ifd/{product[name]}.$F4.ifd"
+    ifd_dir = "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/ifd/{product[name]}.$F4.{ext}"
 
     # Default to split export and render jobs
     export_job = True
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ class CreateMantraROP(plugin.HoudiniCreator):
 
         if pre_create_data.get("export_job"):
             ifd_filepath = self.ifd_dir.format(
-                product={"name": product_name}
+                product={"name": product_name},
+                ext="ifd"
             )
             
             parms["soho_outputmode"] = 1
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_pointcache.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_pointcache.py
index b282a97843..e58ebe6eb4 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_pointcache.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_pointcache.py
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ class CreatePointCache(plugin.HoudiniCreator):
     label = "PointCache (Abc)"
     product_type = "pointcache"
     icon = "gears"
-    staging_dir = "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/{product[name]}.abc"
+    ext = "abc"
+    staging_dir = "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/{product[name]}.{ext}"
 
     def create(self, product_name, instance_data, pre_create_data):
         instance_data.pop("active", None)
@@ -30,7 +31,8 @@ class CreatePointCache(plugin.HoudiniCreator):
         instance_node = hou.node(instance.get("instance_node"))
 
         filepath = self.staging_dir.format(
-            product={"name": product_name}
+            product={"name": product_name},
+            ext=self.ext
         )
 
         parms = {
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_redshift_proxy.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_redshift_proxy.py
index 2a0ae6bd17..457cb3d117 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_redshift_proxy.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_redshift_proxy.py
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ class CreateRedshiftProxy(plugin.HoudiniCreator):
     label = "Redshift Proxy"
     product_type = "redshiftproxy"
     icon = "magic"
-    staging_dir = "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/{product[name]}.$F4.rs"
+    ext = "rs"
+    staging_dir = "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/{product[name]}.$F4.{ext}"
 
     def create(self, product_name, instance_data, pre_create_data):
 
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ class CreateRedshiftProxy(plugin.HoudiniCreator):
 
         filepath = self.staging_dir.format(
             product={"name": product_name},
+            ext=self.ext
         )
 
         parms = {
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_redshift_rop.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_redshift_rop.py
index 5913aa225f..f4f566e01d 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_redshift_rop.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_redshift_rop.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class CreateRedshiftROP(plugin.HoudiniCreator):
     icon = "magic"
     ext = "exr"
     render_staging_dir = "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/render/{product[name]}.$AOV.$F4.{ext}"
-    rs_dir = "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/rs/{product[name]}.$F4.rs"
+    rs_dir = "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/rs/{product[name]}.$F4.{ext}"
 
     # Default to split export and render jobs
     split_render = True
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ class CreateRedshiftROP(plugin.HoudiniCreator):
             parms["RS_renderCamera"] = camera or ""
 
         rs_filepath = self.rs_dir.format(
-            product={"name": product_name}
+            product={"name": product_name},
+            ext="rs"
         )
 
         parms["RS_archive_file"] = rs_filepath
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_staticmesh.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_staticmesh.py
index be93939991..1f2a34b823 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_staticmesh.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_staticmesh.py
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ class CreateStaticMesh(plugin.HoudiniCreator):
     icon = "fa5s.cubes"
 
     default_variants = ["Main"]
-    staging_dir = "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/{product[name]}.fbx"
+    ext = "fbx"
+    staging_dir = "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/{product[name]}.{ext}"
 
     def create(self, product_name, instance_data, pre_create_data):
 
@@ -31,7 +32,8 @@ class CreateStaticMesh(plugin.HoudiniCreator):
 
         # prepare parms
         filepath = self.staging_dir.format(
-            product={"name": product_name}
+            product={"name": product_name},
+            ext=self.ext
         )
 
         parms = {
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_usd.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_usd.py
index a78d8fb78c..955d1d0e43 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_usd.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_usd.py
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ class CreateUSD(plugin.HoudiniCreator):
     product_type = "usd"
     icon = "gears"
     enabled = False
-    staging_dir = "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/{product[name]}.usd"
+    ext = "usd"
+    staging_dir = "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/{product[name]}.{ext}"
 
     def create(self, product_name, instance_data, pre_create_data):
 
@@ -28,7 +29,8 @@ class CreateUSD(plugin.HoudiniCreator):
         instance_node = hou.node(instance.get("instance_node"))
 
         filepath = self.staging_dir.format(
-            product={"name": product_name}
+            product={"name": product_name},
+            ext=self.ext
         )
 
         parms = {
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_vbd_cache.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_vbd_cache.py
index 91d83e4979..df1c11a409 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_vbd_cache.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_vbd_cache.py
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ class CreateVDBCache(plugin.HoudiniCreator):
     label = "VDB Cache"
     product_type = "vdbcache"
     icon = "cloud"
-    staging_dir = "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/{product[name]}.$F4.vdb"
+    ext = "vdb"
+    staging_dir = "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/{product[name]}.$F4.{ext}"
 
     def create(self, product_name, instance_data, pre_create_data):
         import hou
@@ -32,7 +33,8 @@ class CreateVDBCache(plugin.HoudiniCreator):
         instance_node = hou.node(instance.get("instance_node"))
 
         filepath = self.staging_dir.format(
-            product={"name": product_name}
+            product={"name": product_name},
+            ext=self.ext
         )
 
         parms = {
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_vray_rop.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_vray_rop.py
index b5800f8eea..2d0f960a80 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_vray_rop.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_vray_rop.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class CreateVrayROP(plugin.HoudiniCreator):
     icon = "magic"
     ext = "exr"
     render_staging_dir = "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/render/{product[name]}.$AOV.$F4.{ext}",
-    vrscene_dir = "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/vrscene/{product[name]}.$F4.vrscene"
+    vrscene_dir = "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/vrscene/{product[name]}.$F4.{ext}"
 
