diff --git a/client/ayon_houdini/api/lib.py b/client/ayon_houdini/api/lib.py
index 762aa1395b..762a3e1cf4 100644
--- a/client/ayon_houdini/api/lib.py
+++ b/client/ayon_houdini/api/lib.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def get_output_parameter(node):
     elif node_type == "vray_renderer":
         return node.parm("SettingsOutput_img_file_path")
 
-    raise TypeError("Node type '%s' not supported" % node_type)
+    raise TypeError(f"Node type '{node_type}' is not supported")
 
 
 def get_lops_rop_context_options(
@@ -140,7 +140,8 @@ def get_lops_rop_context_options(
                 end: float = ropnode.evalParm("f2")
                 inc: float = ropnode.evalParm("f3")
             else:
-                raise ValueError("Unsupported trange value: %s" % trange)
+                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
@@ -160,7 +161,8 @@ def get_lops_rop_context_options(
         elif option_type == "float":
             value: float = ropnode.evalParm(f"optionfloatvalue{i}")
         else:
-            raise ValueError(f"Unsupported option type: {option_type}")
+            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/api/plugin.py b/client/ayon_houdini/api/plugin.py
index a621a2f56c..11ed56a854 100644
--- a/client/ayon_houdini/api/plugin.py
+++ b/client/ayon_houdini/api/plugin.py
@@ -16,13 +16,27 @@
     AYON_INSTANCE_ID,
     AVALON_INSTANCE_ID,
     load,
-    publish
+    publish,
+    PublishError
 )
 from ayon_core.lib import BoolDef
 
-from .lib import imprint, read, lsattr, add_self_publish_button, render_rop
-from .usd import get_ayon_entity_uri_from_representation_context
+from .lib import (
+    imprint,
+    read,
+    lsattr,
+    add_self_publish_button,
+    render_rop,
+    evalParmNoFrame,
+    get_output_parameter
+)
 
+from .usd import get_ayon_entity_uri_from_representation_context
+from .colorspace import (
+    get_color_management_preferences,
+    get_scene_linear_colorspace,
+    ARenderProduct
+)
 
 SETTINGS_CATEGORY = "houdini"
 
@@ -334,6 +348,34 @@ class HoudiniInstancePlugin(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
     hosts = ["houdini"]
     settings_category = SETTINGS_CATEGORY
 
+    def eval_parm_no_frame(self, rop, parm, **kwargs):
+        try:
+            return evalParmNoFrame(rop, parm, **kwargs)
+        except Exception as exc:
+            raise PublishError(
+                f"Failed evaluating parameter '{parm}' on Rop node: {rop.path()}",
+                detail=str(exc)
+            )
+    
+    def get_output_parameter(self, node):
+        try:
+            return get_output_parameter(node)
+        except Exception as exc:
+            raise PublishError(
+                f"Node type '{node}' is not supported",
+                detail=str(exc)
+            )
+        
+    def get_scene_linear_colorspace(self):
+        try:
+            return get_scene_linear_colorspace()
+        except Exception as exc:
+            raise PublishError(
+                "Failed to get scene linear colorspace.",
+                detail=str(exc)
+            )
+        
+
 
 class HoudiniContextPlugin(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
     """Base class for Houdini context publish plugins."""
diff --git a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_arnold_rop.py b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_arnold_rop.py
index f8a605ab02..20997dfb6a 100644
--- a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_arnold_rop.py
+++ b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_arnold_rop.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 import pyblish.api
 
 from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
-from ayon_houdini.api.lib import evalParmNoFrame
 
 
 class CollectArnoldROPRenderProducts(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
@@ -28,13 +27,13 @@ def process(self, instance):
 
         rop = hou.node(instance.data.get("instance_node"))
 
