diff --git a/openpype/hosts/houdini/api/plugin.py b/openpype/hosts/houdini/api/plugin.py
index 9820ed49c3..40c4870a06 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/houdini/api/plugin.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/houdini/api/plugin.py
@@ -1,6 +1,19 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""Houdini specific Avalon/Pyblish plugin definitions."""
+
+import sys
+
 from avalon import houdini
+import hou
+import six
 from openpype.api import PypeCreatorMixin
 
 
 class Creator(PypeCreatorMixin, houdini.Creator):
-    pass
+    def process(self):
+        # reraise as standard Python exception so
+        # Avalon can catch it
+        try:
+            self._process()
+        except hou.Error as er:
+            six.reraise(Exception, er, sys.exc_info()[2])
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_alembic_camera.py b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_alembic_camera.py
index 99a587b035..a36b6642fa 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_alembic_camera.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_alembic_camera.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class CreateAlembicCamera(plugin.Creator):
         # Set node type to create for output
         self.data.update({"node_type": "alembic"})
 
-    def process(self):
+    def _process(self):
         instance = super(CreateAlembicCamera, self).process()
 
         parms = {
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_composite.py b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_composite.py
index 7293669bef..06d10f3ad0 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_composite.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_composite.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class CreateCompositeSequence(plugin.Creator):
         # Type of ROP node to create
         self.data.update({"node_type": "comp"})
 
-    def process(self):
+    def _process(self):
         instance = super(CreateCompositeSequence, self).process()
 
         parms = {"copoutput": "$HIP/pyblish/%s.$F4.exr" % self.name}
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_pointcache.py b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_pointcache.py
index cc452ed806..8aef274340 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_pointcache.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_pointcache.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class CreatePointCache(plugin.Creator):
 
         self.data.update({"node_type": "alembic"})
 
-    def process(self):
+    def _process(self):
         instance = super(CreatePointCache, self).process()
 
         parms = {
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_redshift_rop.py b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_redshift_rop.py
index 40d2ac58c7..3798bd8240 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_redshift_rop.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_redshift_rop.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class CreateRedshiftROP(plugin.Creator):
 
         self.data.update({"node_type": "Redshift_ROP"})
 
-    def process(self):
+    def _process(self):
         instance = super(CreateRedshiftROP, self).process()
 
         basename = instance.name()
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_remote_publish.py b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_remote_publish.py
index b9782209cd..66ed35c618 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_remote_publish.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_remote_publish.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class CreateRemotePublish(plugin.Creator):
     family = "remotePublish"
     icon = "cloud-upload"
 
-    def process(self):
+    def _process(self):
         """This is a stub creator process.
 
          This does not create a regular instance that the instance collector
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_usd.py b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_usd.py
index 642612f465..96c56c2918 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_usd.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_usd.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class CreateUSD(plugin.Creator):
 
         self.data.update({"node_type": "usd"})
 
-    def process(self):
+    def _process(self):
         instance = super(CreateUSD, self).process()
 
         parms = {
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_usd_model.py b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_usd_model.py
index 5276211f2c..3e4e7d9d69 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_usd_model.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_usd_model.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class CreateUSDModel(plugin.Creator):
     family = "usdModel"
     icon = "gears"
 
-    def process(self):
+    def _process(self):
 
         node_type = "op::author_model:1.0"
 
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_usd_workspaces.py b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_usd_workspaces.py
index fc8ef5c810..2b4577ba41 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_usd_workspaces.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_usd_workspaces.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class _USDWorkspace(plugin.Creator):
     step = None
     icon = "gears"
 
-    def process(self):
+    def _process(self):
 
         if not all([self.node_type, self.node_name, self.step]):
             self.log.error("Incomplete USD Workspace parameters")
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_usdrender.py b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_usdrender.py
index 34e1a9cc54..9070457864 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_usdrender.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_usdrender.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class CreateUSDRender(plugin.Creator):
 
         self.data.update({"node_type": "usdrender_rop"})
 
-    def process(self):
+    def _process(self):
         instance = super(CreateUSDRender, self).process()
 
         parms = {
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_vbd_cache.py b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_vbd_cache.py
index 677c3d5a9a..b069be3f83 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_vbd_cache.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_vbd_cache.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class CreateVDBCache(plugin.Creator):
         # Set node type to create for output
         self.data["node_type"] = "geometry"
 
-    def process(self):
+    def _process(self):
         instance = super(CreateVDBCache, self).process()
 
         parms = {