diff --git a/openpype/hosts/houdini/api/lib.py b/openpype/hosts/houdini/api/lib.py
index ceb3b753e0..2452ceef62 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/houdini/api/lib.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/houdini/api/lib.py
@@ -324,14 +324,16 @@ def imprint(node, data, update=False):
 
         parm = get_template_from_value(key, value)
 
-        if key in current_parms.keys():
+        if key in current_parms:
+            if node.evalParm(key) == data[key]:
+                continue
             if not update:
-                log.debug("{} already exists on {}".format(key, node))
+                log.debug(f"{key} already exists on {node}")
             else:
-                log.debug("replacing {}".format(key))
+                log.debug(f"replacing {key}")
                 update_parms.append(parm)
             continue
-        # parm.hide(True)
+
         templates.append(parm)
 
     parm_group = node.parmTemplateGroup()
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/houdini/api/plugin.py b/openpype/hosts/houdini/api/plugin.py
index 560aeec6ea..51476fef52 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/houdini/api/plugin.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/houdini/api/plugin.py
@@ -184,12 +184,13 @@ class HoudiniCreator(NewCreator):
             instance_node = hou.node(created_inst.get("instance_node"))
             current_data = read(instance_node)
 
+            new_values = {
+                key: new_value
+                for key, (_old_value, new_value) in _changes.items()
+            }
             imprint(
                 instance_node,
-                {
-                    key: value[1] for key, value in _changes.items()
-                    if current_data.get(key) != value[1]
-                },
+                new_values,
                 update=True
             )