-        default_prefix = evalParmNoFrame(rop, "ar_picture")
+        default_prefix = self.eval_parm_no_frame(rop, "ar_picture")
         render_products = []
 
         export_prefix = None
         export_products = []
         if instance.data["splitRender"]:
-            export_prefix = evalParmNoFrame(
+            export_prefix = self.eval_parm_no_frame(
                 rop, "ar_ass_file", pad_character="0"
             )
             beauty_export_product = self.get_render_product_name(
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ def process(self, instance):
             if rop.evalParm("ar_aov_exr_enable_layer_name{}".format(index)):
                 label = rop.evalParm("ar_aov_exr_layer_name{}".format(index))
             else:
-                label = evalParmNoFrame(rop, "ar_aov_label{}".format(index))
+                label = self.eval_parm_no_frame(rop, "ar_aov_label{}".format(index))
 
             # NOTE:
             #  we don't collect the actual AOV path but rather assume 
diff --git a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_cache_farm.py b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_cache_farm.py
index 53f13af366..0ee66222d2 100644
--- a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_cache_farm.py
+++ b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_cache_farm.py
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 import os
 import hou
 import pyblish.api
-from ayon_houdini.api import (
-    lib,
-    plugin
-)
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
 
 class CollectFarmCacheFamily(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
@@ -44,7 +41,7 @@ def process(self, instance):
         #               and CollectKarmaROPRenderProducts
         # Collect expected files
         ropnode = hou.node(instance.data["instance_node"])
-        output_parm = lib.get_output_parameter(ropnode)
+        output_parm = self.get_output_parameter(ropnode)
         expected_filepath = output_parm.eval()
 
         files = instance.data.setdefault("files", list())
diff --git a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_frames.py b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_frames.py
index a442e74835..e6c42d0e82 100644
--- a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_frames.py
+++ b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_frames.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import hou  # noqa
 import clique
 import pyblish.api
-from ayon_houdini.api import lib, plugin
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
 
 class CollectFrames(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def process(self, instance):
 
         # Evaluate the file name at the first frame.
         ropnode = hou.node(instance.data["instance_node"])
-        output_parm = lib.get_output_parameter(ropnode)
+        output_parm = self.get_output_parameter(ropnode)
         output = output_parm.evalAtFrame(start_frame)
         file_name = os.path.basename(output)
 
diff --git a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_karma_rop.py b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_karma_rop.py
index 5ae898adae..f9cd081f81 100644
--- a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_karma_rop.py
+++ b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_karma_rop.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 import hou
 import pyblish.api
 
-from ayon_houdini.api.lib import evalParmNoFrame
 from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
 
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ def process(self, instance):
 
         rop = hou.node(instance.data.get("instance_node"))
 
-        default_prefix = evalParmNoFrame(rop, "picture")
+        default_prefix = self.eval_parm_no_frame(rop, "picture")
         render_products = []
 
         # Default beauty AOV
diff --git a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_local_render_instances.py b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_local_render_instances.py
index 3ba54d2f38..dabdb96903 100644
--- a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_local_render_instances.py
+++ b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_local_render_instances.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
     ColormanagedPyblishPluginMixin
 )
 from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
-from ayon_houdini.api.colorspace import get_scene_linear_colorspace
 
 
 class CollectLocalRenderInstances(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin,
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@ def process(self, instance):
         #   would need to be detected in a renderer-specific way and the
         #   majority of production scenarios these would not be overridden.
         # TODO: Support renderer-specific explicit colorspace overrides
-        colorspace = get_scene_linear_colorspace()
+        colorspace = self.get_scene_linear_colorspace()
 
         for aov_name, aov_filepaths in expected_files.items():
             dynamic_data = {}
diff --git a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_mantra_rop.py b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_mantra_rop.py
index 2f4cdff320..6a86f220b1 100644
--- a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_mantra_rop.py
+++ b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_mantra_rop.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 import hou
 import pyblish.api
 
-from ayon_houdini.api.lib import evalParmNoFrame
 from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
 