     # Default to split export and render jobs
     export_job = True
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ class CreateVrayROP(plugin.HoudiniCreator):
         if pre_create_data.get("export_job"):
 
             scene_filepath = self.vrscene_dir.format(
-                product={"name": product_name}
+                product={"name": product_name},
+                ext="vrscene"
             )
             # Setting render_export_mode to "2" because that's for
             # "Export only" ("1" is for "Export & Render")
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/server/settings/create.py b/server_addon/houdini/server/settings/create.py
index 5318935d55..03a3774969 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/server/settings/create.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/server/settings/create.py
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ DEFAULT_HOUDINI_CREATE_SETTINGS = {
     "CreateAlembicCamera": {
         "enabled": True,
         "default_variants": ["Main"],
-        "staging_dir": "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/{product[name]}.abc"
+        "staging_dir": "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/{product[name]}.{ext}"
     },
     "CreateArnoldAss": {
         "enabled": True,
@@ -176,24 +176,24 @@ DEFAULT_HOUDINI_CREATE_SETTINGS = {
         "enabled": True,
         "default_variants": ["Main"],
         "render_staging_dir": "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/render/{product[name]}.$F4.{ext}",
-        "checkpoint_dir": "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/checkpoint/{product[name]}.$F4.checkpoint",
+        "checkpoint_dir": "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/checkpoint/{product[name]}.$F4.{ext}",
         "usd_dir": "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/usd/{product[name]}_$RENDERID"
     },
     "CreateMantraIFD": {
         "enabled": True,
         "default_variants": ["Main"],
-        "staging_dir": "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/{product[name]}.$F4.ifd"
+        "staging_dir": "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/{product[name]}.$F4.{ext}"
     },
     "CreateMantraROP": {
         "enabled": True,
         "default_variants": ["Main"],
         "render_staging_dir": "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/render/{product[name]}.$F4.{ext}",
-        "ifd_dir": "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/ifd/{product[name]}.$F4.ifd"
+        "ifd_dir": "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/ifd/{product[name]}.$F4.{ext}"
     },
     "CreatePointCache": {
         "enabled": True,
         "default_variants": ["Main"],
-        "staging_dir": "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/{product[name]}.abc"
+        "staging_dir": "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/{product[name]}.{ext}"
     },
     "CreateBGEO": {
         "enabled": True,
@@ -203,13 +203,13 @@ DEFAULT_HOUDINI_CREATE_SETTINGS = {
     "CreateRedshiftProxy": {
         "enabled": True,
         "default_variants": ["Main"],
-        "staging_dir": "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/{product[name]}.$F4.rs"
+        "staging_dir": "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/{product[name]}.$F4.{ext}"
     },
     "CreateRedshiftROP": {
         "enabled": True,
         "default_variants": ["Main"],
         "render_staging_dir": "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/render/{product[name]}.$AOV.$F4.{ext}",
-        "rs_dir": "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/rs/{product[name]}.$F4.rs"
+        "rs_dir": "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/rs/{product[name]}.$F4.{ext}"
     },
     "CreateReview": {
         "enabled": True,
@@ -228,12 +228,12 @@ DEFAULT_HOUDINI_CREATE_SETTINGS = {
             "USP",
             "UCX"
         ],
-        "staging_dir": "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/{product[name]}.fbx"
+        "staging_dir": "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/{product[name]}.{ext}"
     },
     "CreateUSD": {
         "enabled": False,
         "default_variants": ["Main"],
-        "staging_dir": "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/{product[name]}.usd"
+        "staging_dir": "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/{product[name]}.{ext}"
     },
     "CreateUSDRender": {
         "enabled": False,
@@ -243,12 +243,12 @@ DEFAULT_HOUDINI_CREATE_SETTINGS = {
     "CreateVDBCache": {
         "enabled": True,
         "default_variants": ["Main"],
-        "staging_dir": "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/{product[name]}.$F4.vdb"
+        "staging_dir": "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/{product[name]}.$F4.{ext}"
     },
     "CreateVrayROP": {
         "enabled": True,
         "default_variants": ["Main"],
         "render_staging_dir": "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/render/{product[name]}.$AOV.$F4.{ext}",
-        "vrscene_dir": "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/vrscene/{product[name]}.$F4.vrscene"
+        "vrscene_dir": "$HIP/ayon/{product[name]}/vrscene/{product[name]}.$F4.{ext}"
     },
 }