diff --git a/client/ayon_houdini/api/lib.py b/client/ayon_houdini/api/lib.py
index 816b4a4ae3..8b07ab0022 100644
--- a/client/ayon_houdini/api/lib.py
+++ b/client/ayon_houdini/api/lib.py
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ def get_lops_rop_context_options(
                 end: float = ropnode.evalParm("f2")
                 inc: float = ropnode.evalParm("f3")
             else:
-                raise PublishError(f"Unsupported trange value: {trange}"
-                                   f" for rop node: {ropnode.path()}")
+                raise ValueError(f"Unsupported trange value: {trange}"
+                                 f" for rop node: {ropnode.path()}")
             rop_context_options["ropcook"] = 1.0
             rop_context_options["ropstart"] = start
             rop_context_options["ropend"] = end
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@ def get_lops_rop_context_options(
         elif option_type == "float":
             value: float = ropnode.evalParm(f"optionfloatvalue{i}")
         else:
-            raise PublishError(f"Unsupported option type: {option_type}"
-                               f" on rop node: '{ropnode.path()}'")
+            raise ValueError(f"Unsupported option type: {option_type}"
+                             f" on rop node: '{ropnode.path()}'")
         rop_context_options[name] = value
 
     return rop_context_options
diff --git a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_usd_rop_layer_and_stage.py b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_usd_rop_layer_and_stage.py
index 9f208d51f5..d619caa833 100644
--- a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_usd_rop_layer_and_stage.py
+++ b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_usd_rop_layer_and_stage.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from pxr import Sdf, Usd
 import pyblish.api
 
+from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishError
 from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_houdini.api.lib import (
     get_lops_rop_context_options,
@@ -82,7 +83,13 @@ def process(self, instance):
 
         lop_node: hou.LopNode
         rop: hou.RopNode = hou.node(instance.data["instance_node"])
-        options = get_lops_rop_context_options(rop)
+        try:
+            options = get_lops_rop_context_options(rop)
+        except hou.Error as exc:
+            raise PublishError(
+                f"Failed to get context options on rop: {rop.path()}",
+                detail=f"{exc}"
+            )
 
         # Log the context options
         self.log.debug(