@@ -28,13 +27,13 @@ def process(self, instance):
 
         rop = hou.node(instance.data.get("instance_node"))
 
-        default_prefix = evalParmNoFrame(rop, "vm_picture")
+        default_prefix = self.eval_parm_no_frame(rop, "vm_picture")
         render_products = []
 
         export_prefix = None
         export_products = []
         if instance.data["splitRender"]:
-            export_prefix = evalParmNoFrame(
+            export_prefix = self.eval_parm_no_frame(
                 rop, "soho_diskfile", pad_character="0"
             )
             beauty_export_product = self.get_render_product_name(
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ def process(self, instance):
                     aov_enabled = rop.evalParm(aov_boolean)
                     has_aov_path = rop.evalParm(aov_name)
                     if has_aov_path and aov_enabled == 1:
-                        aov_prefix = evalParmNoFrame(rop, aov_name)
+                        aov_prefix = self.eval_parm_no_frame(rop, aov_name)
                         aov_product = self.get_render_product_name(
                             prefix=aov_prefix, suffix=None
                         )
diff --git a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_output_node.py b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_output_node.py
index c7af43ec6a..d2fe7b7749 100644
--- a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_output_node.py
+++ b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_output_node.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import pyblish.api
-from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import KnownPublishError
+from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import PublishError
 from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
 
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ def process(self, instance):
             out_node = node.parm("startnode").evalAsNode()
 
         else:
-            raise KnownPublishError(
-                "ROP node type '{}' is not supported.".format(node_type)
+            raise PublishError(
+                f"ROP node type '{node_type}' is not supported."
             )
 
         if not out_node:
diff --git a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_redshift_rop.py b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_redshift_rop.py
index 3f79438ee2..465bf273da 100644
--- a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_redshift_rop.py
+++ b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_redshift_rop.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 import hou
 import pyblish.api
 
-from ayon_houdini.api.lib import evalParmNoFrame
 from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
 
@@ -27,12 +26,12 @@ class CollectRedshiftROPRenderProducts(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
     def process(self, instance):
         rop = hou.node(instance.data.get("instance_node"))
 
-        default_prefix = evalParmNoFrame(rop, "RS_outputFileNamePrefix")
+        default_prefix = self.eval_parm_no_frame(rop, "RS_outputFileNamePrefix")
         beauty_suffix = rop.evalParm("RS_outputBeautyAOVSuffix")
 
         export_products = []
         if instance.data["splitRender"]:
-            export_prefix = evalParmNoFrame(
+            export_prefix = self.eval_parm_no_frame(
                 rop, "RS_archive_file", pad_character="0"
             )
             beauty_export_product = self.get_render_product_name(
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ def process(self, instance):
                 continue
 
             aov_suffix = rop.evalParm(f"RS_aovSuffix_{i}")
-            aov_prefix = evalParmNoFrame(rop, f"RS_aovCustomPrefix_{i}")
+            aov_prefix = self.eval_parm_no_frame(rop, f"RS_aovCustomPrefix_{i}")
             if not aov_prefix:
                 aov_prefix = default_prefix
 
diff --git a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_render_colorspace.py b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_render_colorspace.py
index cee60d4740..eba16c2e12 100644
--- a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_render_colorspace.py
+++ b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_render_colorspace.py
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-from ayon_houdini.api import plugin, colorspace
+from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishError
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
+from ayon_houdini.api.colorspace import (
+    ARenderProduct,
+    get_color_management_preferences
+)
 
 import pyblish.api
 
@@ -32,14 +37,27 @@ def process(self, instance):
                            "Skipping collecting of render colorspace.")
             return
         aov_name = list(expected_files[0].keys())
-        render_products_data = colorspace.ARenderProduct(aov_name)
+        try:
+            render_products_data = ARenderProduct(aov_name)
+        except Exception as exc:
+            raise PublishError(
+                "Failed to get render products with colorspace.",
+                detail=str(exc)
+            )
         instance.data["renderProducts"] = render_products_data
 
