diff --git a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/collect_frames.py b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/collect_frames.py
index e3f5b609b8..b61c73240c 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/collect_frames.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/collect_frames.py
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ class CollectFrames(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
 
     def process(self, instance):
 
+        import hou
+
         ropnode = instance[0]
 
         start_frame = instance.data.get("frameStart", None)