         # Required data for `create_instances_for_aov`
-        colorspace_data = colorspace.get_color_management_preferences()
+        try:
+            colorspace_data = get_color_management_preferences()
+        except Exception as exc:
+            raise PublishError(
+                "Failed to get color management preferences.",
+                detail=str(exc)
+            )
+        
         instance.data["colorspaceConfig"] = colorspace_data["config"]
         instance.data["colorspaceDisplay"] = colorspace_data["display"]
         instance.data["colorspaceView"] = colorspace_data["view"]
 
         # Used in `create_skeleton_instance()`
-        instance.data["colorspace"] = colorspace.get_scene_linear_colorspace()
+        instance.data["colorspace"] = self.get_scene_linear_colorspace()
diff --git a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_render_products.py b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_render_products.py
index 7223f1ffe9..d54b614867 100644
--- a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_render_products.py
+++ b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_render_products.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 import pyblish.api
 
+from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import PublishError
 from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_houdini.api.usd import (
     get_usd_render_rop_rendersettings
@@ -107,10 +108,10 @@ def replace(match):
                 filename = os.path.join(dirname, filename_base)
                 filename = filename.replace("\\", "/")
 
-            assert "#" in filename, (
-                "Couldn't resolve render product name "
-                "with frame number: %s" % name
-            )
+            if "#" not in filename:
+                raise PublishError(
+                    f"Couldn't resolve render product name with frame number: {name}"
+                )
 
             filenames.append(filename)
 
diff --git a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_usd_layers.py b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_usd_layers.py
index 1073322468..50002451ba 100644
--- a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_usd_layers.py
+++ b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_usd_layers.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import pyblish.api
 
 from ayon_core.pipeline.create import get_product_name
+from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import PublishError
 from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 import ayon_houdini.api.usd as usdlib
 
@@ -71,7 +72,15 @@ def process(self, instance):
         rop_node = hou.node(instance.data["instance_node"])
 
         save_layers = []
-        for layer in usdlib.get_configured_save_layers(rop_node):
+        try:
+            layers = usdlib.get_configured_save_layers(rop_node)
+        except Exception as exc:
+            raise PublishError(
+                f"Failed to get USD layers on rop node '{rop_node}'",
+                detail=str(exc)
+            )
+        
+        for layer in layers:
 
             info = layer.rootPrims.get("HoudiniLayerInfo")
             save_path = info.customData.get("HoudiniSavePath")
@@ -147,10 +156,16 @@ def process(self, instance):
 
             # Inherit "use handles" from the source instance
             # TODO: Do we want to maybe copy full `publish_attributes` instead?
-            copy_instance_data(
-                instance, layer_inst,
-                attr="publish_attributes.CollectRopFrameRange.use_handles"
-            )
+            try:
+                copy_instance_data(
+                    instance, layer_inst,
+                    attr="publish_attributes.CollectRopFrameRange.use_handles"
+                )
+            except Exception as exc:
+                raise PublishError(
+                    "Failed to copy instance data.",
+                    detail=str(exc)
+                )
 
             # Allow this subset to be grouped into a USD Layer on creation
             layer_inst.data["productGroup"] = (
diff --git a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_usd_render.py b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_usd_render.py
index 2934cce246..d524437627 100644
--- a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_usd_render.py
+++ b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_usd_render.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 import pyblish.api
 
 from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
-from ayon_houdini.api.lib import evalParmNoFrame
 
 
 class CollectUsdRender(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ def process(self, instance):
 
         if instance.data["splitRender"]:
             # USD file output
-            lop_output = evalParmNoFrame(
+            lop_output = self.eval_parm_no_frame(
                 rop, "lopoutput", pad_character="#"
             )
 
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ def process(self, instance):
             # TODO: It is possible for a user to disable this
             # TODO: When enabled I think only the basename of the `lopoutput`
             #  parm is preserved, any parent folders defined are likely ignored
-            folder = evalParmNoFrame(
+            folder = self.eval_parm_no_frame(
                 rop, "savetodirectory_directory", pad_character="#"
             )
 
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..de706f5a8c 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=str(exc)
+            )
 
         # Log the context options
         self.log.debug(
diff --git a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_vray_rop.py b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_vray_rop.py
index ef0349f872..da14cb89c5 100644
--- a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_vray_rop.py
+++ b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_vray_rop.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 import hou
 import pyblish.api
 
-from ayon_houdini.api.lib import evalParmNoFrame
 from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
 
@@ -28,14 +27,14 @@ def process(self, instance):
 
         rop = hou.node(instance.data.get("instance_node"))
 
-        default_prefix = evalParmNoFrame(rop, "SettingsOutput_img_file_path")
+        default_prefix = self.eval_parm_no_frame(rop, "SettingsOutput_img_file_path")
         render_products = []
         # TODO: add render elements if render element
 
         export_prefix = None
         export_products = []
         if instance.data["splitRender"]:
-            export_prefix = evalParmNoFrame(
+            export_prefix = self.eval_parm_no_frame(
                 rop, "render_export_filepath", pad_character="0"
             )
             beauty_export_product = self.get_render_product_name(
diff --git a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_render.py b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_render.py
index 5004ae53e9..6f0f08a1ca 100644
--- a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_render.py
+++ b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_render.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 import pyblish.api
 
+from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import PublishError
 from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
 
@@ -61,7 +62,14 @@ def process(self, instance):
             # previously rendered version. This situation breaks the publishing.
             # because There will be missing frames as ROP nodes typically cannot render different
             #  frame ranges for each AOV; they always use the same frame range for all AOVs.
-            self.render_rop(instance)
+            try:
+                self.render_rop(instance)
+            except Exception as exc:
+                raise PublishError(
+                    "Render failed or interrupted",
+                    description=f"An Error occurred while rendering {rop_node.path()}",
+                    detail=str(exc)
+                )
 
         # `ExpectedFiles` is a list that includes one dict.
         expected_files = instance.data["expectedFiles"][0]
@@ -81,7 +89,8 @@ def process(self, instance):
             if not os.path.exists(frame)
         ]
         if missing_frames:
-            # TODO: Use user friendly error reporting.
-            raise RuntimeError("Failed to complete render extraction. "
-                               "Missing output files: {}".format(
-                                   missing_frames))
+            missing_frames = "\n\n -  ".join(missing_frames)
+            raise PublishError(
+                "Failed to complete render extraction.",
+                detail=f"Missing output files:\n\n -  {missing_frames}"
+            )
diff --git a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_rop.py b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_rop.py
index 7e5c5798cd..2ac457e7f0 100644
--- a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_rop.py
+++ b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_rop.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import pyblish.api
 
 from ayon_core.pipeline import publish
+from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import PublishError
 from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_houdini.api.lib import splitext
 
@@ -34,7 +35,17 @@ def process(self, instance: pyblish.api.Instance):
         # This key might be absent because render targets are not yet implemented
         #  for all product types that use this plugin.
         if creator_attribute.get("render_target", "local") == "local":
-            self.render_rop(instance)
+            try:
+                self.render_rop(instance)
+            except Exception as exc:
+                import hou
+                rop_node = hou.node(instance.data["instance_node"])
+                raise PublishError(
+                    "Render failed or interrupted",
+                    description=f"An Error occurred while rendering {rop_node.path()}",
+                    detail=str(exc)
+                )
+
         self.validate_expected_frames(instance)
 
         # In some cases representation name is not the the extension
@@ -73,7 +84,11 @@ def validate_expected_frames(self, instance: pyblish.api.Instance):
             if not os.path.isfile(os.path.join(staging_dir, filename))
         ]
         if missing_filenames:
-            raise RuntimeError(f"Missing frames: {missing_filenames}")
+            missing_filenames = "\n\n -  ".join(missing_filenames)
+            raise PublishError(
+                "Failed to complete render extraction.",
+                detail=f"Missing frames:\n\n -  {missing_filenames}"
+            )
 
     def update_representation_data(self,
                                    instance: pyblish.api.Instance,
diff --git a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_usd.py b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_usd.py
index 90fd085b21..2e08043a73 100644
--- a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_usd.py
+++ b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/extract_usd.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 from ayon_core.pipeline.entity_uri import construct_ayon_entity_uri
 from ayon_core.pipeline.publish.lib import get_instance_expected_output_path
+from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import PublishError
 from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 from ayon_houdini.api.lib import render_rop
 from ayon_houdini.api.usd import remap_paths
@@ -45,9 +46,17 @@ def process(self, instance):
         mapping.update(instance_mapping)
 
         with remap_paths(ropnode, mapping):
-            render_rop(ropnode)
-
-        assert os.path.exists(output), "Output does not exist: %s" % output
+            try:
+                render_rop(ropnode)
+            except Exception as exc:
+                raise PublishError(
+                    "Render failed or interrupted",
+                    description=f"An Error occurred while rendering {ropnode.path()}",
+                    detail=str(exc)
+                )
+
+        if not os.path.exists(output):
+            PublishError(f"Output does not exist: {output}")
 
         if "representations" not in instance.data:
             instance.data["representations"] = []
@@ -135,5 +144,7 @@ def get_source_paths(
         # Single file
         return [os.path.join(staging, files)]
 
-    raise TypeError(f"Unsupported type for representation files: {files} "
-                    "(supports list or str)")
+    raise PublishError(
+        f"Unsupported type for representation files: {files}"
+        " (supports list or str)"
+    )
diff --git a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/increment_current_file.py b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/increment_current_file.py
index 878500f605..7d2c9ea3cd 100644
--- a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/increment_current_file.py
+++ b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/increment_current_file.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from ayon_core.pipeline import registered_host
 from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import (
     get_errored_plugins_from_context,
-    KnownPublishError
+    PublishError
 )
 
 from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def process(self, context):
             plugin.__name__ == "HoudiniSubmitPublishDeadline"
             for plugin in errored_plugins
         ):
-            raise KnownPublishError(
+            raise PublishError(
                 "Skipping incrementing current file because "
                 "submission to deadline failed."
             )
@@ -46,8 +46,9 @@ def process(self, context):
         host = registered_host()
         current_file = host.current_file()
         if context.data["currentFile"] != current_file:
-            raise KnownPublishError(
-                "Collected filename mismatches from current scene name."
+            raise PublishError(
+                f"Collected filename '{context.data['currentFile']}'"
+                f" mismatches from current scene name '{current_file}'."
             )
 
         new_filepath = version_up(current_file)
diff --git a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/save_scene.py b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/save_scene.py
index e0734da5d1..6921c3d5c8 100644
--- a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/save_scene.py
+++ b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/save_scene.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+import inspect
 import pyblish.api
 
 from ayon_core.pipeline import registered_host
+from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import PublishError
 
 from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
@@ -16,12 +18,25 @@ def process(self, context):
         # Filename must not have changed since collecting
         host = registered_host()
         current_file = host.get_current_workfile()
-        assert context.data['currentFile'] == current_file, (
-            "Collected filename from current scene name."
-        )
+        if context.data['currentFile'] != current_file:
+            raise PublishError(
+                f"Collected filename '{context.data['currentFile']}' differs"
+                f" from current scene name '{current_file}'.",
+                description=self.get_error_description()
+            )
 
         if host.workfile_has_unsaved_changes():
             self.log.info("Saving current file: {}".format(current_file))
             host.save_workfile(current_file)
         else:
             self.log.debug("No unsaved changes, skipping file save..")
+    
+    def get_error_description(self):
+        return inspect.cleandoc(
+            """### Scene File Name Change During Publishing
+
+            This error occurs when you validate the scene and then save it as a new file manually, or if you open a new file and continue publishing.
+
+            Please reset the publisher and publish without changing the scene file midway.
+            """
+        )
diff --git a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_animation_settings.py b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_animation_settings.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 1cc9e24dc9..0000000000
--- a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_animation_settings.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-import hou
-
-import pyblish.api
-from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import PublishValidationError
-
-from ayon_houdini.api import lib, plugin
-
-
-class ValidateAnimationSettings(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
-    """Validate if the unexpanded string contains the frame ('$F') token
-
-    This validator will only check the output parameter of the node if
-    the Valid Frame Range is not set to 'Render Current Frame'
-
-    Rules:
-        If you render out a frame range it is mandatory to have the
-        frame token - '$F4' or similar - to ensure that each frame gets
-        written. If this is not the case you will override the same file
-        every time a frame is written out.
-
-    Examples:
-        Good: 'my_vbd_cache.$F4.vdb'
-        Bad: 'my_vbd_cache.vdb'
-
-    """
-
-    order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
-    label = "Validate Frame Settings"
-    families = ["vdbcache"]
-
-    def process(self, instance):
-
-        invalid = self.get_invalid(instance)
-        if invalid:
-            raise PublishValidationError(
-                "Output settings do no match for '%s'" % instance
-            )
-
-    @classmethod
-    def get_invalid(cls, instance):
-
-        node = hou.node(instance.data["instance_node"])
-        # Check trange parm, 0 means Render Current Frame
-        frame_range = node.evalParm("trange")
-        if frame_range == 0:
-            return []
-
-        output_parm = lib.get_output_parameter(node)
-        unexpanded_str = output_parm.unexpandedString()
-
-        if "$F" not in unexpanded_str:
-            cls.log.error("No frame token found in '%s'" % node.path())
-            return [instance]
diff --git a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_file_extension.py b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_file_extension.py
index 1b3a58f4b3..f1599dcc6d 100644
--- a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_file_extension.py
+++ b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_file_extension.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import pyblish.api
 from ayon_core.pipeline import PublishValidationError
 
-from ayon_houdini.api import lib, plugin
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
 
 class ValidateFileExtension(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def get_invalid(cls, instance):
         families = set(families)
 
         # Perform extension check
-        output = lib.get_output_parameter(node).eval()
+        output = cls.get_output_parameter(cls, node).eval()
         _, output_extension = os.path.splitext(output)
 
         for family in families:
diff --git a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_frame_token.py b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_frame_token.py
index 46c02ba6f2..0882a2fc83 100644
--- a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_frame_token.py
+++ b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/validate_frame_token.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import hou
 
 import pyblish.api
+from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import PublishValidationError
 
-from ayon_houdini.api import lib, plugin
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
 
 class ValidateFrameToken(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
@@ -31,8 +32,9 @@ def process(self, instance):
 
         invalid = self.get_invalid(instance)
         if invalid:
-            raise RuntimeError(
-                "Output settings do no match for '%s'" % instance
+            raise PublishValidationError(
+                "No frame token '$F4' found in the output "
+                f"path of '{invalid[0].path()}'" 
             )
 
     @classmethod
@@ -42,11 +44,11 @@ def get_invalid(cls, instance):
         # Check trange parm, 0 means Render Current Frame
         frame_range = node.evalParm("trange")
         if frame_range == 0:
-            return []
+            return
 
-        output_parm = lib.get_output_parameter(node)
+        output_parm = cls.get_output_parameter(cls, node)
         unexpanded_str = output_parm.unexpandedString()
 
         if "$F" not in unexpanded_str:
             cls.log.error("No frame token found in '%s'" % node.path())
-            return [instance]
+            return [node]